Marion came over this morning to sew with me for a few hours. She was working on a ballerina print tote bag for her granddaughter. I took the plunge and started a new project, my Modern Maples Quilt. (Note: You can download this pattern for free on Lark Crafts' website here.) I decided I would make one block to check out the instructions and to see how I liked the background fabric I had selected.
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| One completed giant Maple Leaf. How do you like my polka dots? |
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| I think the brightly colored polka dots will help give my quilt a modern feeling. |
I was really surprised when I pulled the bolt off the shelf to find it was a border print, fortunately only on one side.
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| There are about eight inches of birds along the bottom. |
I am trimming off the birds before I cut my background squares. Guess there will be bird place mats, bird table runners and bird tote bags in my future--I bought six yards of the background fabric because I wasn't sure how much I would need for a queen size quilt.
After a few hours of sewing, Marion and I headed out to Natick. We met Joannie for lunch, then headed to our true destination, Fabric Place Basement. We had Living Social vouchers to spend! Nothing exciting to show you, I bought some Kona black and some Kona grey for a quilt that I'm planning for my Dad.
Tonight, Mike and I went out for sushi to his new favorite place, Genki. They feature all natural and organic sushi. Their food is excellent.
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| Dining with my handsome husband |
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| I don't care for raw fish. I had these yummy California rolls. |
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| I think sushi is so beautiful. It is definitely an art form. Mike won the admiration of our waiter by eating these two trays plus the one below. |
Pugs and kisses,
Nancy
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