Friday catch up...

I have responded to about 200 emails/comments and read through 3 day's worth of blog posts this evening, so now it's my turn!

I was planning on sewing down the binding on my Cherry Christmas quilt, but I think that will have to wait until tomorrow now!  Yep, I got the most fluffy fleece blanket along with the groceries at Tesco yesterday - it measured about 2" all round bigger than my quilt top; (I had to look up my blog post for the measurements and a metric to Imperial converter on my phone), but the perfect colour, a beautiful teal, and only £12, it was a no-brainer...

And as the kids were over at their friends' for tea, I got on and pin-basted(!) it and quilted it all before they were picked up at 6pm.  So there will be a Christmas reveal some time soon!

Other things to show you...

Little felt cupcakes made with the Rainbows tonight...

... less painful than I was expecting, and I will be back there in a fortnight.

I whipped up a key fob earlier in the week for dear son's friend to go with her zippy pouch...

More blocks have been coming in for my Stitch Tease LV Scrap Vomit.  These from Katy...

 ... and these from Random Di...

Look how lovely they are all looking now...

Di also sent me some DS Quilts fabric I'd asked her to track down for me, from JoAnns...

What would we do without super friends, and Paypal!?

And finally, I whipped up a couple of blocks for the Bee Blessed ladies...

Busy week really!

Phew...

Not only has it been a scorching week, it has been just a bit of a busy one too.

This evening I am almost caught up on blogs and emails and ironing, and I have a 'To Do' list all ready for the weekend.  I can't wait for Saturday, as tomorrow's after-school activities will be calling on my taxi service more than once, and other than a quick sprint round with the hoover, I have nothing else booked.

So as not to leave you picture-free, at 5pm this evening the girls had their first 'proper' swimming lesson, not just the water-confidence fun the school deliver in class; I sat in the sun, whilst they went back and forth, wishing I could jump right in with them, so not fair...

I am too exhausted to be random this week sorry, I really need an early night xxx

Friday, on my mind!

I am all out of kilter this week, I think the man-flu, busy-busy and disco have taken their toll on my sense of time, and zapped my energy!

I didn't even link up with Cindy yesterday; I managed to catch up with a lot of blog reading, but commenting was a step too far.

My Inbox is fit to burst, so apologies if I owe you a reply, I will try to clear everything down over the weekend.

And now the Bloggers Quilt Festival has begun and I haven't even thought about what to enter!

This evening though I made a Staple Dress - well almost; the arm and neck facings are not finished, but as I made it from an old sheet, it basically looks like an old sheet; ('Are you dressing up as a Roman?' was my husband's reaction!), I might finish it, and give it to the kids for dressing up!

I made an XL, but a L would be better - I am not going to do the shirring, just belt it, it really is a super easy pattern.  I just think it needs a knitted fabric, and that is a little scary!

Anyway, I don't want to leave you picture-less, (my Staple Dress is not photogenic), so here's what is hidden under a little girl's pillow tonight, as her first tooth came out today...

I better go get my wings on; unfortunately, pound notes went out of circulation in 1984, so guess a coin will have to do!