Cranky vs. Quilt

Everyone's been a bit cranky around here lately. Going to bed early, sleeping late, but not sleeping. I think we figured out the reason though- it's rough living in the almost suburbs! A huge pothole on the other side of the street in front of our house has been causing cars to bottom out and fwap their way past, making incredibly loud (louder than average) street noise all day, every day. So it makes sense that it's been waking us up all night! They finally came and patched up the hole, so I am very hopeful for a sound sleep tonight.

The yummy crockpot chili that was all ready for eating when I got home from work has also helped my attitude. I need more long-cooking recipes, however... I am always gone 10-10.5 hours, so recipes that are done in 8 end up burning up a bit no matter how much extra fluid I add. The hunt for VERY long cooking recipes is on!

Now, the quilt show. I picked up a really cute kit to make a baby blanket out of flannel, with a super-soft backing. It even comes with the embroidery thread to knot it (as opposed to quilting it). Woo! I spent the last few evenings ironing fabric, and am so ready to get cracking on all these projects. Here's some of the inspiration I found at the quilt show, to boost me on in my quest for productivity in the sewing room. Amanda loves the modern circles, but I was drawn to the 30s prints and to the mariner's compass quilts. Among others!









I love the quilting on that one. So much to aspire to! But I'll tell you a secret... my points line up SO much better than so much of what I saw on Sunday. Shh... If only I could hand quilt, and not just piece like a pro!