A Variety of Projects!

I have been working on so many things once again – a little here a little there.  Clearing some things up and coming to an end on some projects.

Now I know a lot of you will think I am totally nuts but I decided to do the binding on my Dear Jane “Insanity” by hand.  That’s right by hand.  The whole quilt was done by hand so why not the binding also and truth to be told I do not get along with my sewing machine all that well and I have already taken out the stitch work of the binding for about a 12 inch section 3 times as I was not satisfied with the way I was doing it.  My neck and shoulder muscles were tensing up and I thought to heck with this – much more comfy to sit on the couch – feet up – tv on and start stitching.  ( I use to do binding by hand all the time as for awhile I didn’t have a sewing machine that was working and it all got done by hand).   Just working a little bit on it last night and again this morning and I have about 20 inches of the binding sewed done on the top side already, this photo was taken last night after I had just started it.  I’ll be done before you know it!    After all why rush I’ve already been working on it for almost 5 years – it’s kind of hard to stop working on it.  I guess I don’t want to say good-bye to it and I’m stretching out the work as long as possible. 

Hand sewing the binding - I have decided to add a little more quilting also and will put an outline stitch on the scallops

Last night I got the backing for the Christmas quilt sewed together (with the sewing machine ) and also got some batting basted together (by machine also). I didn't have a big enough piece so put together some large bits and pieces and came up with a size big enough. Do any of you baste pieces of your batting together to use up as much of the left overs as possible?

Drawing the quilting design on the Christmas Baltimore Album quilt. I now have the backing and the batting loaded on to the 3 roller so that is out of the way - now I hope to get all the design drawn on the quilt top tonight and tomorrow and get it on the frame as well.

In between other projects I pick up the knitting and do a row here and there and it continues to grow. I'm not sure now much longer it will be but I think I will use up the second ball of yarn that I have and I'm about half way done with that one.

The 5th Baltimore Bliss block finished. I think I started this one about 2 weeks ago or so. I have been working on this in between other things as well. A stitch here and there and before you know it you have another block complete.

Row 8 of "Insanity Revisited" Block # 8 in that row. A little out of focus.

I’m not sure – maybe I have Attention Deficit Disorder — LOL, I can’t seem to work on just one thing – at least I always finish my projects, but if I get bored with one I pick up something else.  Idle hands and all that – I just have to stay busy – if I’m not working on my projects I am reading or keeping my house straight.  I just can’t seem to sit and do nothing and I have always picked up something to work on when I have nothing else to do.

Now it is time to relax – I just got back from the fitness center and got in my cardio I can’t do weights right now because of my neck issues.  I am going to heat up the moist heat packs that I have and lay down with the heat on my neck and upper back for about 30 minutes or so.  I took a muscle relaxer about 30 minutes ago and it is making me sleepy.  Back to work on the projects this evening — see this is what happens when I’m by myself so much in the evening!