miracle

mil was carrying isabelle around while i yanked some weeds out of the garden. pretty soon, i went in to find that isa (zab? belle? izzy?) had fallen asleep on mil, who had set her down. here's the miraculous part: she stayed asleep! unfortunately, in the sewing room on the couch, so i didn't want to wake her up by firing up my very noisy sewing machine.

i pinned the rest of a quilt i am putting together for someone (she sent the squares, i just slapped them together and am adding batting and backing and sewing along seams). i also pulled out that butterfly/breast cancer quilt i started last year and had only done half the quilting on.

i drew a picture of the overdue quilt for my brother and his wife. it should be ready by fall. maybe even by fall of this year ;) i will dig through my fabric again to determine what i still need/want to buy. i have ten tons of fabulous novelty and accent fabric, but if i use only that. we'll be talking major eyesore, so i'll need some solids and/or subtle prints for at least some of it.

now would be the time for my brother to tell me the colors they like. no worries. no hurries. i'll just wait here...

i seem to have lost the rest of my safety pins when picking up quickly a few days ago. i'm sure they'll turn up. i guess this is my opportunity to buy the bigger ones that i should have bought in the first place.