Pyjama bags

So............Melanie (Jelly bean Angel)....suggested that pyjama bags would be really cute to go along with the girls pillow cases. I don't know where my brain was residing that day but I had no idea what she was talking about. She was kind enough to send me some pictures and I finally clued in. So the 2 top pictures are the backs of the bags, and they each have 2 pockets... 1 deep and a smaller one on top, and then you see the front of the bags and that is a large pocket behind their initials. So, a place for toothbrushes, a place for slippers and a pocket for bedtime stories. Thanks Melanie for the great idea. I hope I did you proud. I don't know if you can see it, but on the top part of the pocket on the front is a breast cancer fabric. White with pink ribbons, with the words hope, faith and love written in and around the ribbons. I only had this tiny piece and I wanted to use it, I figured this would be a good place for it. Kids are never too young to know about stuff like this.

And this is Lucky's finished kitty quilt. It's winging it's way to Nevada as we speak.

I used every bit of that fabric and if there is a 6" square left, that's about it.

Today was Guild Day for me, and this month was our 'care quilt' month. All of the guild members get together and we assemble lap quilts for the sick and elderly in our community.

All year through we all contribute through our BOM and once a year in February we start sewing these blocks together. We separate in teams of 3-4 people and one sews, another presses while still another cuts and trims. Some of the ladies spend the whole day just machine quilting the tops together. These small quilts...44" x 60"...are all backed by fleece and so there's not a whole lot of bulk for someone in a wheel chair and they launder like a dream. We managed to get 22 quilts done today, although some had to be taken home by various ladies to finish off the machine quilting. Not too shabby for a days work.

But tonight I will enjoy a long soak in the tub as my back, right between the shoulder blades, is killing me, we were at it from 9 am until 3:30 pm. I'm tired no two ways about it.

It's the kind of day where no one takes very many breaks as we all want to get as much accomplished as we can. I had an early lunch so now I'm getting kind of peckish and I think I will go and start dinner.

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So on that note I will say so long until next time....

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~~Fran...:c)

ps. I did finish the hand work and took the pins out...lol

Instant Design Wall

Like many of you I do not have the space for a big or regular type design wall.....I solved that today with the help of a bit of self adhesive velcro and a cheapy $7.00 twin size blanket from my local Wal-Mart.

What I did was to cut 2" strips of the loopy side of the velcro and place them on the door frame of the closet in my sewing room, then I proceeded to hang the blanket on the door. I stretched it a bit so it would be taunt and "Voila....Instant design wall!" I trimmed the blanket to the size of my door and now I have the perfect place to 'try out' my blocks. It's an easy job to pull the blanket off the velcro strips to get into the closet, and there are no nails or hooks to damage the woodwork. This would work well on the back of any door also.

The cute quilt you see on my new design wall is a kitty quilt for my daughters cat 'Lucky'. Since my own cat 'Duke' will only lie where I place his little quilt my daughter asked if I could make one for 'Lucky'...I had some scraps of fabric left over from my Valentine project and decided to use it along with a bit of pink gingham, I framed it in black. It's not finished yet but I do believe that 'Lucky' will love her blanky. I will just back the little quilt with some fleece and machine quilt in the ditch to finish it off. I have all sorts of scraps of fleece left over from my Christmas projects, so I guess you could call this little quilt a "Freeby".

Having a bit of fun with this as it's too darn cold to do anything else but to stay put. That always means me and my 'pet' projects. (Sorry for the pun but I couldn't resist...*LOL*).....

~~Fran...:c)