Where I Find Time

Every time I finish a quilt I hear, "I don't know how you find the time." Maybe its just the mom guilt that is hardwired into women, but I always feel a little twinge of guilt and honestly, I worry that it looks like I'm neglecting my little boy while I finish a quilt every month.(give or take)

Then this awesome quilter posted this .... and this awesome quilter posted this. It made me feel way better! And helped me realize, different people manage their time in different ways. But my quilt time makes me a better mom to the monster. I'm lucky my little guy is a great nap taker and plays with his cars and trains for long periods of time without me needing to entertain him.

So here I am starting another king sized quilt. Remember this... I said I wouldn't be making a king anytime soon. And yet here I am less than a year later. I need to keep my trap shut eh?!

So to sooth my mommy guilt, and as a blog treat to the readers I am going to keep track of this quilt process to explain how I find time. This is the first installment.

Today I tossed the 12 yards of delicious Oasis into the washer while I reheated leftovers for lunch. It was finished drying during the monster's naptime. The hubs was playing his new PS3(his treat to himself. He won his fantasy football league which landed him a healthy cash prize. His 3rd year in a row winning his FF league(jeesh I sound proud eh?))

So he played find the bad guys, and the monster was snoozing while I ironed, and cut the strips out.

It took me an hour and forty minutes. BAM!

and just in case your wondering...I also made lime chicken tacos for supper, ran to the post office, library, and commissary. And after I cut out the strips I managed to read 80 pages of The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. This book is hilarious and its been a long time since I have been able to sit and read for that long. It was wonderful!

Finished Ticker

Here it is! My finished round 9 Ticker Tape. I cannot believe how many different patterns the Old Red Barn Co. group has accomplished! Talk about broadening my horizons!

I love that this is my first Hancock Fabrics project. I like Hancock way better than the HOLO.

Sad, this quilt needs a home. hmmmm

Snowlady Quilt

I totally banged this one out this afternoon during naptime while I was watching Oprah and some show on PBS about gardening. It was completely appropriate today as the white stuff has been falling ALL day!

See?! I love my new life up north!

Bound and Determined

To get these bound and FINISHED! Just tv time hand sewing for the last two wall hangings, and my ticker tape. I really want to get these done so I can start on this pile!!
A big ol stack of Moda loveliness! Headed for my bed! Looks like I will get flowers on my bed just before my tenth anniversary! It only took 9 years and 1 month to wear my husband's no flowers policy down. Am I good or what?!

And I may or may-not have picked up some RV fabric yesterday, just because!

Final Wall Hanging

This is my finished February wall hanging. It is the 12th quilt.

(I just need to finish up the December and January quilts.)

Thank you electricity!

It's incredible the amount of stuff a person can get done with a steady supply of electricity. A draft stopper.

A new flannel blanket for the monster.

And all of those darn pieces sewn down. Quadrants attached. Just need bind it!

Technically

This is my first finished quilt of the year! Its just a panel i found at Fabric City. Isn't it too cute?

The backing was just some leftovers I had.

I have lots of other projects going on.I just need a decent stretch of time to work on them, or you know electricity, since ours has been going in and out the past few days.

The monster loves it!