It's really hard !

It's hard to post and not share photos of what I'm working on.   Unless I can completely finish a quilt every two days, it's impossible NOT to bore you with partially finished projects ! 

I finished making the top of my baby quilt today, got it marked for quilting as I went, which was new for me, and then basted it in my frame on the front deck.   I don't find myself using the safety pins for basting these bigger items.  I guess I'll save them for smaller wall-hanging sized quilts.  I thread-basted, and what I really love about that is that it lets you start to get an idea of what the quilt will look like when it's actually quilted.
I mean, not REALLY, because it's basted in a grid, nothing like the quilting design, but still, it starts to look like a quilt, right?

I got 3 loads of laundry done.....some hard work, huh, using a washing machine !  Anyway, I got them on the line to dry, pieced and marked my top, rode my bike to the nursing home to spend some time with a friend I made while hubby was there, and then back home to visit with family and baste the quilt.  Here's just a little peek, so that you can see the fabrics.

I'm longing to put a few stitches in, but stuffed myself on fried chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits, green beans, and chess pie.   I can hardly move enough to sit here and type.  God is so good to us !   Hubby's feeling okay and we took a little road trip with the niece yesterday.  Kept her baby girl quiet while she had an appointment, then browsed Hobby Lobby together. 

That's where I bought the fabric for the baby quilt, and I found this lovely pink bauble that I thought was just perfect for a sparkle-hound like myself, and would look lovely in my little dish I found recently.

After lunch and a trip to Baskin Robbins, we headed for home, satisfied. 

I don't hear alot from my daughter right now.  Bless her heart, she's finding that working full time, and keeping up with her 3 kids, hubby, and the household is very time-constrictive, and, yet, yielding very little economically !  Blessedly, Tim isn't stuck on gender roles..........he cleans and cooks as much as she does, if not more.  For the two of them, I pray for guidance in prioritizing their time, and awareness of how precious these years are while the kids are little.  I hope they can start to prosper soon with this job, or figure out how to cut back so that they can do without it if they want.