The binding will finish it

I am so excited!
The Doll Quilt is almost finished for the Doll Quilt Swap that Lisa is hostessing!
I wasn't sure about having enough time to hand quilt it, so I chose to machine quilt it.

I am quite certain I would have missed the mailing deadline- so I hope I didn't make a huge mistake.

I prefer hand quilted but my stitches can only be described as Primitive and so I don't know.

I just did my thing....

The fabric collage thing...

The Name of this quilt is: "Story Time on What A Jolly Street".

As I am cutting and auditioning fabrics I try to think of a story, something that ties all the images together.

I love the children in this new fabric I picked up at Alma Sue's- it is made by Moda and designed by Sandy Klop.

They remind me of vintage children's books and I hope to buy several more yards before it disappears.

Some fabrics are like that- you assume they will be around for awhile, but man, it's like Goodwill- if you even think you might want it, better get it and stick it in your stash (or buggy) until next time cause at least that way you will have it!

I have had a hard time finding more of Heather Ross's Lightning Bugs line and have paid dearly for some more gnome yardage on Ebay...anyway, this little quilt is a visual tale of Story Time and ...what you could imagine...and the "what a jolly street" part is from my old 365 bed time story book that my Grandmother used to read to me.

I  am getting ready to do the binding and then the label and it will be finished!

As I sew I usually don't stop until I have to.

Like if I run out of full bobbins ( I always load 3 or 4 full to start) or if Sadie Mae brings her Frisbee in and plops down on the floor with a sigh.

She is so dramatic for a golden retriever!

She is smart though, she will lay right between my chair and the ironing board, knowing that I won't step over her many times before realizing that she wants to go out.

So she is my timer...or Fred...as he calls out to me from the other room where he is playing a song or something to see on the computer (today he put some lava lamps on the desktops and I am not sure but I think my curser changes into a hand shooting a bird every now and then) which makes me giggle and think of him. silly man.

Todays post could also have been titled:

5 Great Ways To Chase Off The Jehovah's Witness's

1. Put out mat that says "GO AWAY" ( got one from Basketville)

2. Cling Sticker on Door that has Brian from Family Guy that says: WARNING! BAD DOG!!! (got one from Lexi-it sure intimidated the mail carrier)

3. Crack the front window to release the smoky odor of burned pan from sauteed potatoes & peppers ( see, they stuck to the bottom of the pan while cooking breakfast and I added water and turned the stove back on to heat and thereby loosen the stuck stuff. However 30 minutes later as I was happily sewing away on the doll quilt I smelled something really bad- burning--omg! the pan! so it had boiled dry and then really burned BLACK...neither Fred nor I had a clue...but the house did start to fill with smoke and the dog's nose was offended in the worst way I am sure. She was nudging my elbow- I didn't know why....obviously I shouldn't turn on the stove then leave the room- but I needed to work on this.....) The smell should be offensive enough to detract any visitors.

4. Drive both vehicles to the Post Office parking lot and leave them, thereby giving the appearance that no one is home, and so don't answer the door.( might do this next weekend)

5. Go to the door wearing boxers and wife beater tank at 2:30 in the afternoon and say no thanks, and shut the door.

Now, Fred is a very funny man. He can just politely say no thanks and walk away while I have been known to stand and answer questions and discuss religion and church and God and all of that very private and personal stuff with these people (I almost typed zealots- well, they are enthusiastic).

He said next time he is taking the Carmen Electra Workout Video with him and will make sure they see it real good.

Or he's just going to say he is a Devil Worshiper or something equally as heinous.

  The problem is that I put in a mosaic on the front doorstep area last year and it is quite the conversation starter! Every Tom, Dick or Harry that comes along has to comment on my stones...Every time without fail- oh, hello, Mame, I am Harry and I'd like to show you this awesome cleaning product...wow! Did you do that??! That's awesome! I have never seen a mosaic like that before...it's really cool...

THEY MAKE ME CRAZY!!!! I did the mosaic because I fell in love with some I had seen in a book and did not stop until I had tried it. We call it the threshold of pain cause you don't want to try standing on it barefoot. Anyway, that's been my day.

Breakfast, Sewing, Burning, Frisbee, Coffee, Bobbins, End of the World Prophesies, Fabrics, Finally getting dressed and Blogging.