Tuesday, July 10, 2012

back from vacay


The boy and I were gone from Tuesday until late Sunday, first visiting my family up north and then his family due east. It's pretty fun having two places to visit now, with equally fun things to do and people to see. I wasn't able to get my gingham quilt on the longarm, there just wasn't enough time and we were too busy soaking up precious moments with relatives.


Eeek, legs! It was 100+ degrees outside and my knee caps look far better than my belly, so they made the shot. I was gifted a giant bag of vintage (antique?) fabric scraps by my aunt's mother (the one with the longarm) and I promptly whipped out the kite shaped EPP templates I'd brought along (just in case!) so I could play while traveling.


These are instagram photos, of course. Hence the heavy filter. If you're not on there yet it's filling up fast! Find me @kristastitched so we can be instabuddies. Hand-stitching these pieces together is really a good way to keep my hands busy while six or seven family members are hanging out, drinking iced tea and catching up. I enjoyed it oh so much.


And after 5+ days of being the man of the house all by his lonesome, Hank was one big cuddle monster. Don't worry, I had a pal check in on him once or twice. Couldn't let him starve to death, of course. He always had to have at least his paws touching my project as I stitched before bed.


He's a persistent little booger, though. If I'm not careful he chews on my pieces and/or spool of thread. Just to be pesky, I think. I love having my kaleidoscope quilt on my bed, but it leaves the couch pretty bare. I used to haul it back and forth (or just fall asleep on the couch) but I'm thinking it's time to get a quilt finished to live out in the living room full time.

That's all for now :D
Linking up with Quilt Story's Fabric Tuesday!


13 comments:

  1. hehe I love your little helper!
    Dont you find patchwork creeping into all areas of the house, we will all soon have a house made entirely of patchwork fabric!!

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  2. Very fun post. Love that you got fabric on the road & were prepared to dig right into it! Also looove Hank!

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  3. Sounds like a nice break and the EPP is lovely, as is your cat.

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  4. How refreshing to see something besides hexies in a hand stitched project.

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  5. Sounds like you had a wodnerful time. Lovely EPP and even lovlier cat! Gingers are my fave, always have been, always will be. Though I have to adore them from afar these days, having developed an allergy over the years.

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  6. Love all of those fabrics! They look great pieced that way :)

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  7. I adore the EPP, what amazing fabrics!
    Hank is the cutest :)

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  8. You are so right about having handwork ready to go! Love the reds and the peeks of gingham in your block! I keep saying that every quilter needs a cat, but so far my husband doesn't agree!

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  9. Love the yellow, red and black kites! I'm working on a similar project, but I'm loving yours more!

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  10. Sounds like you had a great time! I wasn't as lucky - packed everything but forgot the project I had decided to bring with me to the Eastern Shore... I made up for it by visiting an awesome quilt shop, and bringing more goodies home...

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  11. Aww...Hank is adorable. I completely understand how needy cats can be when we return from a trip. People say you can leave a cat alone and they will be fine, but I think they are more social than some people realize.

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  12. I feel like I'm stalking you!! I'm debpotteringabout on Instagram. I'm loving your epp kites and I've been hunting high and low for a template. Is there any chance you could send me a copy of yours??? I'm so happy I found your blog by the way, it's great :)

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