Ending the week with a big birthday!

I don't have to catered to all month for my birthday like Bonnie Hunter. I can have just as much fun on the one day I'm allotted. My 65th is today, and I plan to party! Medicare and Social Security, I'm ready!! A nice steak dinner, some laughs with friends and cake and ice cream...that's a fun birthday!
Back up the train, and I'll tell you what I have been up to while not posting like I should. First, I have the big tee shirt quilt done except to sew on the binding. The back was quite  challenge in that I had to take it all apart and reassemble it because it was so wonky. The number strips caused it to have a pronounced sag in the middle, causing the quilting to have tucks in it. I removed the two rows of quilting, re-made the back and added fabric strips to the sides of the numbers for stability, and had Mr Wazoo do the quilting. Good move on my part. His quilting was perfect.

Ta da! Really big, and really nice

Our standard tee shirt quilt panto: Dazzle

The pieced back that gave me such a headache

Mr Wazoo quilted this customer made tee shirt quilt while I was fixing the back on the other one.

This one is for a girl

Panto: Modern loops

Nice, soft flannel back.

On Friday, I went to the local middle school with three other members of the guild and helped with the sewing club there. The kids are learning to make a drawstring backpack. For 50 minutes, they pinned the pattern, cut out the parts and wound their bobbins. It was over in what seemed like a flash, and off they went to their next class. Its good to see kids excited about sewing. 

In the afternoon, my friend Vince came over to the studio to learn a bit more about longarming. He bought an APQS, too, and we went over some of the basics of operation and supplies. When I got home from the middle school, I quickly made a little quilt to practice on. I keep a box of leftover 6 inch squares, so it was easy sewing.

The little quilt, waiting for binding

All the squares have different patterns.

In the miscellaneous category, my daughter in law sent a picture that my 2 year old grandson made. Mr Wazoo framed it and hung it over the desk in the studio! Aww...that's so sweet.

I also got my birthday present to myself. I ordered some new socks, and they are all colorful and quite comfy.

My office workspace. There really is a computer under the quilt blocks!

Dechen's art.

Birthday socks.

Now, I'm off to a long winter's nap. I don't have to do anything I don't want to do. Its my Birthday!!