College Quilt Countdown ......10, 9, 8, 7 .........uh oh !

Well, my youngest birdie, Evan is leaving the nest and moving into his first college apartment. Move in day is in T minus 10 days !!!! ..... and of course there's a quilt that (I'm hoping) will be going to college with him. Problem is (and this is no surprise to those of you who are familiar with the MBIAJ Quilting and Sewing Dept) the quilt isn't finished !

This quilt was started last year in honor of his high school graduation. Fabrics and colors were approved by the teenager himself. The "595" is his dirtbike racing number.

And, those circles are his original doodles done on fabric. (this kid is FAMOUS for his over the top "totally bored in class" notebook doodle art. )

I have to finish putting borders on the back of the quilt. At his graduation party last summer, everybody signed this piece of plain fabric , which, after I add those fun "chef" and drum fabrics, will become the quilt back. (Evan is not only a talented doodle artist, he is an amazing drummer and chef!)

By the way, since this is a "work in progress" (one of many), I'm linking in with the "W.I.P Wednesday" gang over at Freshly Pieced.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ........ it's gonna be here WAY before I'm ready (and I'm not just talking about the quilt ...... SOB !)

Be back soon!

Toodles,

Mary Anne (aka Mare)

Low Tech Texting

Lookie what I borrowed from my Dad ! This (for those of you who are MUCH younger than most of my shoes) is a manual typewriter . This typewriter is very similar to the one I took to college to write all those fun term papers on . Yes, kids, this is before personal computers, cell phones, etc. Back in the dark ages when I was in college, you had to haul your rear end to the library and read books , take notes, then go back to your cinder block dorm room (equipped with a dorm fridge, and a hot plate ....... no tv, no phone , no bathroom ...... those things were down the hall) and type up your paper ...... without spell check (that's what a dictionary, thesaurus, and White Out are for).

Anyway, I borrowed this typewriter NOT to type on paper, but to see if it would type on FABRIC !!! It DOES !!!!

So, I typed, typed, typed , typed, and typed some more .......

........ and ended up with some fun "text" fabric .

.....so, I thought I'd combine it with my "homemade handwritten " fabric and , maybe use those cute little alphabet stamps to make some other "text" fabric; add some red, blue and yellow prints and scribble out a design for a 12" block to ........

....join in the fun at "During Quiet Time" where a "Texting While Sewing " contest is going on ! You still have time to enter ..... she will have a link up at her blog on August 27, 28, and 29. (of this year ....... uh oh ...... gotta go ...... lots of sewing to do ...... after I recover from all that typing !)

Be back soon!

Toodles,

Mary Anne (aka Mare)