Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

OK, between school, and home I've been busy. But I'm still quilting because I want to finish my OMG (One More Goal) and I'm there.  Got it done, did quilting as you go, but that's for another posting.  This weekend I finished a couple of other goals that I want to share with you because I'm so pleased with them.  The first please..... Made completely with left over pieces.  The cross in the middle was 2 1/2 inch squares of left over material.  Got all my bright colors and colors of fall and put these together.  This is the result.  The quilt tester says it's perfect.  See the smaller pieces.  The quilting is straight line to help with the lines of alternate color strips.  I love the look of this pattern.  I originally intended to keep it for myself because I wanted something with fall colors but a friend asked me for a quilt to wrap herself up in and this is perfect for her for Christmas.  So off it will go.  And yes, those colors are the real colors (th

picture by Phillip Martin - the Grove Church Good intentions are great, but a little disappointing if you don't make it.  But you got to remember that life is not on a schedule, it's random, and most days when you work full time at a high school, a little erratic as well. I'm back to teaching full time, and I'm loving it.  I use to repair computers 1/2 time and teach the other half (usually with two or three different courses in the same block so I was constantly running).  Now I'm teaching the same amount of courses but full time, so my load is easier, and I'm spending more time individualizing student learning.  I love it!!  But I'm still running around, and I am tired when I get home. So I'm too tired to sew as much as the last couple of months.  I'm hoping that will change, and I know it will, with my courses taking on bigger projects.  But it is what it is, and as I said, I love it and I love teaching.   So how do you fix this?  Exer