Yesterday the husband was down in London shopping/hanging out with his friends/pretending he hadn't really gone to watch the Regent Street Christmas lights switch on.
I attempted, although not entirely successfully, to get the kids into bed a little earlier than usual, so I could hand stitch the binding on to a quilt or two, and settle down to a little bit of Vampire romance on the DVD player.
The kids were not playing along, and ended up going to bed at their usual times, but armed with my cup of tea and snuggled under the quilt I was stitching, I sat and got settled with my DVD.
The books are always better, aren't they? But still, it was lovely and Edward was suitably handsome, although he can't possibly be a teenager, can he? Is it a Michael J Fox situation - is he really 35 or something pretending to be a teenager? Like in Back to the Future and Teen Wolf (now, there's an awesome movie).
The best thing (for me) was when they were playing baseball in the field, and my favourite band's song started playing. Vampire romance and Matt Bellamy's heavenly guitar playing? Nice combo. I get a little bit giddy when I hear a muse track starting, I have a not so secret crush on Matt Bellamy, not for his looks (he's not all that beautiful, actually) but for what that man does with a guitar. *sigh*
So, back to the quilts. This is a blog about sewing and stuff, isn't it? Not a blog about a 34 yr old woman going mushy about a man in a band/vampire novels for teenagers.
And last night's stitching gave me this......
My value quilt from the quilt along over at Katie's place is done - before the quilt along has even finished. I'm annoyed I didn't go bigger, it's approx 50 x 60 inches, and in all honesty I was too impatient to make more half square triangles and make a nice big quilt. Lazy lazy lady. Impatience is not a nice trait, and I am incredibly impatient at times. However, as the technique is so simple, and such fun, I'm going to make another. One that will be bigger, much bigger. In fact, I might make a few more. It's all stash stuff, out of the scrap box, or by choosing some of my favourites that I've stashed away, afraid to cut up.
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I really love the movie and it's funny now I'm rereading the book because it sounds very old fashioned in comparison to the dark, edgeiness of the movie. The music is just fab and of course I have the cd!! I wonder how New Moon will look with a different Director? Love, love, loving that quilt. I quite like that size - good for the sofa? Well done!!!
Great!
Of course you couldn't have made the last one bigger, you were too busy reading those books to notice the size before. I think you should make lots and lots more of these, they will come in very handy to hide under watching these kinds of vampire movies.
I am so with you when it comes to The Muse. That man and his guitar, amazing!
Well I'm going to have to watch the movie now to listen to the Muse, I must have heard their music right? Stephanie said it was her fave writing music, so it's kinda nice they worked it into the movie.
BTW, I love the quilt, it's completely gorgeous.
Sorry I got sidetracked, I'm just a little bit smitten with Edward at the moment. I feel 16 again reading these books. I'm off to get Breaking Dawn tomorrow. And yes, books are always better! :-)
Your value quilt is gorgeous! (I'm up to Plan C but I'm sticking with it and it's pin basted now). Making the HSTs makes me impatient too but I love the end result, especially in this case!
I do believe he is about 23 :) Love the quilt. Karen
well i forced Dp to watch the movie with me - i was big style disappointed :0( - but Edward was just perfect *swoons* i just thought it lacked passion and i didn't like the look of the other "vegatarian" vamps. Hey ho.
oh and your quilt is gorgeous as alwats x
Your value quilt turned out great! Congratulations on the early finish (mine is still on the design wall) ;0
Great fabrics and a nice, scrappy look.
Great value quilt! Want to make one, it's on my list....
Nope, still prefer Buffy. But that quilt is GORGEOUS!!! Damn you're good!
Talented, beautiful, fashionable, funny... are you sure you're not a celeb?!
Yes, yes, make a beeg queelt, especially if it's like that one. You can have the teen vampire, I'm in love with your quilt... *sigh!*
I love your value quilt - beautiful work.
ahhhhhh, nothing like a good vampire (I mean, love story) to set the mood....!
BTW, your package is enroute as I type this!!!!! I HOPE you like it!!!!
love the quilt, and the whole Edward thing, lets just go with it shall we;)mmmmm wait till you graduate to True Blood oh my lordy woman curl your toes it will;)
love your quilt, i'm watching twilight (again) at this moment :)
Oh It looks so awesome! Whatcha do for the back? Did you stitch in the ditch? I like the quilty look of it, makes the squares stand out.
You'll do another larger one sometime!
Love the books, love the film, love the music, REALLY love the quilt!!!
Lucy xx
Anyone who can talk about Teen Wolf and quilting in the same post is a friend of mine!
Love your values quilt - it looks gorgeous! I can easily see how one could make more than one - the different layouts make them look so.... different! I've never been able to face making the same quilt twice - but I could make an exception for this one. ( Hmmm. Maybe I should stitch the blocks together, quilt and bind it before I say that.)
Dude, I am so with you on Twilight. Took me a long time to pick up the first one, and then I was hooked. Embarrassing. Sigh. 40 going on 15.
PS - love, love, love the quilts.
~AngelaM
how I love this movie and the sound track is awesome, oh and I m far from being a teenager...
Oh please...we ALL lust after Edward! And it gets worse....have you seen 17 year old Jacob lately? ! Just call me cougar....
I was dead set on attending a Muse concert next year and guess what: I cannot make a single one of their dates, how sad is that? Will you go?
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