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• The fabric was washed and tumble dried after I got back from Puddleducks yesterday.
• This morning I ironed it and cut it out.
• Arranging the fabric and seeing the layout come together is always fun.
• And finally, sewing them together and
• Adding the border.

The quilt top is complete and, if I get a chance, I hope to layer and baste the top, wadding and backing together, ready to start quilting tomorrow.  It's come together much quicker than I expected - which means I now know that it will be ready well in advance of when it is required for.

That feels good!
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Finally ....

Finally ... finished Alice's cot quilt. This has been on the go for a little while but it was finally finished yesterday afternoon.

 Front

 Back (red gingham)

Close up of some of the materials 

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Finally ... means I've been able to put away my sewing machine which has left my desk fairly tidy

It's been a long time since you could actually see desk!  Who knows, perhaps one day soon there could even be some scrapbook pages made here!

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Finally ... getting round to posting some photos from last week!

 Jon made the most of the lovely weather when he was home last weekend. The grass was cut and we were able to sit outside until late afternoon.

 Jon's sister Deb, and her husband Dave, came round on Saturday afternoon with their puppy Beth. Emily was quite happy to look after Beth and I think Beth was quite happy sitting on Emily's lap.

 Cloud wasn't 100% sure what to make of another dog in the house but we reassured her that we weren't replacing her.

Great Aunty Debbie got to have cuddles with Alice.

 This particular afternoon Alice spent some time sitting on Mummy's lap chewing Mummy's finger

We're trying to encourage her with her sitting ;o)

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Finally ... starting on my log cabin quilt. 

I've been wanting to make one for some time and last week went round to see a friend who showed me how to sew them so that you quilt and back the squares as you go and then join the squares together at the end. I'm hand sewing this quilt and using all the scraps of material I have in my stash. Although it all looks a total mismatch at the moment, it doesn't seem to matter once the quilt is complete and sewn together.  I like the idea of hand sewing it as it then becomes portable - I can sit at the kitchen table to sew, or in the lounge watching TV or even in bed in the evening if I want to. I'm not sure how long it's going to take me but I'm looking forward the challenge.

And finally ... I think that's it for this post. No special plans for this weekend so hopefully I'll get some sewing or scrapbooking done. Check back soon to see if I make anything ;o)
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What have I been doing??

Well, apart from the usual - washing, ironing and housework - I've been shopping ;)

 where I couldn't resist this little outfit in M&S

 and Claire got these :)

 I've been spending lots of time with this beautiful little girl

 who is growing up way too quickly

 and is such a happy little girl (though you wouldn't think so from this photo ;o) )

 She loves being talked to and chatters away back to us

 And this one is just because it's cute and was what she looked like after being out with Mummy

 I've been enjoying the blue sky and the new leaves forming on the trees

 And taking Cloud out for walks

 Today we were joined by Claire and Alice - which started out well

 Cloud was waiting for me to finish taking photos here ;o)

 3/4 of the way round, Alice wasn't quite so impressed any more and let it be known

 then fell asleep just as we were about home :o)  She did sleep for half an hour after we got back so it wasn't too bad!

And finally, the sewing machine is back in use and I'm busy quilting again. Hope to have the finished item to show soon.

Now it's your turn, what have you been getting up to?
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Saturday

Claire called me to see the sunset yesterday evening and this was the view from our back door. The sky was a real pinky/purple colour and very pretty, luckily my camera was close by :) Today has included some shopping, a Starbucks coffee, blog reading, taking Emily to meet friends and see New Moon (which she tells me was fantastic; far better than Twilight!?) and some sewing.

A sneak peak at the second quilt I'm working on, which I was asked to make by my SIL.

I finished the quilting tonight and tied off all the loose ends - now to square it up and complete the binding. I can hear quilt number 3 calling already ;o)

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The girls and I watched The X Factor tonight - we thought Stacey and Joe were the best tonight though also liked Olly and Danyl. Be interesting to see who ends up in the bottom two tomorrow night as the last couple of weeks have been a bit unpredictable. I then watched Private Practice, which I had taped on Sky+, while making Christmas cards. I'm feeling a bit more organised tonight! Long may it last.

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Enjoy the rest of your weekend

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