What I've Been Up To...

So, you've probably noticed my lack of posts of the past couple of weeks.  I haven't forgotten about blog or quilting, but the pilot I worked on this spring got picked up (yay!) and I've been the assistant costume designer (yay!) on the first episode we are filming.  Once we get to next week, I will be the 2nd assistant costume designer and have much much much more reasonable hours and will have more time for things like quilting and blogs (and working out and sleep)...  In the meantime, here is a sneak peak of what I've been doing... and a new show you should watch in the fall.  You should watch it- 1, because it's good and 2, because I like having a job...

Trip to Philly

Yesterday my friend Cristina and I took a little day trip to Philly (my first time) to see the premiere of a movie she designed.  Before the film we ate cheesesteaks (yuck!  never again!) and did some touristy things.  In the Philadelphia Visitors Center they had a lot of displays, one of which told the story of the president's house in quilts.  I took at few photos...

Back On Track

So, I have obviously fallen off the quilting wagon for a bit- but I think I'm back on track since a little trip to Fabric Shack and some new magazines have reignited my desire to spend the day sewing.  Today I made a Kindle case for my friend Jes.  She requested I make her one like my iPod case, but obviously larger.  She found this neat website called Spoon Flower which lets you print your own fabric or buy other people's custom creations.  Pretty cool in theory.  The only thing is that I would like the fabric to be a little higher quality- but it does the job: presses, moves, etc.  I haven't washed it yet though.

While on a lovely trip to Cincinnati I made a quick trip to Fabric Shack (my favorite shack!).  I spent most of my time in the scrap bin and the fat quarter section because I really had no ideas what I needed (maybe nothing?), but I did manage to leave with a full bag of fabric- some of it hilarious.

The big thing I've done is that I finally really starting piecing together the Kaleidoscope quilt that I started cutting (what feels like) a million years ago.  I'm off to a good start and I'm really excited to finish this quilt top.  If I stay excited about it, I think that I can get the top done by the weekend.  Here's some progress: