Doll Quilt

Well I finally got this Doll Quilt done last night! It was only supposed to be done last June! I got bogged down in kids this summer and I guess took on too much in other areas too. Anyway I am just glad it is now done and I can send it to my friend.

Well back to normal life meaning Kid Free life for 4 days. I need to finish  this Doll Quilt and get my quilt block done for my own swap on the Quilting Board. I have several template pkgs to get ready to send out.  A trip to the post office is in order today! We get out mail at the post office which is only 2 blocks away. I have a pkg waiting for me to pick up so I am curious to see if it is what I think it is. I know a friend sent me some scraps so I am almost certain it is that. But we get our prescriptions mailed and it could be a prescription or two. Necessary LOL but a bit of a downer w hen you get meds when you were looking forward to a fun pkg!! LOL

We are popaholics and the kids drank us out of pop this weekend so we are off to get more sometime today. My DH takes a lot of meds and they contribute to dry mouth so he drinks alot of water and pop. I got hooked years ago when we were first married. He would go through a case in a week or less so I guess I drank alot of pop too. DH came home from Viet Nam in 1972 with a case a day beer habit but he switched it to pop. So it has been a main stay in our lives for 36 yrs. Tho I did stop drinking all pop for about 2 yrs. It was bothering my stomach. But I craved it off and on and now I am back to drinking it again. I have switched to iced tea this summer part of the time. And in the winter I love hot green tea. It reminds me of my grandpa who always made it for me for breakfast when I stayed with them.

We are having some beautiful fall days! Tho I do miss the hum of the a/c but not the bills!! LOL I hear birds trying to nest in our a/c. Will have to go shoo them out.

Wishing you all sunshine and laughter!!!

I just have to share  a few more pics of my babies!

  This is my grandson Colton  9 mos He was standing looking out and I couldn't get him to turn around and look for a picture so I went outside and took this  through the door! Sooo cute!!  If you look you can see his two little teeth!

4 of my grandkids

Devon Colton Rachel (9 yrs old)and Daymon

Devon and Daymon are twins 7 yrs old

The twins and Colton came Thurs night and Rachel came Fri aft. They went home this aft. Love my grandbabies of all ages!!! 

Tip of the Day - Using Tacks Instead Of Pins

I use a tack instead of using a pin. I put a single stitch across the seam where two seams match and you are going to be sewing across there. Then I also tack at the edge where the two fabrics match. I think a tack works better than a pin. Fabric still can move a bit with a pin but not with a stitch or tack.

Here you can see I used a tack to sew across the seams where the seams meet or match. This will keep the seams from moving and being off when you are done.

This is two Blocks face to face and I tacked on each edge and in the middle. This is a Star Point Block so I matched the seams in the middle and tacked them to anchor them so they won't move. I will sew across the tacks from left to right and you won't have to take them out. Always put your tacks where you are  going to sew the seam and not on the top. If you put them on top you will have to take them out when you are done.



This is two sets of two blocks sewn together. When sewn this will be a 4 patch. I tacked on the edges and I tacked in the middle where the seams match up. It may take a bit of time but  I think it is well worth it.

When I get ready to do this step I thread several needles and have them ready to use.