It's been a very good week. Yesterday, Conor walked into the kitchen looking perplexed and surprised. He asked me what I was doing. I was making Jam! Here's my list of tangible accomplishments of the week:

• primed and painted the nursery. I did an excellent job.
• touched up the bathroom cabinet (I painted it last week)
• made 46 cups, or 5 batches, of jam
• sewed an activewear dress for Holly
• bound a quilt
• cut out fabric for another quilt

Whew! All that and Holly's been super clingy and needy this week. I'm looking forward to my glucose test today where I have to sit at my doctor's office for an hour. I'm bringing some books with me and I'm really excited for the quiet time. I can't wait to show you pictures of all the headway I've made around here, but unfortunately, my editing program is experiencing difficulties since my most recent upgrade. I promise to share as soon as I can! What have you been up to this week? 

Happy Halloween from our Mammal House to yours,

Katie, Conor & Holly

I love Project Runway. It's so inspiring and makes me want to give anything to have a dress form and make my own patterns. Mondo is a Denver local and has done viewings all season long, mostly at the Beauty Bar. I went along for the Finale and it was fun. But I confirmed what I already knew about myself - I just don't get hyped up about "celebrities." I'm glad I went, however the next time a Denver local makes it to the Finale of Project Runway, I think I'll just watch it from the comfort of my own home with my husband. 

Oops, I found the perfect fabric for a quilt for our Guest Bedroom and I bought some. It's from Joel Dewberry's Modern Meadow collection in the palette First Bloom. It's really girly and pink and I really like it! The curtains I made last winter for our old living room are in the guest bedroom. I plan on making a queen sized quilt, which would be the largest ever made by me, and I'd like to have it done by baby birthing time since we'll be receiving a whole bunch of visitors after that. I just can't help myself! I promise it'll be simple...

The night I trimmed all those itty bitty squares, I also arranged and sewed them together. I'm really happy with how this quilt is turning out! I'm still waiting to purchase the fabric by the yard rather than just a charm pack. I thought it would be available this month... In the meantime, I'm working hard on other projects because I know I'll be too excited about Greta's quilt to leave it alone. This week, I pinned and quilted a quilt. Right now I'm working on sewing the binding on. Unfortunately, most of my projects that I'll be working on for the next couple months I won't be able to share until after Christmas. So until January, I'll show you what I can!

What are you working on right now?