Not sure I totally love the ribbon, but I like it more than not having anything on the side of the tote. 
The tote bag is finished although it is missing a little detail. It needs to be post marked by Tuesday so we will see if I add more detail to it or send as is.
Buttery yellow flannel on the inside. That was a remant from JoAnns, but oh so soft. Opps I should say almost finished, I do need to sew on a button.
All the values squares are sewn. Just trimming them before they are sewn together. I did throw out a few during the process. My light/dark match up just didn't look right to me. Think I have 120 squares left. 
Buttercup slept on it the entire time I sewed the binding. I think she claims it as her own. 
Several projects on my table. Where should I start?
Ended up using a grey woven cotton for the sashing. Found a black and grey plaid flannel for the backing. Funny thing is Mason has now become a quilt critic. All the sudden he has an opinion on how this should look and feel. He walked through the room a few minutes ago and wanted to know when it would be done. I must be doing something right.
The inside measurements are 15 inches. I put pins in the corners to mark the placement of the interfacing. Removed the template, put the t-shirt on the ironing board and placed the interfacing corners over the pins. It seems to have worked out.
All the interfacing has been ironed on and all the t-shirts have now been trimed to 15 x 15 inches. Next steps are to finish the pocket and make the monogram M. I did have one major freak out while ironing the interfacing on a white t-shirt. I had a moment that I thought I ironed the interfacing on the right side instead of the wrong side. Said a curse word and all was well. Guess I just had too many other things on my mind. 
There is a pattern to this. The rows repeat themselves in pairs. Hopefully I won't get too lost sewing them together. Spent last night using the June Tailor ruler marking all of the charms. 64 pairs of light/dark charms. That should end up giving me 128- 4 1/8 inch blocks. 3 1/2 inches after square up and final seam allowance. Too early in the morning to do any more math.
I picked this up at lunch today. I have read others comments on their blogs that it made triangles much easier. After the pin wheel quilt I realized I could use extra help if it was available. I will let you know how it works out.
Row three, column two is actually off the sleeve of one of the shirts. I am going to make it into a pocket on the quilt. Row four, column three, I am going to try to applique a M on the fabric from the back of one of the shirts. Thinking a grey flannel for the background of the quilt. At one point I was thinking denim but I don't think he would like the weight of it when done.
In the whole stack I don't think there are two identical fabrics. I matched up light and dark values last night. Have a whole stack to sew now.
I found this creepy guy in the stack of swapped charms. I know everyone has different tastes but this guy is just plain creepy. Needless to say he isn't making it into the values quilt. I am even more sad to say he isn't saying in my home. 
I just want it to be under 100 for a day or two. Give us some rain or something to cool us off. David of course is rubbing it in, highs in the 70's where he is at. 
No real relief in sight to the heat. It just doesn't feel right working on warm cozy quilts when it is so miserably hot outside.
I did pull together the band tshirts for Mason's quilt. Working on a plan in my head. The shirts are black, grey, white and maroon. Picked up enough interfacing for the tshirts, if nothing major pops up I will start cutting them tonight. 
I put the binding on the pinwheel quilt today. I have debated all week if I would do some free motion quilting on this. I just couldn't bring myself to add the distraction to the quilt. Instead I chose to keep it very simple. And I am glad I did.
This is probably where the quilt will live, in my spot on the sofa. Although with heat indexes at 105+ I doubt I will want it on me any time soon. 
I made my swap partners a pot holder and sent them one of my favorite recipes, Hawiian Wedding Cake. Still working on my list.
Finished size is approximately 23 x 25 inches. This was a fun recycling project. It is still shedding little blue threads. Debating if I throw it into the washer or dryer. It is heavy. Comparitively it weighs more than the dog, that means at least 6 pounds.
A little more about Mason. Doctor called a few minutes ago. Said the wound is approximately the size and shape of an egg. That is great news. Not large at all compared to what I had prepared myself for. He did warn me to give Mason two pain pills tomorrow before appointment because he would be in pain then as he removed the packing.
I was able to finish embroidering the silk scarf while watching Mason sleep in the recovery room. Even had time to sew up the side seams after I got home. Hemmed Monika's pants while I had my needle out. David and Kim are gone to Nashville until Saturday morning. Hopefully I can get more knocked off my list while they are gone.
Hope it gets fixed today before Mason has surgery tomorrow. Doubtful but I can always hope.
Should have it done this week. Just need some time in front of the TV. Shouldn't be too hard considering I am off taking care of Mason later this week. 
So far I am happy with the results from the denim rug. Only have a couple rows done. One thing I can tell you is this is going to be heavy when finished. Hope to get more done over the weekend.
...sew up the fly on all of Mason's boxers. Now doesn't that sound exciting.
I have a plan. Not sure how my plan will actually work but at least I have one. The pockets will become a wall organizer and the jean fabric will become a rug. I have 8 more pair of jeans waiting on stand by if I need them. And that doesn't include going into anyone's closets. I am saving that as a last resort.
