As my mother would have said: "Oh my achin' back!" I got all four of the tops I aimed for basted. Dresden Plate, top; more Drunkard's Path Turtles, center; Pinwheel Nine Patch, bottom. Not shown is a Tumblers bed/table runner that I am going to turn into a pillow sham for a bolster for my bed. I was so tired when I got to it that I forgot to take a picture. I am thinking that I will do that one first so I can get it done and get it out of my way and onto my bed.

I got this 20 yard roll of batting online and I am quite happy with it. It is folded double on the roll and so is a bit inconvenient, but not badly so. It's more easily stored that way and that is huge in my limited space down here. I took two quilts off of it and pieced the other two from my tub of scrap batting, almost emptying that tub. It pays to save the scraps though, I got the last quilt and the runner out of scraps and that saved quite a bit of money. I finished up just before the boys started getting home from school. Sammy has a thing about my basting pins and if he sees any I am not going to use he asks if he can have them. He doesn't quite understand that even if  I didn't use them this time I probably will the next. I should just buy him a box and wrap them up for a present.

The Dresden Plate quilt is the biggest I have ever made at 120 by 120 inches. It just kept growing. It will truly be quilt wrestling when I get to it. I intend to do the smaller ones first just because I don't have much space to put basted quilts in while they are waiting to be quilted. Then also, I can prepare myself mentally for the job that quilting will be on the big one.

For now, also as my mother would have said, "I'm pooped!" I don't even know if I will be up to any hand work, at least until after a nap.

 I am doing the long sleeved dress. I am not making it as long either, not only does it use less fabric I would be constantly tripping over it.

This is the fabric, it's a fairly light-weight knit fabric. I don't care for most knits, but this one is OK. I don't think that it will take long to make it, I'm just so busy with alterations for the next week. I will get time after that.

 This is the first skirt, and it was just a hem. The longest part was cutting off the excess hem and that was only because my scissors are so dull. I need to get them sharpened.

This leather coat needed a new collar. The old one was badly worn but the owner just didn't want to give up his coat so he said just cover it, but that's doing it the hard way and I just cut it off made a new one of fabric and top-stitched it onto the stub of the collar that was left it was fast and easy and my sewing machine has no problems with leather. Ambrosina's couldln't have handled and I have to say my Viking couldn't either. My Juki is one tough girl!

So that is where I am at this week. Tomorrow I will be basting so I can quilt. The tops are starting to pile up again!

They are installing duct work for the remodel. David hasn't felt good so he hasn't done a lot, he has the virus the kids had last week. I told him he had better not give it to me, but he will probably share, he usually does; I don't imagine that with everyone else having had it I will escape. But until I do I have plenty to keep me busy.

I feel like I am still marking time, but there is a little bit more done. I have some alterations to do for a client and that makes me happy, I will have a little spending money. I got a printer on Monday so I am back doing a Dear Jane block a day. It's been so long since I did one I had to stop and get myself organized again. I also cut out a dress for myself this morning, it takes a lot longer than it used to, I have to keep stopping and sitting down! It will be lovely when it is done, it is a turquoise knit. I will try to have a picture tomorrow.

These are the two I have finished this week, sorry if they are a little blurry. Ambrosina and I were invited to lunch today and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. After we got home she had work to do so I took my car (the heater stopped working Monday natch!) and went on to a yarn store:

I got a sock book, but the yarn is for a sweater, I wanted pink and gray, but they only had brown so I settled for that. I don't know when I will get started on the sweater, I have a lot of hats and scarves yet to go, but it will give me something to look forward too. I also want some wool socks because my feet get so cold and I hate acrylic or polyester, and I love to knit socks!

Tomorrow I hope to get pictures of my dress and I will show the latest knitting project I am on but for now I am gong to get started on my afternoon's hand work.