Quilting

Im halfway through the top of my quilt. The new tools that I got the other day are amazing. It was so quick and easy to make up my squares using the rotary blade and ruler.

Fabric is fairly limited in Ireland but I will be in Key West, Florida in June. There is a fantastic fabric store there. I plan on getting some beachy/Hawaiian material to make some nice cushions for on the deck near the hot tub.

But for the moment it is work on a basic square patch baby quilt.

Dreaming of...

We are taunted every evening by photos of what our friends in the States are eating . Yesterday it was ribs. Have you ever seen such great looking food?!

Seeing these pictures was punishment for us as I've blogged before about how good ribs are hard to come by in Ireland.

Lunch

Lunch today was a free bowl of soup at an Information Fair that I was working at. It might have been made from a packet :-(

I'm now having a coffee in Starbucks with an extra shot of espresso and then it is back to work for me.

When I get home I need to google how to wind thread on to the bobbin for my sewing machine. It's been that long since I've used my sewing machine!!!

Starting my quilt

When I've made quilts in the past I used to just make it up as I went along. For this quilt I decided I would do it right. I've just bought some kit that one of the books said was essential.

The green board is a cutting mat and there also is a special ruler. The yellow tool is a rotary cutter which seems a bit scary because I've only ever used a scissors a before.

Wish me luck!

Mmmm!

Now this is my kind of soup!

Carrot, sweet potato and coconut!!

There is something spicy in there too that is giving a little kick to the soup. Yum, creamy and delicious!

Sleep evaded me

Oh boy am I tired this morning. Last night was bad bad bad. It started with mating foxes making an awful racquet and them it continued with our small dog making the loudest snores in the bed with us. After finally getting asleep I was awoken by the police helicopter at 4.30am which circled overhead for about an hour. I think it was 6am when I finally got back asleep and then the alarm went off at 7am.

I found it tough getting up and am sitting in Starbucks having an extra strong coffee to prepare me for a busy morning in work.

Getting crafty

In the past I made a variety of cot quilts for my friends when they had babies. I haven't made one in over a year so I decided to start again. Tonight I'm going to look through these crafting books for inspiration.