Im so glad I decided to listen to some quilting youtube while hand stitching this week.  I just have to share this link with you to Leah Day and her Free Motion Quilting designs.

I use my Brother walking foot all the time and now Ive bought one of these....

and a pair of quilting grippy gloves.  I cant wait to practice the designs that Leah Day has so generously talked about and demonstrated.  I think it will add a great dimension to my quilts.

Update on trampoline tshirt quilt.... well Im just hand sewing the final 3 sides of the final hem.  Ive decided to straight machine quilt along the binding.  This quilt is bigger than a queen size bed and I think that with the weight of it.... some added stability around the binding will be important.  Well it is for a customer and it will give me peace of mind that the quilt will last decades if I make sure all the sections are really well supported by quilting.  It wont add too much time to the finishing off.  My biggest enemy is the weather because I want to rinse out the quilt and need it dry of course to post.... fingers crossed.... Monday.

Im not Wonder Woman

Most of the time it is quite fun to juggle house, family and work.  I really enjoy taking a break from sewing and getting into the shed and helping make the frames for my dress screens.

But then days like today come.  When the house is a total mess.  Peter is sick.  Work is piling up and I sleep in really really late.  Every room of the house looks like the morning after a huge party.  Screens need sanding and varnishing.  Quilts need sewing.  And where is my fabric from USA?  OMG please let that at least show up today.  It is needed for a birthday party in 10 days.

Once upon a time a day like today would send me to tears but not anymore.  First of all I make a coffee and have a long hot shower.  My rule number one these days is look after me first.  Not to be selfish but once the ball starts rolling I may never see the inside of a shower!!!!  and the pressures are much easier to cope with and keep in perspective if your hair is clean and you smell nice.  The coffee part is selfish I guess.

And now Ive been taken care of I will just go through the list of jobs from top to bottom.  It really doesnt matter what gets done first.  I will stop to sew for 3 hours during the day.  This quilt just has to go off to its owner.  Apart from being pulled in too many directions, a common problem for all of us... Ive nothing to complain about.  It's gonna be a great day after all!!!!!

Ok so Peter did a fantastic job making the screen skeletons.

Now the challenge to dress them!!!