wonky progress

so i'm making progress on my wonky log cabin xmas quilt for john's quilt along. the top and backing are pieced, it's all sandwiched and look!!!

me attempting to machine quilt...

i'm doing a loop-de-loop quilting on this one. i had really planned on doing some neat tree quilting with a christmas light stitching on the border of whatever i made with these fabrics. i've had the border stencil for a few years and the tree one since last year's houston international quilt festival. oh well. another time...



so as you can see, some of my loops are great and others are not so great. i wasn't going to use this picture on any posts, but boo took this one and the one of me at my machine. how could i turn down my sweet 7-yr old budding photographer? umm....you don't.... :)

and holy cow! look at the dust/lint bunnies below!!



all this from one single little quilt. this wonky quilt is not that big. it's about 56-58 inches square if i remembered how big my border fabric is...i could do calculations correctly... long day. i don't want to think anymore!

but - i talked to my best friend tonight. he's another sailor and i've known him forever. they found out that they're having a little girl!!! apparently, she was not shy during this ultrasound. so, now i've got to get cranking and finish the blanket i'm knitting for this little one. and the xmas present for my nephew...and the mini quilt for my in-laws...