A win and some Progress

First off, I have to say a big thank you to Kelly at IHAN. I was one of the winners in her Island Batik giveaway.  I got this LOVELY roll of batiks.

All rolled up

 Oh and check out Kelly's card --it is a magnet and now lives on my refrigerator!

Unrolled for your lusting pleasure

I have some ideas for them! Ooohh...my precioussssss....

 Remember that I promised I would show some  of the 'along the way' work on my latest handwork piece?  Well I almost forgot, but I have been doing other things so it isn't TOO far along.  So I decided to share a picture with you.

this detail lets you see that I really did do some handwork on it.

I have added more machine work as well as a little hand work.  Lots more to do on this though. (P.S. Love that Aurifil wool for hand work!)

And now a funny story.  Mom was with me when I opened the batiks from Kelly.  She commented "You sure have got a lot of fabric. What are you going to do with all of it?"  I could smell the fabric lust on her.  (is it contagious??)  I said, "I use it to make things.  Why do you want some for something?" (I know she doesn't sew.)  She said "I was just thinking that some of it would like nice on my headboard to make it look different."   Ha, I remember the headboard she had when I was living there. I can't imagine it.  We go to her place and look at the headboard. Ahhh! it is a brass headboard.  Now I get it! She wants it padded.  I didn't tell her, but I have a great idea for a quilted cover for it. The nice brass knobs on the posts will still show but the boring straight line headboard will be covered with quilty goodness.  Now I have to get it made and surprise her with it.  I should have measured....sigh..maybe I can sneak around and do that tomorrow evening when I visit.
Of course I wonder if she was just planning on draping some fabric over the top rail like bunting...you never know.