COLD!

Today the warmest it got was 39 degrees! I picked all my tomatoes and brought them inside to see if they'll ripen on the counter. Tonight it is supposed to freeze. There has been a cold, cold, spitting rain going all day, so I don't think many plants are going to survive the night.

I'm so glad that my tree turned bright red before today! Rain and freezing often ruins the fall colors, and the leaves just turn brown and fall off.

It's so nice to be able to stay in today (mostly) and do inside things while it's cold and yucky outside. I just ate some leftover chicken enchildas (that I made last night) and feel so content and relaxed today. I've been casually cleaning a little at a time, and reading the third of the 'Twilight' books (they're young adult books about vampires and werewolves and teen angst, and quite addicting!)

I got the binding on my quilt, but I undid my quilting on it. I thought I had a satisfactory way of doing it, but now I don't like it. I might -- hold on to your hats -- leave it unquilted and more like a blanket! But, I do want to make sure the batting stays in place. I'll let you know if/when I figure it out.

I hope you're having a nice Saturday!

Quilt Progress

 
Last night I got the second side of my quilt put together. I also piled up the two sides with the batting (made the sandwich) and have been hand-basting them together. I have 3 sides done. Next, I will sew those seams on my machine to try to Defray future Fraying (HA!).

Then I will put on an edging, which I think I will have to do by hand. I don't think my machine can go through that many layers, but I may try that first to see if I can save time and have really neat and consistent stitching. (I just read on a website that generally the binding is machine-sewn to the front, and then hand-sewn to the back. My machine may be able to do that.)

Finally, I will do the quilting. I think I want to sew some kind of design (not just straight lines), but I haven't decided what it will be yet. Stars are the obvious answer for me, but I kind of want a more floral design. I'll see what I think up.

Latest Project

 
 
I'm making a quilt! This side is done. The other side will also be quilted, so I guess it is reversible. The second side will be made of all different fabric, and with a different color combo. I think I will use navy for the edging, but I haven't decided yet.

Wow, it is a lot of work to make a big quilt! I am happy with how this side turned out. You can see that every square doesn't line up perfectly, and that is okay with me. I like how it looks.

Luckily for Jason, he is in Kansas so he doesn't have to try to live in a house that's been taken over by fabric, or sit at his place at the table while it's occupied by a sewing machine. I think I will be done with all the machine sewing before he gets back. Then I will get batting and figure out how to put the three layers together. I'm planning on doing that by hand. It may require use of the WHOLE dining room table, not just Jason's spot!