Saturday, Sewing, and Soccer

I've finally gotten around to starting the quilting on my own Valentine heart tabletopper. First thing this morning, I got everything ready and pinned it. Let me tell you, getting up and pinning a quilt is a heck of a lot more fun than getting up and going to work!

I quilted on and off today and have made quite a bit of progress, although I still have a few more hours of quilting left for tomorrow, and then there's the binding still. With any luck, though, I should have it done before the end of the weekend.

Someone asked about the tabletopper under the Valentine tree in yesterday's post. I made that one two years ago using three charm packs and some extra fabric for the border. It was a really quick project since I just used one charm square for the center of each block and two matching charm squares cut on the diagonal to form the outer parts of the squares. It's seriously something you can make in a day, and the quilting didn't take long either--I just quilted hearts in each block and then did some echo lines around them to fill in. I think you can see the quilt and the quilting better in the photo above.

I was feeling kind of sleepy this afternoon and needed a break from quilting, so I thought maybe I'd take a nap. Then I thought about making an iced latte and whipping up a batch of cupcakes instead, and I knew I'd be happier with the cupcakes than the nap in the long run!

And I am! Unfortunately, we've found Spike likes them too, so we'll have to be extra careful to keep them away from her!

Our Soccer Son plays on a semi-professional indoor soccer team--

They had a big game tonight, so Hubby and I went to watch. If you've never seen indoor soccer, imagine something like hockey with a soccer ball. Lots of speed, action, and body slamming against the walls. Really, I've found I just can't stand to watch anymore! At one point, Soccer Son got slammed up against the wall on a curve that was just out of sight and play stopped. He didn't pop up right away and we couldn't see him for awhile--ARGH! Turned out everything was fine, but it's enough to give a mom a heart attack.

The Scorpions lost, but Soccer Son seems happy enough, posing for his photo.

Do you know what big boys are made of? Unlike little boys, big boys aren't made of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. No sir-eee! Big boys are made of adrenaline, sweat and more sweat, judging by the rather soggy and enthusiastic hug I got after the game. And he scored a goal for me--a couple. Well, he didn't actually SAY they were for me, and maybe one was for his girlfriend, but a mom KNOWS, right? And if he'll stop giving me heart attacks, I might even give him some cupcakes.

I hope you're enjoying your weekend! Thanks for stopping in to visit!