Quilting Pins

It was a beautiful day today. Warm, albeit windy, sunny, and it required open windows and some time sitting in the sun.

I finally made it to Wally World this afternoon and picked up a large box of quilting pins. Now, when my box of straight pins surfaces, I'll have both kinds. I reallllly like the quilting pins, though. They might just be my pin of choice from here on.

I got the baby blanket put together, turned, and the seams pressed. Tomorrow evening I'll try to get the edge embroidered and tie it. It's fashioned after a baby blanket that was given to me when Alatariel was born. She carried her blankie around for years. I've made a few for other new moms, and they have told me the blankets become the favorites. Well, it's possible they were just being polite. I'll put up a pictures when it's finished. Maybe I'll try my hand at selling some.

After pacing the house for three days because I was pinless, when I finally was able to sit down and start putting things together, Ala came in and asked to cut her quilt fabric. Sigh. I'm such a terrible mother. I've yet to teach the girl to sew.

Not that I'm any whiz kid at the sewing machine....

I found a sewing basket with large fold-out compartments that I showed hubby, dropping hints so big that they rattled the windows as they bounced around the room. Hubby asked if that would be preferable over peacock fabric. Dang. Can't I have booooooth? Well, I conceded that the sewing organizer would be a better choice, seeing as how I can't find my pins, nor my good shears, seam ripper, knit picker.... I'm thinking if I can keep it confined to a portable container, I can cart everything around and not lay things down or put them in "safe" places. Sound like a plan?

And here's another challenge I face (my life is so difficult). Every electrical outlet in this house is behind a danged piece of furniture! This makes it extremely difficult to iron, of all things! The iron cord ends up draped over or dragged around one thing or another. Well, today I found something that will solve the problem. I need a Roenta Expert ironing board. Not only does it have a rack, a clothes hanging rod, one of those antennae things that holds up the iron cord, and a large surface, it has a plug! Apparently the ironing board has a 7' cord that goes to the wall, then your iron plugs into the board (best I can figure, anyway.) Is that cool or what?? The sucker ain't cheep, so I'll be rat-holing some grocery money for a while before I get one of those.

I'm behind in my class already. I'll be making a concentrated effort on catching up this week and next.

Hub is snoring up a storm. Time to call it a night.