Design Wall Monday

There is nothing on the design wall.

No sad face here.

My version of Bonnie's Sister's Choice (#1 of 2) is done!

I quilted and quilted and finally I was able to bind and wash and dry.

My favorite part of quilting is taking the quilt warm from the dryer.

It gets a big hug before inspecting.

That means another UFO marked off the list.

The next one is already for basting.

That long UFO list is getting shorter and shorter!

I love a pieced back.

The light blue and green fabrics came from friends at a retreat.

If I remember right, someone's aunt had these fabrics.

I feel bad because I can't remember who brought them.

I thanked them then, I thank them now.

I needed 2 widths of fabric so I  added some of my own fabric, 

snipped and ripped and made a fun back.

Shirley tested it.

I swear trying to lay out a quilt with her around is more work that if there were 5 toddlers!

Fun story time.

Saturday afternoon I was on the phone with daughter Crystal about our sewing.

She was working on a wallet using a Swoon pattern.

They have the best patterns!!!

That lead me to look at their page again which lead me to buy 2 new patterns.

That lead me to post on Facebook how much I enjoy talking to my daughter about sewing

and that lead me to buying patterns.

That also lead to a conversation with someone else and that lead them to buying patterns.

*snicker, snicker*

I asked Ernie if he wanted to run into town so I could go to JA's so I could get some bag making supplies and we could go out to dinner.

I wanted a cheeseburger from Carl's Jr.

I picked out fabrics and supplies for 2 bags.

I had to go to the cotton fabric section to look for lining fabrics.

As I'm walking down the isle, this bicycle fabric jumped into my basket.

A brand new bolt!

Someone posted it to the Quiltville Open Studio Facebook page 

and bicycle fabric is all the rage for the back of Grand Illusion.

How could I not buy it!

For Christmas, I received gift cards for JoAnn's.

When I was using them, the gal asked if I wanted the $2.32 left on the card

or did I want the cash.

I took the cash.

I have never used a gift card that I didn't have to add money to.

After dinner, 

I told Ernie that this was the perfect date night.

He went to the Sportsman's store and I got the perfect fabric.

And we ate dinner at our favorite hamburger place.

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