This, That, and the Other

I am kind of all over the place right now. My daughter's wedding is in a week and while there isn't a lot for me to do, there are a few things that need attention. I will have a house guest and while I have someone to clean the house early next week, she is not allowed into my sewing room. So, the task of getting some order in there is high on the priority list. My husband has a beautiful new suit for the occasion, which he mail ordered. I am very pleased that he got such a wonderful dark grey with chalk pinstripe suit. The downside is that I have to hem the trousers. Not a difficult task, but it needs doing. Sooner rather than later.

Number 1 on today's list is to get another of these lap quilts for veterans pieced for this evening's September guild meeting. They were string pieced on my treadle. The second one, though, is being pieced on my modern machine just for time's sake.We have found that members like a visual on how to work with string pieced blocks. Seems like a no-brainer to me, but there you have it. Again, not a difficult task, but I have to get to it. Also have to print out several sheets of labels for sewing onto the backs of the finished lap quilts.

I finally got around to  piecing a baby quilt for my house guest's granddaughter. The colors are actually quite soft and pale, unlike the photo which I darkened a bit so the colors and patterns in the fabrics were more visible. It is a sweet line of fabric, "Story Time" by Kate & Birdie Paper Co. for Moda. I have made this pattern twice already before which is very unlike me for two reasons. First, I don't usually do the same pattern twice and secondly, I usually don't use all the fabrics from the same fabric line. This pattern goes together very quickly, though, and the fabrics are so sweet. I don't have to think about does this fabric go with that one, etc. The two previously made have been very well received by the mothers, so I am hoping that this one will be a hit as well. It needs to leave when my house guest does, as she will carry it with her when she leaves here to visit her son and family in Ottawa. It will be pieced this weekend and I will guilt it myself as I have the other two. if I don't carried away with anything ridiculous, like quarter inch matchstick quilting, it should go quickly. Famous last words, huh? Oh, yeah, the pattern is "Dapper Canon" from "Simply Retro" by Camille Roskelley.

And, as if I don't have enough to do, I have decided to make a doll quilt from the half square triangle cutoffs from the baby quilt. The "baby" is now over a year old, so a doll or teddy bear quilt seems to be in order. If it gets done, fine. If not, it can't be so expensive to mail such a small item to Canada. (More famous last words?) I love making these little doll quilts. This will be the fourth in a series. Here is number three:

It is made with leftover pieces from the first Rail Fence quilt I made ala Sujata Shah's "Cultural Fusion" book.

Okay, enough procrastination. The lap quilt is calling.