A few weeks ago, my sister relayed a message from my nephew, Isaac. He wanted me to know that he wants a Green Bay Packers blanket for Christmas. I assumed he meant a fleece blanket like my kids have. No, he wants a quilt. And his little brother wants a quilt too. And not to be left out, my son wants a NY Giants quilt. Well, sure - I have nothing else to do between now and Christmas! First I have to order the NFL fabric because nowhere in our little town carries it. Wait several days for that to arrive and then head to Hobby Lobby to buy matching solids to go along. I have two of the three tops pieced, so it is time to think about backing. My Hobby Lobby doesn't have any gray Kona so I find some at a great price online at JoAnn's - and now I am waiting for my FedEx man to bring it to me.
In the mean time, I decided to get busy quilting my mom's spiderweb quilt that has been sitting here since the beginning of October. Now I can return it to her when we head to their house in a couple of weeks. I quilted it with all over free-hand baptist fans. I think it is neat how she did her "stars" in alternating colors.
After I finished Mom's quilt, I went ahead and pinned my spiderweb quilt onto the machine - while I was on a roll. Mine I am quilting with a random spiral. It is taking longer than I expected but I should be done by the time the backing fabric arrives.
What are you working on? Christmas presents? We are supposed to get more seasonal weather this coming week. The past 9 days have been 70 degrees or warmer. Crazy!
1 comment:
Nice quilts, I hope to make a scrappy spiderquilt one done.
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