Riot and Frolic

This will be my fourth day with no one else in my house.  It's weird and boring. 

G and the ladies went to visit my in-laws for the weekend.  I couldn't bear the thought of driving the 12 hours to Ohio being so crazy-pregnant, but thought they should go and have some big-family fun: sports tournaments of all variety, arguing, watching Wimbledon, arguing, more sports, eating.  

The gang seemed to have a good trip out there.  But last night (day two), I got a call from a crying V saying she wanted me to come with and how she missed me. This morning, G got a call from a crying me saying how I was lonely.  We're all OK now.  No crying.    

I keep thinking of an elbow [this links to a different song, but how much does this guy look like Ricky Gervais and sound like Peter Gabriel?] lyric: I miss your stupid face.  I hate that I'm missing that G of mine.  I mostly think of myself as quite independent, but his absence makes me realize how much I love him.  Grr, what a rascal.  Turns out I like having him around.  

My bestie came over last night and seemed a little amazed at the amount of stuff I had gotten done.  I realized that my time management skills are a little out of whack with no one around. Usually, I need to cram any activity into a small time window.  Errands?  Before G leaves for work, but after breakfast.  Crafts?  After I put the ladies up for a nap, but before they wake up. Blog?  Before I fall asleep, yet after the ladies go to bed.  But with nobody else's needs to be met, I just keep going on hyperactive mode.  

I've spent approximately 20 hours on the quilt and it's almost done.  I have run out of thread twice.  It's that whole measuring thing.  Although I do not like quilting, I do like binding.  I'm nearing the end of that process now, so I should have a picture of the done-deal tomorrow.

Want to know what I learned about making a quilt?  I would actually title this section

What I would do differently:

• cut different-sized rectangles for a more random look.  Since I didn't measure or try to square everything up, I could have gone for an less exact look and had it be more awesome.
• I would press.  *sigh.*  Yep, I'd get that iron out and press some seams open.
• play with the color layout more.  I like it, but might have tried to couple more combinations (done each stripe one color, or ombre'd the stripes or something).
• actually basted the "quilt sandwich" together.  I pinned it a bit, but heard of something called "basting spray" which just speaks to all parts of me.  
• cut a wider bias tape.  I'd like to try hand-sewing it next time, but I really didn't have much slush room (AKA- room to screw up).
• buy lots of thread.  

But hey, my first attempt ain't so bad.