Back into Bs

 Sydney wanted to go with me to the Eduquilters meeting yesterday. There was going to be a trunk show by an art quilter followed by a chance to work on the comfort quilts for QAKH (quilters against kids hunger) in the afternoon.  Sydney had Girl Scouts first, but Kurt brought her to the meeting when she was done.  She was really enjoying the trunk show, commenting on each of the pieces and having lots of fun.  Then when the quilting started, she was having a blast.  She kept telling me how much fun she was having.  This is the first quilt she made, I tried to help, but she kept telling me she wanted to do it all by herself.  She lost interest about halfway through the second quilt, so I helped her finish that one up before we called it a day.  It makes me so happy that Sydney is enjoying quilting so much.  I've already started working on the next generation of quilters. 

This morning I got up bright and early to finish sewing the RRCB blocks together.  Now it just needs borders and backing and eventually binding.  Why do those blasted B's always get me bogged down?  Glad I can leave out the basting part though, that does help with getting to the end of the process. 

HST Mania

I guess I have some chain piecing to look forward to!  I spent two and a half movies last night getting 600 HST units cut out.  Of course I was watching the movies during some of that time.  First up was About a Boy  with Hugh Grant, which I had never seen.  Then it was An American President which I know by heart, I've seen it so many times.  Last up was Guarding Tess, though I fell asleep after the cutting and before the end of the movie. 
There is an all day quilt event that a wife of a friend of Kurt's from work asked me to come to when she heard I was a quilter.  We met at Church last Sunday.  The group is making quilts for kids in transition.  Last time they got together they made 100 quilts!  I didn't think I would know anyone, but when I got the e-mail flyer there was a friend of mine in the pictures.  She was at the beach yesterday and was working on recruiting some ladies I knew.  Sometimes it occurs to me that I really do live in a small town.  It is a good thing.