A Wrinkle in Mine

The Polka Dot Garden has been finished--wa-hoo! The Man of the Place has been obsessed with watching the first season of Lost that a friend sent, so I've been able to sit by his side and sew down the binding first, and the label second. I even did a little embroidery on the label (no big deal, though).
Here's a close up of a block--you might be able to see a little of the quilting
And here's how the back turned out. You might noticed that I used up all the leftover scraps from the front--and that's how the Scrap Queen rolls!The only wrinkle was, um, a wrinkle. There was a long crease that got quilted into the back. And yes, I could have painstakingly pulled out the quilting and started over... if I was working for Martha Stewart or something... but I'm not. So.... wa-hoo! The Polka Dot Garden is finished!I also made a little progress on Sleep Baby Sleep. I still have no idea where it's going to wind up, seeing how the baby's room it was originally meant for is now (without changing tenants) home to a fourteen-year-old who prefers ninjas to bunnies.

UFOs Spotted Circling Local Studio

We're getting ready for New Year's Eve here! Planning the menu, baking a cake, making little yummies for our dear friends and family. We do an open house and play games. It's fun! C'mon by!

Also, I have been going through and pulling out some of my UFOs. I thought I'd share a few pictures. BUT, just because I'm showing them to you does NOT mean I'm working on them. I thought that looking at them might inspire me. We'll see.

Nine Batik Stars

These blocks are lovely. I look forward to putting them together. I have more of the background color and I like this batik for a border.

Butterfly Garden Quilt Sampler

Barely started--I've probably only spent an hour on it--but likely to be very pretty.

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

I was planning to put this up in my daughter's nursury but, as she's fourteen, she probably wouldn't appreciate it now.

Crescent Dreams

This was a birth gift for a boy who is past toddler age. Again, probably not appropriate.

To Have and To Hold

It's not specific to anyone... yet. I don't remember having much fun sewing on it, so it may never get done.

New Love Blooms

This is our wedding sampler. We've only been married sixteen years, so it's still good. Right?