Yeeeee Haaaaa! Turkey Quilt Finish !

I know I showed you this quilt partially finished , three weeks ago but I'm all excited because as of about 3.40 this afternoon it's actually REALLY finished. Yay! Something nice to snuggle under in the lounge  now that the nights are getting chilly!  And my third quilt finish for 2010. (Yes I'm counting the mini quilt from January)

I really like it. So does Mordecai.

The back...it's really hard to see the quilting. Trust me -It rocks!

I only said one swear while doing the binding , which I still suck at - the binding - not the swearing. Sometimes I wish they had  swearing as an  Olympic Sport. I would totally rock that event.

Avert Your Eyes !

I take no responsibility for any unnatural occurences or subsequent possession of your soul that might arise from you viewing this quilt.

It's Finished! I can move into something else with a clear conscience and with what is left of my tenuous sanity intact.

Back from the Dead.

With Mr. Pyjamas otherwise occupied today,  I snaffled the opportunity to do a few things round here. One of them was clean the bathroom properly ( Excitement Plus !)

The other one was to spend a couple of hours sewing my new /old, improved /re-hashed vintage sheet quilt top.

Remember this monstrosity?

Tweaked and Polished, it now looks like this

I'm still not completely in love with it but it certainly looks better. Maybe I'll love it when it's quilted.

That's half a UFO finished !

UFO/ WIP Challenge

Becky over at  The Sarcastic Quilter has a UFO challenge going for 2010, which I've decided to be a  part of. Wander on over and have a squizz and feel free to join us.

I don't have a lot of UFO's but the few I do have are weighing heavily on my conscience. I hate not finishing things.

Consequently I've put the wretched vintage sheet quilt top back on my WIP list since both Vivian and Suzanne were nice enough to leave me suggestions about what I might be able to do with it. Thanks ladies! Your comments helped me see that the quilt top didn't need  to be consigned to the rag bag  after all. I'll have to spend some time thinking about it before I attempt to do something new with it. I need a success before I'm ready to challenge myself again.

Speaking of vintage sheet quilts my Mum sent me pictures of the one she has just finished. I think it looks so pretty. That's how sweet mine was supposed to look! My Mum is a really talented quilter and probably the person who set me on my own quilting path.