In between singeing my taste buds off and watching a ton of Ugly Betty (how did I miss this show when it aired?), I put in a few more hours on my Quilts for Kids quilt this weekend.

Last weekend I pieced the four patch blocks and started sewing them into rows, alternating with solid blocks of this fun pink and orange scooter print. This weekend I finished the rows, sewed them together, added borders, made my first “quilt sandwich,” and (!) actually quilted something. Ta-da!

Curious Margot is curious

My “design wall,” aka my ironing board

I think pressing seams might be one of my favorite hobbies.

Ready for borders!

Adding borders

With borders! And lacking in sunshine…I may have gotten distracted during the border adding process.

Pin basted

Gratuitous kitten shot #1

Gratuitous kitten shot #2

Stitching in the ditch: surprisingly difficult