Nothing Quilty to Report

Sewing a bit on the binding for Cerulean Sky was as close as I came to something quilty today.  With Kurt gone again I'm on both Mommy and Daddy detail.  Science Fair projects are due this week so I spent some time after dinner helping Ryan finish off his board.  Anna's is due on Friday, so I'll help her tomorrow.  Everything is done for both, it just needs the final proof reading and printing so it can get glued down and turned in. 
Tuesday is always a meeting at work, so Sydney came with me to that while Anna did Art Club and Ryan did Lego Club.  I went to help out with that as soon as my meeting was done.  This weekend is the big competition so it is all about finishing up all the last minute details. 
I did have a little time for me amongst all the kids activities.  I went out to lunch with my good friend Meisje and we got to catch up a bit.  We used to run together every Saturday, but she had knee surgery and I got lazy busy, so now we have lunch instead.  That little bit of calm is all that is keeping me going right now.  The kids have just headed off to bed and I need to write a test and type up the Lego script before tomorrow.  I've said it before, but I salute all the single parents out there who manage to handle all of this alone on a regular basis.  It's been two days and I'm a bit batty already.

Design Wall Monday January 10, 2011

The design wall was still full of blue scrap projects, so I moved onto the floor with this blue scrap quilt that I decided to call Cerulean Sky.  I used every single blue square from the 2.5 inch drawer and had to cut a few more to get it to a nice snuggle on the couch size. Make sure you head over to Judy's blog to see what everyone is working on.

Quilting Done

I just pulled Cerulean Sky off the frame.  It is officially quilted.  I tried floating it, which I've never done before.  I think I like it all pinned on better.  I wish I had used white thread instead of blue.  I think the blue stands out too much, not that you can see it in the picture of course.  The back is a super soft blue polka-dot flannel.  I'm not sure if I'll go get the binding started now or or wait for tomorrow.  I don't think I could get it done done tonight in any case.  I might try doing the finishing by machine this time using one of the decorative stitches on my machine.  I always do binding by hand, but I'd like to finish this quilt soon. 

The men went off to Legos this evening and Anna had a friend over to play, so I took all the girls out to the Chinese buffet. We saw a girl from Anna's glass and our next door neighbors while we were there.  I love that.  Anna's fortune told her not to tempt squirrels with nuts or she would get bitten. 
When we got home I discovered that the dryer had stopped blowing hot air.  Kurt's work clothes had been spinning on cold the whole time we were gone.  He goes out of town tomorrow and didn't know how he could get dry clothes.  When I suggested that he hang them on the clothes line he was skeptical.  He actually asked if I thought that would work.  Maybe he has become a little too dependent on technology when he doubts the effectiveness air.  I talked him into it eventually, but he is convinced it will never work and he'll be forced to take wet clothes to Denver.  He really is a smart guy, but sometimes he makes me laugh.  

Blue Flimsy

The top is put together for Cerulean Sky.  I did the first border by sewing sections directly onto the blocks before they were sewn together.  I just need to do a second border in white and then I can load it onto the frame.  I don't know why I have such an aversion to borders. I went out after lunch and got some blue flannel for the back so it should be ready to go soon. 

Anna has a friend over to play and Ryan is working on his science fair project. Sydney has been in and out playing with kids from the neighborhood. I'm working on laundry and Kurt is cutting wood for the stairs.  Just a regular old day around here.  Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday. 

Cerulean Sky

I'm thinking of calling this one Cerulean Sky.  I didn't have much time to work on it today, but I am so close to getting the blocks done that I am debating finishing them up now versus getting to sleep at a decent hour and starting fresh in the morning.  I think tomorrow is fairly open.  There is laundry of course, and Ryan has a Lego Robotics thing in the afternoon.  Not too much at all 

Today was ice skating for Anna at the same time as Girl Scouts for Sydney.  That took the morning.  Then after lunch there was an OM meeting which Kurt led, while I took Anna to Girl Scout rock climbing. She and her friend Sierra spent a huge chunk of time hanging upside down when their arms were tired from climbing.