I have really had a spurt of stitching the past weeks. I love to be able to sit down in the evening and do a bit while I watch tv. Before I started, however, I finished organizing my DMC’s. Here are a few photos of that big job!

I ended up with about 7 boxes full…

Once that was all done, it was time for fun!!! One day we went for a drive to a cute little quilt shop in Maldon, and I found just the fabrics I wanted for the Nice People Nice Things quilt. Here you can see them, with my first two blocks finished:

In the meantime, I started on the armchair caddy, courtesy of Helen. I am not joining in on the actual swap, but I am trying to do the projects. I’m not confident enough to join the swap and I’ve also been busy with doctor’s appointments and other things, so I wouldn’t be very reliable at this stage in life.. more on that later. So, here is my armchair caddy in progress:

I changed it a little - I used a piece of the background fabric for the middle bit of the pincushion instead of stitching it. I thought I’d end up messing up the stitching when I poked pins in it! If you want the free pattern for this, check it out here. You can find the other gorgeous projects in the Stitcher’s Angel stitch-a-thon at Helen’s blog.

Since I took the above photo, I now have the green binding on and am hand sewing it. I really like the way it has turned out. Thank you Helen for sharing this with us!!!

Some non-quilting news now: I am off to hospital next week to have my gallbladder out. It should only be an overnight stay and a small thing compared to the three c-sections I’ve had! Still, I’m supposed to rest for a week, doctor’s orders. So, I will stitch…. that is resting, isn’t it?