Mug Rugs finished with help

Good Morning All

For the Finish-A-Long, I listed three mug rugs that needed to have the binding finished.  All three are finished but I can only submit one.  I have a bag that I take with me that holds some hand sewing.  I don't get a lot of opportunities to work on it but at the last guild meeting I pulled it out.  There are a group of 8 of us that are in a smaller bee.  One of the gals usually has hand work.  So that evening, She and I were sewing away when one of the others says "Where's my hand work"  My eyes lit up and jokingly said "I have it for you"  I even had extra needles and thimbles.  Well she took me up on the offer and another friend took another one.  They ended up finishing both that evening.  One of my friends said she had to finish it because she's left-handed and I wouldn't be able to complete it easily.  Aren't they nice.

Here is a picture of the 3 finished.

Have a great day!

Vicky K

Second Project Finished In the Dark

I was hoping to work on the Christmas Blocks today but that didn't work out. When I finally got up the energy and motivation to go downstairs, my little girl woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep without me. The reason that I wanted to work on those blocks is I bought the material in Mundare at the Chicken Coop about 45 minutes away. I'm going to Vegreville tomorrow which is just past Mundare. I was thinking that if I needed more material to finish the blocks, I could stop at the store on my way home. I don't think I need more material but until I actually put them together, I can't be sure.

The motivation to quilt daily is still quite strong. This is good. :) I grabbed one of the mug rugs that I started sewing the binding on. I figured I could put little girl on the couch beside me while listening to a quilting podcast. Good thought in theory, but I had to turn off the light. My Hug Light saved me. I put it around my neck, turned on OffKilter Quilter, turned off the light, and sewed away. I'm finished.

Here is a picture of my finished Mug Rug, my Hug Light and girlie sleeping.

Have a great evening.

Vicky K