~Design Wall Monday ~ and a peek ~

Hello sweet friends! This past week has been a new adventure of learning to share my quilting space. I can admit I'm quite the selfish quilter.  My space, my tools, my fabric, and working on my schedule.   But my darling 4 yr old grand daughter has a way of melting my heart.  

And to be honest, letting her play with my scrap basket and design wall kept her busy while I did some quilting.  Of course as with any 4 yr old she chatted away as she played.  Chatting is the wrong word.  She asked question after question after question.  Why is this piece an oval?  How did you cut it like this grandma?  Isn't this the longest piece ever!?  Why do you have so many dot fabric?  Do you like dot fabric?  What's your fabric piece?  Are you going to cut more pieces for me to play with?  Can I cut some?  Can I take this piece home?  Can mommy have some?  Do you like fabric, grandma?  Why do you like fabric grandma?  Can I have fabric when I get big?  When can I sew? 

Grandma look!  Isn't this pretty!?  Grandma can I have ladder so I can put pieces up high?

Believe it or not I did manage to get something done besides answer questions.  

~ Lea Anne ~

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This and That

Happy Monday quilting friends!  Before we talk about quilting this morning I wanted to be your typical proud grandma and share with you my new grandson.   This is Mason Nathaniel, born last Wednesday.    

My daughters 4th and last baby.  The doctors were talking about complications due to her small size and him growing so quick and large.  But by the grace of the powers that be everything went smoothly and naturally.  So instead of spending a few weeks with my daughters family, I'll be bringing my favorite little sewing buddy Aylin home with me for a couple of weeks while mommy gets to know the new baby.  She's a good girl, but I know the studio work will slow to a crawl.

Luckily there's no sewing that needs to be completed.  This is what my design wall looks like a the moment.  You know what that means!  The quilt top is complete!  Yeah!

And that means I need to convert all my scribbles into a printable pattern and quilt the quilt.  Pattern writing requires hours, days really of sitting at the computer.  The plan is to quilt awhile then write awhile.  Giving me a nice variety.  Standing or sitting for long periods of time is so hard on this ole gals body.  I'm sure Aylin will keep me hopping also! 

See you in a few hops!

~ Lea Anne Brummett ~

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~ New Quilter in Town ~

I've been a little quiet in the quilting world lately.  Lots of stuff going on but nothing really that I can share until today.  One of our grand daughters is staying in Podunk for a few days.  She's taken quite an interest in Grandma's sewing room.  She's still not ready for the sewing machine but has been helping me lay out blocks and layer the pieces right sides together before sewing.  This was our first quilt block finish working together.  

All work and no play isn't for my little princess.  We take breaks often to do what all little princesses need to do...TWIRL and make bubbles!

However our little princess isn't afraid of a little hard work in the kitchen.

And sometimes a princess just needs a break being so girly.  Time to learn all there is to know about canoeing and fishing.

Grandpa can teach her the ropes cause grandma doesn't like touching fish either.

We've had a wonderful week pampering our princess and making memories.  She'll soon be going back home where she can ask mommy WHY 10,000 times a day.  HAHA!

~ Lea Anne ~

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