Baby Quilt

I just finished the quilting on this baby quilt. It was such a pleasure to quilt this. It was mostly free motion quilting loops with a little ribbon candy thrown in. My longarm has just been cleaned and was a joy to use. The tension was perfect and the thread never broke once. 

Here's a close up of the quilt. I'm not sure who will be receiving this quilt but I hope they love it as much as I do! It measures 46" X 61". It just needs binding. It's time for another project!

 

Christmas projects

I finished my second Christmas table runner over the weekend. I'm not sure if I like one better than the other! They're both so similar. They measure 16" X 40". I started quilting the baby quilt on the longarm so I'll quilt these after that. I have no idea how I'll be quilting them but I'll figure it out eventually!

I have 4 sides done for the cross stitch gingerbread house ornament. It's hard to see but I added beads and buttons to enhance the cross stitching. I have to work on the roof next. It's just one piece of felt but I have to add beads and thread to make it look like it's quilted. I don't usually make crafts so this is a little different for me. I never think of sewing or cross stitching as crafts. Maybe I'll become more crafty!! Haha!!

 

I Like Thursday #250

It's time for I Like Thursday. A bunch of us bloggers post happy and fun content once a week. Please visit LeeAnna to link up to more blogs. I started a new table runner. I finished one last week but the blocks were a little different. The blocks are exactly the same but this block has the snowman fabric as the focal point. Last week's table runner had the red batik more prominent. I thought it would be fun to swap the colors. These blocks measure 12.5" square and are easy to whip up using 4 at a time half square triangles. I love quick projects!

The student I tutor just returned from a vacation to Switzerland. She brought me this nice box of chocolates. I've already sampled a few! So good! She and her family are from South Korea. They travel every chance they get! It was so nice of her to think of me.

I've noticed these little yellow birds hanging around my house all summer. I think they're yellow finches but my husband calls them parakeets. There's always a bunch of them around my house. This is the first year I've seen so many of them so frequently. They must like my yard!

Our prompt this week asks what calming exercises we use to relieve stress. I walk a lot! I walk at least 5 miles per day. I use my FitBit and keep track of my steps. There are certain situations that make me nervous and that's when I take deep breaths and count. I'm not as stressed as when I worked. I think I feel better now that I'm retired. It's still nice to have techniques handy for those times you need them.

Have a great weekend! The weather has been great lately. I just hope it keeps up.

  

Christmas Table Runner

 I finished my Christmas table runner. It measures about 16" X 40". I loved making this quick project. I've already started another one! This time, the snowman fabric will be the main focus. We'll see how that turns out! I won't be quilting anything until the weekend. I'm finally having my longarm cleaned and serviced. I was surprised to see that it's been over 4 years since the last time I had it done. Time sure gets away from us! Anyways, my appointment is for Thursday and he's coming to my house. It should only take a couple of hours. I'm almost afraid to see how much lint is inside that machine!

I did a little shopping on Labor Day. I went to Barnes & Noble and got this great magazine. There are always a ton of nice patterns in these issues. I had a nice and quiet Labor Day. I'm so glad to be retired and don't have to go back to work!