march UFO: finished

With just about an hour to spare, my UFO for March is completed.  Well, a top at least, and that's good enough for me.

I procrastinated quite well this month.  I started here:

a rescued quilt "kit" with no pattern.

I had found the pattern shortly after purchasing the kit in "At Home with Thimbleberries" and it's called Lily Field.  That made things infintely easier than drafting from a block that was in with the fabrics.

Early this month I sorted through the fabrics in the pile and figured out where everything went.  I had quite a few extra pieces and one green was missing, but I figured out how to make it all work.  My blocks aren't quite the same, but since only one lily and a few alternate blocks were made, I wasn't too worried about the differences.

I plan to put the blocks the previous maker has done on the back.

I think all those changes messed with my quilty mojo because I wasn't feeling this project this month.  But I pushed myself.  Not very hard...

Last week I was excited when block units started coming together:

But that was just this past week.  And I can't say the quilt was nearly done when I sat down to sew this morning.  This is where I was:

4 quarter blocks done

4 half blocks done

18 full blocks mostly done

0 alternate blocks done (0 alternate block parts cut)

borders...what borders?

I sewed and sewed and sewed.

Took an unexpected lunch break to deliver this:

(no, I didn't make it - it's 12 cupcakes iced with about 15 pounds if icing)

because last weekend when we went out to dinner for the hubby's birthday, my 3-year-old nephew was so disappointed we didn't bring any cake for him, we had to remedy that.  And it's so cute I had to share.

And then I sewed and sewed and sewed.

And then dragged the hubby off the couch (he's reading "The Hunger Games" - he read 100 pages, then decided he had to see the movie, so went alone tonight (with my blessing) and now he's back to the book...) to hold up the quilt for me.

In the bedroom where the light, at 11pm, is best.

(But by no means good.)

top: done

18 lily blocks done

17 alternate blocks done

4 borders (using those partial blocks) done

I plan to cut binding before I put everything away, but I think I'm going to get some much-deserved sleep!  And some kitty snuggle time.  All but Emma were very patient and Emma is easily distracted, so she's not too much trouble.  She likes to lick the kitty that comes to visit in the window at night...she can't figure out why that kitty is always there...I've tried to explain it's her reflection...now I just tell her to calm down, that kitty will go away in the morning.

I did do some other crafty stuff this week, but I'll save that for a post in a day or two.

Happy quilting,

Katie

the ladder, march ufo and rainbow cake

A couple of you have asked about the ladder and the toilet and how they are connected.  No, my toilet is not really tall, nor is my dad really short.

This is one area of my basement.  See the crawlspace up there at the top?  Way on the right side of that crawlspace is where the toilet plumbing comes through the floor.  That hole is at least 5 feet off the ground and my dad is a little old to be climbing the rock walls that make up my house foundation!

But thankfully, the toilet fix was an easy one and was fixed in just a few hours.  Including a trip out for a few parts.  He didn't even need the ladder, but the kitties enjoyed it, so it all worked out in the end. 

I've learned not to take my toilet for granted though!

In quilty news, Judy has drawn the UFO for March: #8. 

What is that, you ask?

This is the UFO/quilt I rescued a few months back.  I've been excited to work on it since I found the pattern in a Thimbleberries book, but put it on the UFO list instead of diving right in since I had a few other projects that needed to be finished for Christmas presents first.

"Meadow Lilies"

(I like the colors of mine better!)

I can't wait to start, but I think I'm going to force myself to hold off until this weekend when I can really dig into the pile of fabrics and start figuring things out without worrying about getting to bed early enough to make it up in the morning for work!

And today, I found a recipe to make a rainbow cake in a jar.  I think these might be on the agenda the next time my niece visits, though when my coworkers heard about them, I was told THEY were my guinea pigs for new recipes.  How nice to be appreciated!

Happy quilting!

Katie