piecemeal

My sewing machine is (still) on the fritz. It sews straight lines, but forget about freehand quilting. tension. tension. tension. And I don't just mean the tightness of stitches. agh!

So while I currently cannot finish a few quilts waiting in the wings, I can work on this one that I am really excited about: gray and white and lots of piecing. More photos to come.

It's for a friend's baby, but I might just make a duplicate for my own boys too.

This photo was taken after I asked the boys to put their arms around each other for a picture. I think George made a good effort here.

my life is made of patterns that can scarcely be controlled.

Last week I got the nicest surprise in my inbox.  Camille, from Simplify, sent me two new quilt patterns. I am excited to try them out, especially after I saw what she made with them. She is tal.en.ted.  For a baby quilt, she used just one star block from "swoon" and added a hefty white border all around. It is darling.