It's not an easy feat sandwiching a quilt with a very excited 6YO playing hopscotch on the pieced quilt backing!
Eventually he found the camera...
...and took about 20 self portraits.and then he got into the basting supplies.
I only found this out when I heard an "AWESOME!!!" coming from his direction. He informed me that the "sticky tape" can rip your hair out...
Can you see the freshly waxed spots?? I must try duct tape next time my legs need doing...
Finally the CBeebies website to the rescue where he played games while I finished basting.
After many tea/coffee/diet coke/chocolate breaks (there are advantages to having a dodgy wrist) the ordeal was over!!! Basting is by far the most painful part of quilting! BLECH!!
Must hard to get things done with a very ative 6 yr old around. Well done Alex.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the quilt finished.
He's off school in that in-between too-sick-to-go-too-well-to-stay-home stage. I do miss him while he's at school so I didn't mind. never a dull moment that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteHe is so cute. The quilt is looking great I bet he cant wait to get this on his bed x
ReplyDeleteAw, another use for duct tape. I have a Maxie too. She will be 30 her next birthday but she still does things like that. Makes life fun!
ReplyDeletethis post made me laugh ;-)
ReplyDeletegreat quilt too!
what a cutie - i love kids self-photos! the quilt looks fantastic! can't wait to see it finished!
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Reminds me of when I was young and the stupid things I got into. Just think of how much money he saved you by finding a new use of duct tape and the Canadians think they have the corner on it.
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He makes me laugh. I love the scrapes he gets into (except the ones that scare me and take 10 years off my life!!)
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