A Sunny Quilt

I know, I know.  It's like a running joke here in my blog and in my house.  Seriously, my Mister Man wonders when I'm going to actually finish a quilt because I keep on starting quilts, but never finishing.  Well, I hope to prove him wrong this fall.

I decided in September or October that I wanted to make a quick quilt  for someone special.  I purchased  a precut bundle known as a "jelly roll."  Then yesterday, I just sewed each piece together and the little quilt top quickly came together.  (Seriously, the more simple the quilt, the easier it is to get done!)  I would have progressed a lot faster, but a bulk of my time was also spent taking care of my son.  Now, all I need to do is get some backing fabric and sandwich my quilt.  Then I will have to decide if I'm going to quilt the whole blanket or just tie it together with strings.  Before I know it, I'll bind my quilt and finally be done.

I have a deadline and I know that I will be extremely busy with the upcoming year, so this quilt needs to be done soon.  I really do hope that I can share a finished quilt with you all in a couple of weeks or months. 

What have you been up to lately?

Monster Dash 2016

Last weekend, my co-workers and I participated in the annual Monster Dash.  This year, we decided to go as rock stars.  One went as Freddie Mercury, one was Cyndi Lauper, and I went as Jem from Jem and the Holograms.  I wore a bright pink dress, bought a fantastic blue and pink wig, and wore pink makeup (all over my eyes, lips, and cheeks).  I thought we all looked fabulous!  I think this is one of the better years where our costumes just rocked!

Image credit:  http://www.quirkbooks.com/post/books-jem-and-holograms-tour

If you are a child of the '80's you'll know that Gem and the Holograms is a cartoon that was wildly popular (my brother, born in 1990, didn't know who Gem was and my sister had to explain).  I think they tried to revive it in 2015 as a movie, with real live actors, but it wasn't successful.  Regardless, when we decided that we wanted to be rock stars this year, Jem immediately came to my mind (even if she wasn't a real person, she's still a rock star).

I loved my costume and I loved my wig (it was so luxurious).  I didn't even mind that I had to paint much of my face pink.  I think I might have to wear this costume again in the future.  (Seriously, I love my wig!).  Next year, we'll see what our theme will be.  So excited.