It is a flimsy!

YAY!  Not much time to sew today as there was lots of MUM's TAXI duties but I had just enough time to get the borders made and then get them on the top.  There is a quiet satisfaction in bringing a quilt to this stage isn't there but when I am making a quilt for a specific person the whole time I am making it, no matter who it is for, I am envisioning myself giving to them!  That is always my favourite part of making a quilt and I get SO MUCH PLEASURE from actually giving a quilt that I have especially made for.   I won't be giving this one away in a hurry :-) but it will be worth waiting for.

This is the border fabric and I have enough leftover to put some on the back too.  That will require some piecing but I am hoping to have some fun with it!  I based the whole quilt around this fabric as I think it will be meaningful to the recipient - but I can't say more!

 And now for some pictures of two of the world's most spoilt dogs - because someone said to me today "more photos of Snickers and Maisy please".  Just don't tell Snickers this is a command performance - she is DIVA enough as it is!  This spot is just outside the kitchen and Snickers usually lies down but I was chopping up chicken!  She is sitting very hopefully!

You woke me for that?

 This dog likes to snuggle!

And she also knows how to S-T-R-E-T-C-H

  Ahhh life is tough!

 But of course Maisy will always be my (shhhh) favourite girl.  She is the one that wags her tail as soon as she hears your voice!  

 I mean look at that face!!!!

 She is saying "Mum I am really tired, can I go to sleep now?"

 "Night Mum!"

Till next time...............happy stitching!

A little more progress

Oh boy! I had hoped to get a lot more done on this quilt today but it wasn't to be.  I had too many errands to do this morning and then I came home and rang a friend and had a lovely chat.  Also last night Aussie Heroes went nuts on Facebook and we ended up with FIFTY new followers and some of that lead to messages and emails that needed answering.

So, all I managed to get done is the next border... but at least that is something right?

Yup!  and I am happy with the burgundy.  Next comes the border fabric and I think it will really make this quilt come to life. I can't do it tonight though as I have out put a join in it and it is a picture print so I want to think about where to join it.  Not a job for tonight!

This is just a simple nine patch but I really enjoy the secondary patterns that you get.  I did a similar one for Aussie Heroes using donated blocks and really enjoyed the results.  Imagine how different this would look with lights where the burgundy is and darks where the other squares are.  

Till next time................happy stitching!

Coming together

Before I talk quilting tonight I have to share a little story about my hubby.  He is a sweet, funny, kind of shy guy who has done very well in his chosen field.  He is an engineer - heaven help me!  Only an engineer's wife will understand!  He has always been conscious of his thinning hair and receding hair line, even though I tell him he stills looks good to me!  This weekend he attended a reunion of Engineers from the RAAF.  It was 6 hours away and I had to be here with the boys so he went solo.  He had a blast catching up with lots of old buddies and acquaintances.  So, what was the first thing he said to me this morning?  It appears that he still has a reasonable amount of hair in comparison to most of the others, which someone accused him of dying as it is not completely grey AND much to his delight, he is much trimmer than many others!  And that includes a number of those younger than him.  Yep!  He was pretty pleased on the drive home and I am pretty pleased for him!

I guess I will soon find out if he reads this blog as he will hat me posting this pic because it is in his office (it is ok honey, you can't see most of the mess!)  Mwah!  You are just perfect to me!

Okey dokey, now on to my sewing.  Can't tell you who this is for yet.  They don't read my blog but someone who knows them and might give it away does so you will just have to wait till they have received it before I tell you.  I had a free few hours today while my boys were away Paint balling!  of all things.  I just sewed and sewed until I got this top together.  I added one side of the first border but I am not sure that I like it - I am thinking of getting some more of the burgundy instead and then I have a fabulous border fabric that will tie it all together.  Any thoughts about the burgundy versus the cream stripe? 

Big day tomorrow - Fly Boy resits his test for his L plates!  Ugh!

Till next time...........happy stitching!