9 patch Almost finished

By the time I get to this point in a quilt I generally think...... I'll take a picture for the blog after its quilted, then it sits and finally gets quilted and I can't remember if I posted it on the blog or not. Soooooo I'm going to post now. I got this idea from Crazy Mom Quilts' blog, and had wanted to play along with the block a day but life got in the way. I did manage to catch up just as they started round 2 though. Instead of using 2 1/2" blocks I had a bunch of 3" blocks I had that were already cut, so I used them as well as the larger 3" sashing strips. Amanda Jean's came out to be a twin size, mine is a large queen for my bed. I chose the butterflies on white for the backing and the pink plaid type fabric on top of that for the binding. I'm going to quilt with white thread, but haven't decided how I will quilt it yet. I love how fresh and clean it looks with the white don't you?

quilt update

I have finished 2 quilts recently, but hadn't shown a picture as life was too busy. Here they are, and they aren't great pictures as it is raining and nighttime here. The first is a bento box type pattern, made with noodles I swapped a while back on the about quilting forum. The second is a batik maple leaf lap quilt I made with some swap blocks from around the world quilting, it is backed with a fuzzy brown snuggly fabric, and has thin batting as well. It should be very warm this fall.

Birthday

Today is my birthday, I'm 49, but have been trying to get away with 39. Last October I set out on a journey to become healthier. I've been eating healthier and less and working out at curves 6 days a week as well as walking 6 days a week for a couple miles. I took a picture my first day and then after 100 workouts at curves. I recently (last week) received my 200 workouts shirt and took a picture this morning. I haven't seen them all together for comparison but here's how it looks so far.
According to the curves records I've lost 32 inches and 52 pounds. I've gone from a size 22 to a size 14. I'd like to lose another 30 - 35 lbs before I'm done, but I'm please so far with my results.


Today

after 100 workouts

When I started in October 2008

Cody progress

Here are pics of Cody's burns after the skin grafts and some healing time. He thinks they look pretty good, and I have to say they look much better than they did before the skin grafts, but as a Mom I guess I was hoping for much much better. I'm hoping the red coloring diminishes over time. Time for the vitamin E oil. Don't look if you are a queasy person.
Fair Warning!

Stomach