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Ava,
I've been trying to think of how I'm going to tell you about my quilt, but I can't get Hot Fuzz out of my head.  I won't ruin anything for you, but I'll leave you with this:

• If we would have another baby, and pray to a god above that it's a boy, he'll be named Simon.

I'll start by stating, I'm not a quilter, nor does this make me believe that I'm even 1/16th of one.  I'm sure if any true quilter would look at it & there would be a number of mistakes that he/she would quickly spot.  Ever since the MDK book came out, I have this Blanket-Everyone mentality.  Problem is, I don't want to give the blankets away.  This one is no different.  I ran into a finished Lotus here, and this post made me say, "I can sew a seam."  Really this blanket is just a bunch of seams.  A bunch!

Here's what I learned: 

• I love Amy Butler!  Her fabrics made it enjoyable to keep sewing the strips.  I'd sew one and get excited about the next print.  When we visit her shop, I'm bringing a sharpie and flashing a boobie.

• Next time (that's right I said it) I'll take more care when cutting out the blocks.  There was no template, just a ruler and my rotary cutter.  I'm pretty sure that a good quilter wouldn't cut out 4 blocks at a time.
• Make sure that your sewing machine and iron are in good working condition.  Since this quilt, we've purchased a new iron and the machine is going to be serviced.  If this was done prior, the process may have been easier.

I can't complain about this quilt.  I only ripped out one row and only said "No one will notice" twice.  SK said, "Can we give this project a story or a reason?"  What the Lola-Went-Insane-For-a-Weekend one isn't good enough?

Gus is visiting his GP's, and I'm looking forward to a nice long uninterrupted nap underneath it sometime around 2 p.m. Just thought I'd share some interesting links to keep you entertained while in class:

• The pattern I've been coveting for a couple months now is going to be released this summer.
• This yarn will be mine and will sit with all the other unused P & C yarn I already own.
• My current crush and future baby's namesake.
• Preview is out, and I'm not sure about it.  Love the hat.

Have fun in Saturday school, nerd!
-Lola

Comments

[Ava]

Hey, doofus, you already used this title for an earlier post. Still in class . . . still reeling from laugther with "Hot Fuzz." How utterly funny was that? Seriously, the next spawn of SK and Lola should be Simon Frost . . . just to get Nick Frost in there.