a quilt, a new toy and some very angry green beans

At last! The Unquilted has become the Quilted!




After piecing and then un-piecing and then piecing again, this oversized lap quilt was finally delivered to Heidi yesterday morning. Sorry, the above pic looks a little washed out. Here's a close up of some of the blocks.



I was going for a very soft effect and apparently my main quilt theme so far this summer. Blues, creams and shades of brown. Luckily, my next few quilts are for the Foundation so they are bright and girly and pink! You will no longer have to look at my beachy color schemes.

Anyway, Heidi LOVED her quilt which will be given to her daughter as a wedding gift in just a few weeks. It made my day to see her so happy with what I had done. She especially loved the embroidered label she requested.

And LOOK at what else I have to show you! A shiny brand new toy!

Well, actually it's a shiny used toy but that's more than OK with me! It's an Elna Pro 900 DCX coverstitch machine. EEEEEE!! My girl Karen at Blaine's totally hooked me up with this bad boy at an insanely fantastic price. She is so good to me! Thank you, Karen! Unfortunately, my new baby has just sat in the dining room since I picked her up; untouched as my sewing endeavors these days are more about quilting and not so much about garment sewing. Soon though, very soon. Patience.

And finally my fight with hostile green beans.

My dinner preparation times are always quite chaotic and last night was no different. While grilling chicken outside and preparing pilaf and steamed green beans inside, I was also tidying up my sewing things, cleaning the work area where John and I are installing shelves, and speaking to a computer tech guy on the phone. Not even thinking there might be impending danger, I removed the lid to check on my beans and then.... YOW!!

Now I've been steaming vegetables for a very long time and have NEVER had this happened!

John wanted to take me to Urgent Care but...no thanks! A little aloe and some gauze overnight and it's looking much better now. The blister has gone down and now it's just very red and very swollen.

Those green beans got it in the end though. I showed them who was boss!