#BDSI

I am participating in the Boxing Day Sew-in being sponsored by Sandy of the Quilting for the Rest of Us podcast. There are several podcasters and bloggers who are participating and offering giveaways. Go check it out at Sandy's Blog.

Have Fun Sewing!

Hand Basting a Quilt

Basting my quilts is the least favorite part of making a quilt for me. I have tried pin basting and spray basting. I really like Sarah's Tutorial on Maching Quilting 101. She shows how to spray baste. I have used this method quilt successfully, however, the spray is expensive and it is difficult to find the floor space to baste a large quilt. It is also pretty hard on the body!

My two most recent quilts ( I will post pictures later today) were pin basted. I was reminded how I don't like pin basting. It is easy to baste the quilt, but difficult to quilt. I broke a couple of needles.

For my next quilt, I am considering trying Sharon Schamber's hand basting method. The links to her tutorials are below. Let me know what you think. Has anyone tried this method?

Sharon Schamber Hand Basting a Quilt Tutorial 1


Sharon Schamber Hand Basting a Quilt Tutorial 2

Happy Quilting!

Giveaway at Stash Resolution

I have to recommend a blog and Podcast. Sara at Stash Resolution is giving away 6 fat quarter bundle of the new fabric line Delilah. It is beautiful. Go check it out at Sara's Blog and enter to win. If you would like to buy some of this fabric, be sure to visit Sara's Etsy shop--Swell Cloth.

Baby Cardinal Update

The baby cardinals are growing so quickly these past few days. Eyes open, feathers filling in. The kids are growing up!

The above picture was taken yesterday. They are getting bigger and more alert. We thought that it might be a couple more days, but...

Today, they are gone...

So sad, but also so happy!

My daughter heard a lot of chirping this morning, hoping that it was just mom & dad getting the kids out of the nest and into the cover of the woods.

Hope nothing bad happened.

The nest was still wonderful to observe these past couple of weeks.

We'll miss the babies!

Babies getting bigger!

Happy Birthday!

Here is a quick picture of the new babies hatched today. They are hungry! My hubby had to take a quick picture because the daddy is in the background wanting to feed these two. We hope to get a better picture soon...

Outside my window...

A Cardinal nest with two tiny eggs. We had a nest close to another window a couple of years ago, but this one has an even better view. They must really like the protection of being close to the house.

We will put up more photos as things progress...