Since The Last Post,

I finished the Picnic Sparkle Quilt for my aunt.

 She picked it up and I didn't get to take a  nice bright picture of it, so this pick is by her son. I plan to make another one, but twin size using different fabrics.

I have started back on the Scrappy Comic Strip disaster.

However, I still rather not show it, but I am going to finish it. I am not a quitter.

When I stumbled across design walls from fellow bloggers, I decided to make one for myself. I think it is a must for any quilter for the purpose of designing the layout. You don't have to worry about putting away your fabric and then trying to put it back when you get ready to work on it again. I fell in love with the idea of having a layered design wall for multiple projects from Sew Katie Did

Mine is in the beginning stages. 

I spent a lot of time trying to find the lest expensive way to do this. What I found was that a softtop bed under pad will do it and it only cost me $9 from walmart. It is vinyl on the back and soft felt like cotton on the top. Before I make my wall layered, I want a under pad big enough for at least a queen sized project.

So what you see above on my design wall is what I am working on using the reunion Charm pack and navy blue solids.  I am waiting for my fabric for the Lazarus Quilt to arrive to get started on it.

That's all for now.

Tell me what you think.

Regroup and Start Again Tomorrow

     Today is Columbus Day and most schools were out today.  Things run differently at the Mitchell Home School Academy.  So today was a normal school day as usual and no I did not do anything special for Columbus Day. I wasn't trying to intentionally omit it from our learn process today. We were just having a difficult time getting through our regular assignments.  Also when dad is home on Mondays things are a little crazy for some reason.  As I sit and type I have a child crying because he doesn't want to read about koalas for a project of which he chose koalas.
     It can be really frustrating at time while trying to teach and find out how he's motivated and the best way that he learns.  We are apart of a homeschooling co-op where the parents teacher a few classes of our choosing.  For the animals class the kids (6-8) learning how to research and put together a project.  Things are not going so well for my child and I as I try to help him instead of doing the whole thing for him.  He's crying and I want to cry and just be done with the whole thing.  So tonight I am regrouping and going to give it a go again tomorrow with a different strategy.  That's the great thing about home schooling. We can move at our own pace with the room and time to regroup if we need to.

Not Enough Space

My dining room serves as a base for multiple operations in my house.  We eat, have school, talk, iron, and this is were I practice quilting. When its time to quilt there is food all over the table. When its time to eat, quilting stuff is all over the table.  When its time for school for the boys, sometimes food and quilting stuff is everywhere.  Sometimes I really wanna scream.

I hope that some day I can turn my garage into my own little quilting work shop. There is a lot to be done.  My husband keeps telling me its not as simple as setting up my stuff.  While standing in it to take this pic, I got the overwhelming revelation of what he means.