All Good Things Must Come to an End -Quilts and Holidays

Back to work tomorrow. (insert hysterical sob here)  The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of activity in preparation because basically I sat on my bum for three weeks doing - I don't know what I did,  but  I could do with a couple of extra weeks of that kind of vague-ness. At 5pm tonight all I wanted to do was go have a Nanna nap.  At bedtime tonight,  I won't be able to sleep. Sometimes I think my name should be Mary Mary Quite Contrary.

The mail this week was lots of fun.

A surprise parcel from Erin at My Patchwork Life  arrived.   Erin knows I LOVE repro fabric. It's 400 degrees here today so all the curtains and outside shutters are down which is why this isn't the best picture I've ever taken. There is no way I'm venturing outside to take photos because there is a  very real danger I would spontaneously combust.

 

Thank you Erin! They're beautiful and were such a surprise.


I ordered some gorgeous Punctuation fabric a week ago for a quilt for Little P and it arrived within 7 days. Thank You Fabric Shack. (You cant beat $6.00 postage either!)

 Does anyone else think Jelly Rolls don't look half as alluring once they're unrolled?

Along with the fabric I received a parcel from Elizabeth.

An apron. Check out those fabrics. Very me.

A stack of quilty pink and brown fabrics.

Marshmallow Creme. Im going to have so much fun with this stuff.

An Abbey bag. I've been secretly envious of everyone who has won one from Elizabeth in the last year. Now I have my own. Thank You Elizabeth. (*Edited to add : Elizabeth has just posted a tutorial to make an Abbey Bag on her blog - so pop on over to see how you can make your own !)

While op shopping this week  I found two fabric panels for Little P - who loves "mo mo ". I'm seeing a mo mo quilt in my future.

I bought a BOX of batting this week. None of this namby pamby "I'll have 4 metres of that thanks" for me! Only truly serious quilters buy their batting in boxes. I had a 30% off coupon so this was a crazy bargain.  It would have been stupid not to buy the box right? Now I'm set until about September.

And....I pulled my finger out and finished the windmill quilt. Quilted, Bound and washed. Someone has christened this quilt "When Pastels Turn Sad" and I'm running with that because I thought it was the most perfect quilt name EVER. Thanks Becks.

 I'm  doing the happy dance because after a year - this one is DONE!

And finally, I gardened. This is monumental because these garden beds have been waiting for a year for plants. I finally bought some and put them in this week. Hopefully they'll survive and by this time next year we'll have lush greenery as you sweep up the staircase.  Look -I even mulched!

Lola left them alone for a whole 24 hours and then dug a few up just to remind me of how much I hate gardening and how pointless it all is.  The neighbours were treated to a plethora of minor swear words at 7am this morning when I discovered the plants/dirt /mulch all over my paving.

Anyone want to adopt a naughty dog? Going Cheap! 

My Goals for this week are :

To sew for 30 minutes each night

To survive the week back at work

To get Mr. P's quilt basted

Wish me luck - I have a feeling these are lofty goals!