Sleepless in New England

This bumble bee is busier than I have been the last few days.  Insomnia hit me for three nights, so I've been a zombie during the days.  But I slept last night and feel almost human again.   I think Dr. Jekyl may have been experimenting with something that kept him from sleep and that's what made him into a monster.

I used up some of my scraps from making the QOV blocks to make more blocks. 

I won this Lapel Stick at Glenna's blog, http://www.hollyhockquilts.com It's a new tool for me that works really nicely. Thank you, Glenna.

I made this quilt top to donate.  I visited Happy Cottage Quilter's blog http://www.happycottagequilter.blogspot.com and liked her quilting using Mary Mashuta's walking foot method of quilting.  I have Mary's book,  Foolproof Machine Quilting, and am using her technique on this smaller quilt.

 

I tried out my lapel stick to baste the templates, and it works well.  No pictures of the quilting yet because I need to be fully awake before I work on it. 

Several of you who visited my last post were interested in seeing the entire completed scrap quilt that I mentioned.  Thank you for all of your lovely comments.

Perfectionists will find many flaws, but this quilt was the largest I have quilted so far, and it was a challenge.  Also, I backed it in flannel for cozyness, but that made it heavier.  I only free motion quilted the sashing.  The rest is either straight stitch or a decorative stitch.

 

 It fits my queen size bed well enough. 

I did pick up a crochet project that I abandoned because I missed crocheting.  That was a good craft to do for someone who can crochet in her half-awake state:)

Happy Memorial Day. 

God Bless You.