I FINISHED THE QUILT TOP!!!!!!!!!!

I accidentally ripped the fabric close to the seam allowance!  Yikes!!
I hand sewed it shut.  Hmmm...???
I sewed on the border and my point is good!

Here she is!  My completed Lynne Edward's Perspective top!  Need to quilt it now..

My FIRST selvedge!!! I'm SO proud!!

My first selvedge! I'm so excited! I'm so proud and need to make it a home very soon! Next week!

The coolest Photo Cube ever!!

Cool, I found a way to still upload after I have uploaded already. I understand!! Ok. Here is a really cool CD case Photo Cube. This is a view with my Mom's (yep, still not done) Paperbag album. You can jump on over to Julie and have a look, literally at how she did it.
A bit of a profile for you! It went together pretty well. I spent many hours yesterday on it. I had to enlarge the base and inadvertently did it twice! Bummer. I used K&Co. Ancestry designer papers I bought this past summer. I used gold metallic cardstock from a local store here. I used some of me & my BIG ideas ICONS sticker bling. The punch on my kids at the zoo is Mary Engelbreit's Rose punch. Mary is from St. Louis too and she closed her store at the St. Louis Galleria. Why Mary, Why??? The flower is a Prima Calypso Tin one. My first one and I cut it!! The brad is from Making Memories. The frames are Sizzix ones. Ok. Now I feel legit!!
Well, here I go again, uploading backwards! Here is the finished cube. I have another one, stay tuned! It is up above. This is Peaches. So serene and pretty.
This is a picture of my two kids. We live in the Middle East and don't get too much rain. I have to say that after Gonu (hurricane in June 2007), my kids will always remember rain! Anyhow, we were at the Cleveland Zoo and it started raining and my two kids and my adorable Snoopy looking niece were trying to catch the raindrops with their mouths. It was Ali's idea, that is why the photo is centered on him. As quick as he said it, I got the camera ready and look how it came out! I love this picture. Especially Sofia and her Snoopy-ish-ness!!
This blog has gotten lots of comments on here and at my email addy on Uki. She is the hit of my efforts! My beautiful and fun girl!
This is the front of the cube and my favorite picture of the kids. It was on Christmas day and Amal was giving Ali a hug in thanks. They fight so much so that is why I love this!

Uki, my assistant!

She is sooooooo cute!  I was working the other night and she surprised me!  I did not even hear her jump up on my table!  She doesn't have any bells on.  Perhaps I should put one on her!  I got such a kick out of seeing her there!
It seems that Uki also likes my favorite tool, That Purple Thang!
This was taken this morning.  I ran out of food for lunch for the kids.  They feasted over the weekend.  Mental note Mom, 'don't buy cool food over the weekend'.  Well, we had guests, so that is ok.  Off to Hardanger this morning and then go grocery shopping. I think I will get to go quilting this afternoon after all as the kids are staying after school!  Hmmm... Ok.  Back to Uki.  I was sewing this morning because I did not have to make lunches and gave the kids some linen (money, African American slang) and had about 20 minutes.  I started walking yesterday morning but did not today and sewed instead!!   Anyway, Uk was intrigued.
Then, bap!  She tried to catch the moving shank.  I have to becareful as I know she could get hurt!  I shooed her off.  Actually, I grabbed her and gave her some Big Momma lovin' but she ran away!  :(  Have a great day!

Edit:  Man oh Man!  I need to clean this machine!  I will tonight!  Didn't realize!

I'm so excited!!!

Selvedges!  A new concept to me.  I have always noticed them but never, NEVER thought about keeping them!  Now, there is a contest to win some from here.  I hope I win!  I never win anything!  Well, that is a lie.  When we were in the Latino church one Sunday in downtown St. Louis, we actually stayed after and my sis was actually home and not in the hospital (had polio). We did a raffle of some sort and I won!  My parents figured it out as my number was between theirs but I did not dare look.  I was about 12.  I remember the feeling of walking up to the Priest and receiving my $20.00!  Man, I was stoked!

Anyhow, I will start collecting my selvedges from now on and where I am still not sure how to cut them all off right away without straightening the edges and all that jazz; I just hope I win this contest!  Should I not, congrats to the three that are the winners!  Hope you have fun fun fun!

Ok.  Back to my Perspective project.  Been hanging out mostly with my boy today.  Need to start cooking soon!  Bye!

The LE's pictures

Ok.  Here is the Reversible.  Such a cool technique.  You can see both sides and that it needs binding.  I'm going to attempt Lynne's interesting binding technique.
Just another view of this quilt.
Obvious to me, the red should be the binding as it is the sashing on both sides but I ran out!  See the little bit left?  Then I remembered that Lynne showed us a cool technique to do a double sided binding and so I found the green and brown of those fabs and am doing that.  Now, where are those notes??
This is the Perspective class.  This class taught us math.  I hate math.  I suck at math but I keep persevering!  It doesn't come easy to me so imagine my joy and relief  that my kids excel in this very necessary 'thing'.  I have two more little blocks and three more big blocks.  I won't get it all done today as I have laundry and grocery shopping and cooking and entertaining Ali now that Amal and her friend have left for the day.  I hope to get two of the little ones done as I have already cut out the freezer paper bits.  Now where is that fabric??  You DON'T want to see my sewing room!  It is my creative chaos of a space in my home!!  See you all later!!

What shall I work on today?

I will be sewing today but don't know what to do!? There are a few projects I want to start that seem they don't take too long to complete the top but I think I should work on one of my unfinished projects!

1.  Binding for Lynne Edward's Reversible Quilt.  I'll work on this tonight while I watch TV.  Love that TV!!

2.  Hmmm... I think I will also work on my Perspective Quilt by Lynne Edward's as well.  I will take photos now to prove to myself and to you all that I actually worked!

Today should be an easy day as Amal is out all day with her friend and Ali will be here with me.

I'm making Scotch Eggs and my Mom's simple salad.  I bought a baton of french bread last night.  That sounds yummy and quick!

See you!!