Midweek Update

I am doing lots of "adulting" this week, and it takes up valuable sewing time!  Monday morning was my yearly Wellness exam with the doctor.  Even though it was only scheduled for 30 minutes it felt like it took up the whole morning!  In the afternoon I went to my book club discussion group which is purely for pleasure, but, no time for sewing!    Then today (Tuesday) groceries were needed and I spent a bunch of time on the phone scheduling a mammogram and a bone density test.  Tomorrow I get to go for a blood draw and get a haircut.  Somewhere in there I need to visit my mom!

So, what's a quilter to do when there's not much sewing machine time?  I popped in to my LQS and did a little stash enhancement!  It's time to work on a Christmas gift project for my quilt group gift exchange.  I have a plan for it, but needed some holiday fabric.  Here's what I came home with:

The red with white that looks like K's - those are actually doves in flight.

This cute little project turned up on the Crafty Quilter blog - "Cookie Plate Crumb Catcher."  Perfect for a gift with a matching plate and maybe even some cookies!

I did manage to finish quilting the Zipper quilt, so another part of my purchase was a 1/2 yard for binding.  I thought this blue with white dots would make a fun binding!

While on hold waiting for the appointment scheduler, I was able to get the Zipper quilt  trimmed, and hopefully I can get the binding made and sewn on before too much more time goes by!

Sharing at Quiltfabrication for Midweek Makers.