Nice work if you can get it

I've finished a few more quilt projects but have not been able to blog about them just yet. I've begun my "big sewing job" and it's taken up quite a bit of my time these days. I was taking advantage of the fact that the kids have been home from school and my days aren't so chopped up with drop-off and pick-up and the like.

You wanna know what the big job is, don't ya? Well, I'm sure most of my readers actually DO know what it is but for those of you lurking out there in blogsville, here it is.

For the past few years I've been a sub-contractor of sorts for the local breast cancer research foundation. I sew curtains and clothing -- pretty much anything that can be done with a needle and thread. They call me "the seamstress" which makes me laugh as I consider myself anything but.

My BIG sewing job these days comes in the shape of fleece bathrobes. FOUR HUNDRED fleece bathrobes. Now I do not have to have all of these robes done at once; batches of 50 or so at a time. Fifty robes requires about 10 bolts of fleece.

For the past three days I've been cutting out robes. I'm a little tired of standing at the cutting table for sure! And so a little blogging break.

As far as the quilts go, I finished this little baby after Donna's table runner was done.

Very few quilts ever stay on Chestnut Street so it's nice to make something I can see regularly. Last summer we re-did the living room -- ripped down the 1960s wallpaper and gave it a fresh coat of Barrister White. A crib size, appliqued quilt from Lancaster, PA has hung here since we moved in almost 8 years ago so it was time for a change.

I bought this fantastic fat quarter bundle from the City Quilter when we were in NYC over the summer (yes, the same trip where I bought the charm pack of Japanese fabrics). It was full of fabrics from Kaffe Fassett, Joel Dewberry and Timeless Treasures just to name a few. It was fabulous!

I decided to go with this Boston Common type pattern and I love the results! I added in some more Kaffe I had bought from Peggy Anne's at the Sewing Expo a few years ago and some other bits I had laying around. I decided to quilt it using dark brown thread -- I'm not sure if I truly LOVE it -- what do you think?

I wish my pics were better but I'm still learning how to use my new camera.

Ooooo!! One last thing! I got a very special package in the mail on Thursday!

I had my very first magazine swap with Tine who lives in Denmark. I sent her an American Patchwork & Quilting and she sent me these European mags. They are totally cool and even though I can't read them (hehehe) I hope to make a project from them one day soon. And I LOVE the fat quarters!

Thanks a million, Tine!