Murray turns 60

On March 10, my Murray turned 60 years old. 

Here are some pictures of the fun.

I was waiting to write all about it. 

But haven't been motivated, so the pics will have to do. 

Don't judge. 

***kindness***

Quilt Update

I've been neglecting my blog. 

But, here a visual recap of my Quilty life.

At least part of it. 

I've really got to be better about photos. 

^^^my pimped out seam ripper^^^

There are others...but they have been released into the wild. 

Oh well.

I have no idea what all this underlining is about.

Kindness!

Nugget is here

I'm a grandmother. 

After an awful flight, and I do mean awful, I finally got to meet Nugget. 

Did I mention I'm a GRANDMOTHER?

Never to be called Granny, Nana or any of that. 

I shall be Mayzee.

It sounds more fun to me. 

I never was a grandmother before. 

It sounds weird, but I love it. 

Little Avy is too cute for the room.

She is teensy!

Has beautiful skin.

And gives the best snuggles. 

She seems to be a content little Nugget. 

I got to hold her for hours yesterday. 

I love her little squeaky noises.

And her silly faces. 

And the smell of her head. 

And her sweet little hands.

And her mouth. 

And I love to swoop her hair into a curl on top of her head...

Kinda like a Mohawk, only wispy and adorable. 

I pray one day we will be besties. 

And that she will love spending time with me. 

I feel so lucky to call her my granddaughter. 

In other news, upon returning home after my first Nugget visit, I washed my face.

While patting myself dry, I discovered a GRAY CHINHAIR!

Of course I did. 

As if chin hairs weren't bad enough, they have to turn gray?

God is definitely a man. 

Keep Kindness Folks!

Hot off Lolita

In early February, I ordered a queen roll of QD 70/30 for down here. 

And, with that order, I ordered king packaged batt for a flimsy I made for Kelly. 

This one...which I may or may not have blogged about. 

After nearly a month of crazy mishaps, I finally got my batt and loaded this monster up. 

It JUST fit on my 11' table. 

Then I stressed over how to quilt it. 

It's so heavy, I wanted use as little thread as possible, yet still have a sturdy bed quilt. 

If I weren't such a pill, I could've used a loose panto. 

But I do not enjoy pantos one bit.  

Bleck!

Kelly is a serious tosser & turner.

She is also a little person, so I didn't want the bloody thing to suffocate her. 

I really wanted to graffiti quilt this, but it would've weighed more than she does. 

In the end, I just marked it up and did twisties.

Kinda like a panto, but I stood in front.

I like it!

Only 2 bobbins for the whole thing!

It still weighs a ton!

Frannie was good enough to pose on it for scale. 

The thing is big...110"x96".

And I scored a Tula Pink back for it. 

The Beatles song, Blackbird, has always been special to Kelly & me. 

Perfect, huh?

Do you think the binding fairy will come tonight?

Be kind. 

Well...

Not Much

I haven't posted in a while. 

I've been busy...

But I can't exactly say what I was doing. 

I can, however, account for today. 

I drove to Naples & hot a quilt show. 

It was a good show, I enjoyed it. 

I even took a picture, but they asked it wasn't posted on the net. 

I will oblige since I'm seriously considering joining the guild. 

Could I be becoming a joiner?

No, not me. Powell, maybe where quilts are concerned. 

After the show, I narrowly escaped running out of gas. 

Then, I played cards with my sisters. 

Patty leaves in the morning for Port Charlotte. 

Poo!

No more cards. 

No more shopping company.

Double Poo!

When I came home, I did this.

And attached it to some dots. 

It's loaded onto Lolita. 

I had to piece the batting, too. 

I was quite productive tonight if I do say so myself.

(Did I need a comma in that last sentence?)

I hope to quilt it tomorrow, bind it & send it to my Nugget. 

I would love for her to be wrapped in one of my quilts to come home. 

And, in case you were wondering, here's the latest pic of my Nugget. 

She's hiding her beautiful face. 

I wish they'd stop all these ultrasounds and let her be. 

No, I don't.  

I wouldn't be able to see her beautiful face.

I think she looks like John.

He wanted to stay in my belly indefinitely.

And once he came out, all he wanted was snuggles and sleep.

And food, lots of food.

I'm sure if we kept looking at him, he'd have hidden his eyes as well.

Anyhow, she'll be here very soon.

OH MY GOSH!

Choose Kindness.

It's always your best choice. 

Choices

Here are a few of Avy's (my Nugget) choices.

The back

I may have over quilted this.

OK...I did over quilt it. 

So, shoot me. 

This flimsy was incorrectly cut. 

A hot mess, indeed. 

I used a Minkee backer to make it better. 

I should've added batting.

But, I thought the Minkee AND batt would make it too hot. 

So, shoot me.  

I want my Nugg to have lotsa choices. 

I've got a few more, but they aren't bound yet. 

I'm trying to make myself bind quilts by not blogging until it's done. 

Probably not gonna work, but it's worth a try. 

My person is here. 

He's been golfing & drinking Stella's. 

Obvi, he's happy. 

It's a short trip, but we're making the most of it. 

Frannie has a big sore on her leg. 

Obsessive licking.

She's so nervous. 

Do they make canine anti anxiety meds?

Maybe I should mix wine in with her food?

Or vodka?

No, vodka with a twist. 

She's too refined for straight up booze. 

God, I'm weird. 

Keep kindness.