Progress!

It took me two weeks, but the penguins quilt is done (minus the binding)!!

Last week, I finished cutting out the penguins' body pieces, got the bottom halves planned and the left penguin completely sewn on.

And that was where I left off last weekend.  This weekend I picked up from there.

Once all the penguins were sewn on, I attached one of the borders.  Sadly, the pattern called for a second border and I cut it out, but my quilt rack was shorter than two borders allowed.  So, then I pinned the layers together and quilted it.

Finally, I added eyes.  I'll attach the border once I've finished the two I'm working on.  Hopefully, next weekend.

Et Voila.  Penguins!

What do you think?  Cute, huh?

Revisiting Penguins

So, anyone who's been reading this blog form the beginning (all one of you) knows I began this very cute winter penguin wall quilt nearly two years ago.  

Since moving to this apartment I've been re-discovering several false starts.  Dr. BB really likes this pattern and has been bugging me to make it for a while.  So, when I was looking for the fabric I used to make the tea cozy this past weekend and came across the Ziplock bag containing the pattern and pieces I'd already cut out (smart, huh?) I knew there was no better time for the 'guins to resurface.  One small problem... 

 I had cut out their feet, noses, hats, scarves, mittens, vests and earmuffs, but I never cut out their heads or bodies!  What was I thinking??  I have to be honest, I'm not looking forward to cutting those pieces out.  I REALLY want to begin a pieced quilt, but need to finish a few UFPs before I could do so without a lot of guilt.  More pictures to follow as I make progress on this project.

Do you have any UFPs?

Keeping Busy

The house is a little lonely when Mr. BB is gone. I just hate it. In order to keep my mind off of him being away, I've been working on some projects (and working... but ya know...). Mr. BB was driving to the Michigan on business so he wanted to take our GPS. I thought it would be nice to make a bag for it to be stored in while he's out of the car. I took some left over fleece from a previous project and made a two pocket bag with a flap.

I'm not proud of it (I've done better), but it serves it's purpose.

The other project is a wall quilt that I promised Mr. BB nearly two years ago. As you can see below it's three penguins on a blustery day.

I'm using the hand-dyed fabrics my MIL made and gifted me for the background, hats, scarves, mittens, noses/beaks, and feet.

And some close-ups of the hand-dyed fabrics.

I still get blue, but it's easier to get through the day when you stay busy!