Quilter's Day Book

A Quilter's Daybook for April 30th, 2009

for today, April 30th, 2009 ...

Outside My Sewing Room Window...the kids are playing. the little princess is re-enacting the story, 'billy goat gruff'. the baby is trying to take her puppets.

I am thinking about...my blog-a-versary. it's coming up and i'm trying to decide on a give-away gift. i'm also thinking about the many, many projects that i want to get done. i need to organize a quilt retreat so i can quilt all day and all night.

I am working on...a large version of the flower box quilt for my niece's birthday. i cut 504 little squares and 168 larger squares and got 1 square sewn to all the larger squares. only a ton left!!!

One of my Favorite things...is this doll that i found at a thrift store. it is all handmade and has remnants of a tag. i wish i knew more about it.

On the Longarm is...rosemarie's granddaughters quilt.

A tip from the sewing room... when sewing squares onto corners (as in a snowball block) or making flying geese i have a tip. instead of sewing directly on the diagonal, sew a couple threads width away from the line, on the outside of the line.

I thought I'd share... this book called sweet summer by blackbird designs. it has GREAT projects like pincushions, needlepunch and the ever popular, flower garden pattern. it's simply wonderful!

hope you have a great day!!!