Rocket ships

So, the rocket ships quilt got pieced and sandwiched yesterday.
Here's a photo of the top:


And here it is sandwiched and rolled - the dents are from the cats sleeping on it:


I've quilted around 3.5 rocket ships so far. When I went to start, I had NO navy cotton thread. Hmpf. So the mid-kid and I went to Hancock's after karate and bought thread, navy and some red perle cotton for his quilt. I still don't have the variegated thread I want - I think I'll have to stop by the LQS on Monday to see if they have any that would work.

Living near DC, there's a lot of [FREE!!] wonderful stuff, but we too rarely take advantage of it. I didn't find out about the quilt show at the Renwick until about 4 days before it closed, so I didn't make that one. Not this time! Look at this: A Stitch in Vine: Botanical Quilts, a textile show at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Not only that, but it runs at the same time as the orchid show!!!!!!!

Gratitudes:
1. My ankle is better - doesn't hurt so much, even though I don't have full range of motion back.
2. Watching TMOTH teach the mid-kid how to work on his Pinewood Derby car (the race is tomorrow and the car needed to be done today)
3. Sponge-Bob Squarepants and the Backyardigans
4. Seed catalogs

A day of quilting

We had a "quilting day" today, at the Universities of Shady Grove. (It's an off-campus site that offers classes from a number of universities from around the region). The classroom was great - it had outlets at each desk and comfortable chairs. The only drawback was we couldn't eat in the room. (Coffee was OK, at least!) It was a kind of mini-retreat.

There were about a dozen women there from our guild. All were working on different things. I mostly worked on the Rocket Ships quilt. I worked on another baby quilt, but somehow managed to screw up one of the blocks - and I didn't notice it until I'd sliced the nine-patch. Oh, well. I finished four more Rocket Ship blocks, and have four more to go until it gets sashed and assembled. I'd like to get it done in time for the show - if I can get the top finished by March 3, I'll send in the show form.