Just another quick post today as we are still getting things ready for our papa to arrive tomorrow. I am determined that this visit will be better than the last. To do lists have been made for the both of us. He always feels guilty about being away so much and not being able to help out around the house. So when he walks in the door he tends to want to jump right into house projects. When all I need for the first few days is for him to hang with the boys so that I can get some time to myself. So his list does have a few honey do's on it like fix the toilet in the downstairs bathroom and order a rick of firewood for the winter. But his list also has has lots of other things on it like take the boys to the skate park and visit the bike store to check on some new bikes. All work and no play makes us all grumpy.
On my to do list is to finish this easy peasy quilt for a good friend who had a little girl a while back. Pink is so fun to work with when you have all boys! Especially when it is thrifted sheeting of the softest kind. (A big thank you to Amy who helped me via email figure out a way to piece together the batting I had bought but realized was too narrow.) And there will be a pocket on one corner where this little wee wonderfuls stitchette softie will go. She just needs her other shoe, a few flower tops and her mouth and she will be finished. The quilt is now all put together and it just needs to be hand tacked and tied and it will be completed. It will be more of a blanket like you would throw in the car for the beach really than a big fluffy quilt with the think batting that I used. If I can just get this one finished, I can see doing one similarly for us to use at soccer games.
I have been coming across some serious boy quilt inspiration as of late here, here and here.
And there are several (read that a gazillion) other half finished projects around here that are on my list as well. Like putting together our guest bedroom finally. You never know, we might actually have some company for the holidays.
Happy Tuesday all!