Almost a quilt top

     I've made significant progress on Antonio's Urban Chic quilt top.  Here's a sneak peek:

I'm thinking an aqua border with a black and gray polka dot binding.
     One thing I wish I had done differently is fussy cut the center panels of the Alexander Henry black and grey geometric fabric.  You can see the one square where I did fussy cut (the one with the circle perfectly centered), which happened to be the one that I cut last.
     I added one more column of blocks to make the quilt a little wider.  I'm pleased with how this quilt turned out- appropriate for a 9 year-old boy, but not too juvenile that he'll outgrow it.

Pajama pant fail

     I wanted to wear them.  I wanted to love them.  I wanted to lounge in them all day whilst my little one naps and plays.  I wanted to make a pair for every day of the week.  But McCall's 3019 does me no favors. :(
     What went wrong?  The waist was too high, the stride (a polite way of saying the crotch) a little  long, and too much fabric floating around the rear since I'm flat as a pancake.  The upshot of it all is the pants do not flatter.
     So it's back to quilting.  I've started Antonio's Urban Chic quilt.  He wanted a simple, modern design with a neutral palette- black, gray, yellow, white.  I threw in a little aqua to make it pop.

     I cut off the selvedges so I can't name all the fabrics.  There are a few Art Gallery fabrics, a Joel Dewberry, and a couple whose provenance I don't know.  The quilt will be a little bigger than called for (seven blocks across and seven down).  I'll need to buy a few more prints for the center pieces.
     I was hoping to find photos of Urban Chic quilts that others have made.  A Google search pretty much only turns up the quilts on the Artichoke Collection site.  Anyone out there have any links? 

Spring break, quilt break

     The kids are out for Spring Break this week.  Very challenging to keep a 9-year old, 7-year old and an 18-month old entertained without a car to take them places.  We walked to one of the neighborhood parks yesterday, but we left after 40 minutes because the landscapers came to cut the grass.  Bad for my allergies.
     I'm taking a forced break from Martina's quilt- it's too big to quilt on the Kenmore.  The Singer 301 can accomodate the quilt, but it needs to be serviced first.  Luckily, Animal Planet keeps the older ones  entertained whilst the little one sleeps and I take up a new sewing project.  Here's what's on my sewing table:

PJ pants from McCall's 3019.  The fabric is from the Anthology collection by Color Principle for Henry Glass. 
     First sewing project for myself!  I've been wearing the same pair of brown and pink polka dotted flannel pj pants all winter.  I'm tired of looking at them, and I'm pretty sure the hubby is, too.  Spring calls for lightweight cotton in fresh colors.  I may have to make a couple more pairs so I don't wear these out by summer (and let's not kid ourselves, great excuse to go fabric shopping).