the back and pinned for quilting

108 more little squares and some colorful fabric for the back of the Pixie quilt.  It is all put together.  Actually, it is a lot of fun so it may be hard to decide which side is the most fun.

A bit of batting, the top, and saftey pins and the quilt is ready to start the quilting process.  One more step.  Then the binding.  Then the Pixie quilt is finished.

3.00 pm Sunday.  May just make it!

pixie quilt top is done

The quilt top for Pixie is done.  I am working on the back right now because, of course, it is not simple.  I am going to piece the back with more nine squares added.  I have learned, looking at other peoples quilts, that I like a little interest in the back.

Then, there is the quilting and the binding to be done.  By Sunday at 3.00 pm.  Scary thing?  This is very doable for me because my Beloved has many meetings this week.  This gives me a chance to sit down and sew.

By the way, my Beloved picked out this picture to post because it has the most kids in it.  Yes, this is my life.  

not pixie's quilt

This is not Pixie's quilt top.  I actually have another two little ones who have quilts in the works and this is for Miss K's baby.  

But since I had the nine hundred pieces and one hundred squares to finish for Pixie's quilt top, I kept stitching finished squares together.  

It is now ready to quilt.  But that will come after Pixie's quilt is finished.  I really do have more then one project going usually.  I have taken a hint from my Beloved and started a project box.

By the way, Pixie's quilt is almost this stage.  It will be there soon.  

100 nine squares done for Pixie

I have been working on the baby quilt for Pixie.  The Tall Short Person's baby shower is Labor Day weekend which was very unexpected.  Today, I finished 100 nine squares for the baby quilt top.

I cleared a place on the floor.

And started putting them together as a quilt top.

Now, I am ready to stitch all these square together.  I need to order my favorite batting, sew all this together, and quilt this quilt by the first weekend of September.  I will be spending a lot of time at my sewing machine, hopefully with much tea and many audiobooks.

the baby quilt is done and delivered!

I pieced a hundred nine squares together.  Put organic batting and a flannel back on it and quilted for eight hours.  On my machine.  That was a long day but it was a day that went by rather quickly.  Every time I looked up at the clock, another couple of hours passed by.

Then came the binding.  I thought the binding was going to be rather quick and all done on the machine.  But there is three precent lycra in that fabric.  I had from another project.  It was just enough that I ended up hand stitching the binding down.

But in the end, the quilt is done and I am very pleased with how it turned out.  I delivered it today and found out that the babe this is for was born yesterday.  Momma and babe are both doing well.  He has all ten fingers and toes.  A lovely day.