weekend update

it's been a crazy week around here, capped off with a quick ER visit for abscess in my graft site...inner thigh behind knee....where as BB (before bypass) would have gotten by with a quick office visit, now had to trek to ER for ultrasound, bloodwork etc.  all is well now that antibiotics are on board!  also got bogged down doing some family research for my mom...and that, as you know, is like m&ms or potato chips...one link leads to another and before you know it, 2-3 hours have evaporated....

i did get the border on this so now it's ready to baste and quilt...the border fabric is one of marsha mccloskey's basics and it's just perfect...in fact the whole line is...

then betty got a present!  as mentioned, i've been doing some applique blocks for a guild member and with the funds obtained a walking foot for betty.   so pulled out this little piece made of bonus triangles and hoping to have time to try out some matchstick quilting....

not that i will ever switch to machine from hand quilting, but i like the look of the matchstick style and it's perfect for small things like this...and there is the quicker finish of course!

finally, over at humble quilts,  lori is having a show and tell of all the doll quilts in the swap....serious repro eye candy!