this really is the year of my sewing machine. i've gotten all my pinwheel blocks pressed and in strips, and now i'm adding the brown in between. the funny thing about this quilt is how random and old-fashioned it is. i'm going to back it with some old nick and nora sheets i have that don't fit our bed. they're my old-school pink kitten sheets. i'm sure D will love having a crazy old quilt around the house!
this quilt is one i picked out with my sister before my nephew was born. she really liked the big circus panel, and i couldn't say no. it's been nicely washed and sitting in the nook forever! today was as a good a day as any to start putting it together.
of course, i couldn't stay home all day sewing. i always think that i can, and will, but at some point i need to get out of the house. D and i went to home depot, where i got this handy pegboard. i used to have one of these for sewing, and it i like how it makes organizing stuff in a visual, easy to access way. space in the nook is always at a premium, and this is handy and uses space that would ordinarily be ignored.
don't touch me! no, you can, i took the needles out. this is what i look like as i shuffle in and out of the nook, from the sewing machine to the ironing board. i have two pincushions i use, but sometimes i move one and then i'm sitting there, with nothing to put my pins in. except my shirt. i'm also going to use this space here to talk about how D and i got into a huge fight on friday, and now i feel kind of delicate and sad, and am not getting hugged anyway, so i may as well put pins in my shirt. fighting with him is my least favorite thing to do, and what bothers me the most is how he pushes all my buttons, makes me cry, and then won't just say he's sorry for hurting my feelings. i'm not asking for a liver, i just want a "sorry, that was maybe a little mean." we're still wary around each other, and i can't tell if he's still being kind of a jerk or if now i'm just sensitive to it. either way, arguing with your spouse is bullshit. we can all agree on that.
the baby of the baby quilt is just simple stripes. i didn't want to make it too fussy, and to be honest, my mom is such a better quilter/sewer than i am and has already made calvin a few quilts. the kid's going to be plenty warm, for a long time. thanks to mom's amazing abilities, no one really expects much from me!
after i get this one done, i have another panel coming in the mail that i'm going to use to make a quilt for my niece's new baby boy. i found this really pretty, modern design, that i think will make a great blanket. i'm going to try to be good, though, and finish up these projects first. cross your fingers!
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