Just had to tell you!

The great green monster is finished, well except for the label, but still - 360 inches of binding done!  Hooray!  This has to be the largest quilt i have made - 90" square.  I have decided that I can't do any bigger as this is the highest my clothes line can go and the most I can fit on the floor in my lounge room unless I move all the furniture and the chairs are too heavy.  believe it or not it will be going on my son's single bed!  He wants it to tuck in a lot at the bottom and at the sides.  Not sure he needs it this big but he can take it and put it on a double bed whenever he leaves home.

And while we are at it I have finished the binding for this one for my aunt and uncle as well.

I have been doing LOTS of other stuff over the last two days but I can't show you yet.  First I have been doing some sewing - making some @#$%$$# that will be part of my contribution to one of the round robin quilts for my quilt group.  Can't show you as the fabric and colours will give away who it is for.  I have also been doing a lot of cutting out.  I have cut up all my pink scraps so that I am ready to sew for the rainbow scrap challenge Scrappy Saturday.  I needed to choose something that would use most of the scraps AND would be quick to put together so I am making a quilt like this one which was made my Debbie and which inspired

 this quilt which was made by Lyn

The only difference is that mine will be very pink and the packing is going to be 9 1/2 inch squares of pink.  Not sure about the binding yet.  I think this quilt is destined for either my family room or Quilts for Keeps.  Not sure yet.  I may just make up the top and backing and put them away till I have more time so I can use them for FMQ practice.

I have also cut out the four 5 " star blocks that I have to sew to send to Celia for our own little monthly block swap in association with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  Hoping to sew the stars tonight or tomorrow.

Normally I post at night but today I thought I would post in the morning.  It is cold here today - not helped by the fact that the exterior of the house is being painted a the moment and the painter has several doors open all around the house.  I am freezing and the cold is not good for my knees.  I am now going to heat up some leftover beef casserole for lunch and sit on the sofa in front of the TV.  After I eat I will spend the afternoon watch taped episodes of "Hawaii 50" while I stitch more @#$%$$#  and work on my granny square crocheting!  At least that will keep me warm.....I hope!
Till next time......happy stitching!