sewinsight: a week of high hopes

B was on spring break this week and I had high hopes that other than a few work commitments, we would get so much accomplished. And in a way we did, but not as I had originally envisioned. The week started off great, Monday I was a baking fiend. I made a batch of gluten free brownies for the freezer and a gluten free carrot cake. Went to two grocery stores, did some meal planning, and whipped up a batch of gluten free flour mix as well as more of my muesli.

Tuesday morning I had to work, so B went to soccer camp and came home in not a great mood so we hung out. I cut fabric for a quilt and a bag as I find it easier to do the cutting process for more than one project at the same time. Then Wednesday it hit, both Royal and B were down for the count with a nasty cold. B eventually developed into an ear infection with a fever and pink eye. So we went into total germ lock down. Funny about fevers here though, last time he had one, I finished the picnic quilt and this week was no different. I finished the lap quilt I had been thinking about for a year. On Wednesday I pieced the quilt while B worked on his favorite craft projects, which involve copious amounts of tape and paper.

He created a bunch of musical instruments then wrote the music, and conducted to his Star Wars CD playing in the background. Yes that is the theme to Star Wars below.

By Thursday the quilt was pieced and I machine quilted it by stitching in the ditch.

And Friday, with some help and inspiration from Leslie of onegirldesignwrks and Leslie from goodness I decided to machine bind the quilt. I just wasn't up for hand binding it. I used a combination of the technique Leslie described in her recent post, with the binding tutorial from Heather Bailey I have used in the past. It worked pretty well (I found one spot that is off today, I will fix it) and when I finished I literally had about 12 inches of thread left, yes that's it. I know it would be close and was crossing my fingers and toes. So here it is, a lap quilt for our loveseat. The back is a grey flannel, soft and cozy. B and I tried it out this morning, good for cuddling. B is on the mend, and we are off to the zoo today for some fresh air and to enjoy this sunny (yet cold) Seattle weekend.