Time sure flies by . . .

when one is having fun. I can't believe I've not posted since Saturday! I know I've been busy - other than one morning when I wasted time playing computer games. I can't help but get mad at myself when I do that - I really don't want to spend precious time that way!

Sophie's birthday party was delightful. When we saw her just over a week before she was walking fairly confidently. Now she is running. I'm sure she is leading Jeremy and Chelsea on a merry chase these days. She sure doesn't take after her grandma when it comes to having a sweet tooth - she loves vegetables but didn't seem at all interested in eating any of her cake. Much better for her in the long run! She didn't like the birthday hat at all but we managed to snap a few pictures before she ripped it off her head.

One more Crumb Chaos quilt is finished - hooray! This one is a snuggly couch quilt for Fred, who always curls up on the couch under a quilt when he watches TV. Between having a flannel back and soft 100% wool batting it's about as snuggly as they come. I used a new panto to me - Splash by Jodi Beamish. I love how it turned out.

I've not posted Civil War blocks for a few days either, but I've been hard at work on them. Making them is like eating chocolates - I want to do another, and another and another. Since we are doing only simple blocks so far they make up very quickly - 10 to 20 minutes apiece for most of them. It's so much fun pulling from the stash for these! I have sixteen made so far, and am now waiting for Dawn to choose next week's blocks. Today's blocks are Splendid Victory, John Morgan, Abomination of Desolation and Bitter Enemy.

You may have noticed a new ring code on my sidebar - Sew Many Blocks. The Bloggers who are doing the Civil War Diaries blocks have joined this new ring so readers can easily move from blog to blog to see how we are all progressing. It's so much fun to compare fabric choices for the same blocks. There are quite a few quilters who have jumped on this band wagon with us - so make your way around the ring and come along for the ride!

Today I'm hoping to get started on quilting the Crumb Chaos quilt for our bed. I put a bright orange border on this one - Fred thought that was a strange choice but I love it. That color will look great against our navy blue bed skirt - once I get around to make it. I've had the fabric for years - ever since we finished our remodeling. It's about time I got it out of the closet, don't you think? There is enough there for curtains too. Speaking of curtains - I need to get the curtains for Joseph's room finished this next week also.

The huge customer quilt that I need to do - which was delayed a week or two later than I expected - needs to go on the longarm as soon as I finish our bed quilt. The quilter delivered it back to me yesterday afternoon, and I know she's really eager to get it back. It's beautifully pieced of orientals - way out of my comfort zone! - and is one of the biggest quilts I've ever quilted - 113" x 125". It's all custom work, so that will be taking much of my time in the next couple weeks. It's a good thing I'm ahead on my Civil War Diaries blocks!

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Gratitudes:

1. Tiny "Cutie" oranges

2. The first strawberries of the season
3. Upcoming quilting retreats

4. Purple crocuses along our front walk

5. My favorite baggy sweatshirt