here we go again ~~~

Another week has come and gone.... AGAIN ~~~~
Where has the time gone?
Let me see, last week I told you about the "needle set screw" on my HQ. Well as luck would have it, I didn't break it :-) good thing! I ordered a replacement for it and even though it took an entire week to get to me .... with a little effort it is now functioning again YIPPEE... have I used it yet.... not so much, got too much else going on! But here is a pic of what I did get done last weekend before the screw incident. Yeah I know... this quilt is going to take a LONG TIME to get finished!

Since I couldn't work on the HQ last weekend I had to do something creative.... so I started working on a little birthday quilt for Violet :-) The top is finished, and I am quilting it on my Janome 11000 ~ so here it is ~ oh, I should tell you that Miss Violet LOVES Elmo..... so I HAD to get this fabric!! I have it almost 1/2 way quilted and HOPE to have it finished by next weekend ~ YIPPEE it's gonna be a 3 day weekend!!!! Anyhow the quilting on this lil thing consists of stitch in a ditch along the verticle lines.... and around the stars too ~ oh and I have penciled in more stars that will just get quilted around. The binding will be the pink that is around most of the outer edge. It is going to be really cute when finished. Did I mention that Violet LOVES Elmo??? The reason ~ well a picture is worth a thousand words right??

Other projects that are SUPPOSED to be getting done this weekend

and next???? I will be teaching a class in September, so I need to get

the sample done. I am doing it as a wall hanging but I think most of my

students are doing a table runner. I have the pattern & fabrics ready to start on. As you can see by this pic..... I am READY!

I also went to Joann’s and found the backing for a

Christmas quilt that I did back in 2000 as a block

of the month "Snowman Collector".....

think this backing is going to look great....

so does my little helper Janome.

Oh and some fabric that I bought in CA back in the late 90's... well I knew, and bought this with a specific pattern in mind.... and now I really am going to make it!!! Two of my former class mates from Helen's class wanted to know if I remembered how to make this.... and I sort of do but will make my 3rd one and write to them to let them know the results. So that would be #5 in line I guess ~ LOL sorry about the pattern napping..... I am having problems turning things right now... maybe later I will be able to figure it out :-)

OK I need to finish laundry…. and get downstairs ~ so till next time …
Be happy and be creative!
Mary