Day of Quilting

Can't believe its been along time since I posted anything but today is the day for a post. Its cloudy here with off and on showers - just a cold day here.

So I'm spending the better part of today doing some machine quilting. I made quilt from charms (5" squares of fabric) I had collected through some swaps I had with one of the message board I belong to. No specific pattern just 4 patch blocks paired to create 8" blocks for a total of 30. Body of quilt is 5 8"blocks by 6 8" blocks then a neutral inside border and a brown outer border. I have decided to use a black print for the binding fabric. The batting is a 80/20 blend and a large crosshatch quilting pattern in the center with quilting piano keys in the border - no idea yet for the inner border.

The puppies are of no help today, they have decided once again for today to schedule a day of napping.

I have a confession - I like coffee! Those that know me know that - I like hot, cold, iced, flavored, frothed, etc.
I have been looking for awhile for a new coffee maker, the one I had was wearing out - hard to take apart to clean. So for the past few days there have been ads on TV and Radio for the single serve machines listing all the wonderful features and variety of coffees available. Knowing these advertisements were geared towards my search I bit, I purchased a Tassimo from Target on Monday along with a couple of different coffees. So Tuesday morning I unpacked it and followed the cleaning procedure in the manual - yes I read the manual - so it would be already for Wednesday morning, my day off. So Wednesday I got up and made my first cup, pretty good but needed to add a little more water - second cup perfect and the best thing about the second cup was not only that it tasted great but it was just as hot as the first unlike what I was use to. So as I am writing this blog I am on a latte break.

Enjoy!

Mary