A Little of This & That

 I have 4 rows of the bird blocks done and can't wait

to finish this so I can pick it up from the floor.

There is another project laying on the floor as well but

I'm still trying to decide on the layout.    

The doll panel is pressed and ready to cut out.  To the left

of the panel is the stack of quilts I need to finish.

 Our neighbor [Sarah] came over yesterday to pick up a

few small things I made for her grand daughters

birthday.  She spotted this quilt on the ironing board and

expressed how much she liked it so ... it's new

home will be just down the street.

 Getting on to Lil Red by Moda.

The doll quilts were the easiest part of the panel.

It was a challenge to sew, flip and press these pieces.

I'm not great at sewing curves and the poor little boys ears

are not as rounded as I would have liked. 

 This is part of the panel.

 I managed to stuff the legs on the left doll which warranted 

a break.  It was a pain to get the stuffing down the legs which

took me a longer than I expected.  Once the legs are stuffed you

do a simple row of stitching between the legs and the body

so the doll can sit.  Next up is stuffing the arms then the

body.  From there you hand-sew the opening closed.

I did make the cape and need to finish the skirts, 

pillows, and little animals as well as stuff two more dolls.

Between all the various projects I managed to complete the rest of the

bird blocks.  I really need to start on Cole's winter quilt for

when they come here for Thanksgiving.  I also plan to start

pulling out the Xmas boxes and have the house decorated by

next weekend.  This is a big project to do that will take

a lot of stress out of the rest of the holiday season.