Sew and Tell Friday: Quilt Top and more plans

It's Sew and Tell time, folks!  I love this link party and having a place to feed my obsession for new projects--via the hard work of someone else!

Over the last few days pretty much the only thing I can think about--besides food or sleep or my too cute little girl or handsome hubby--is my sister's quilt.  I.love.it.  Every step of the way I feel like it keeps getting better and better. And now I'm at the big step: quilting it!! Well, almost. I still have to sew two big chunks of fabric to the back, but they are scheduled to arrived chez moi today and will be ready to go in no time.  Then I have to mop my floor.  Then I have to make my quilt sandwich and pin it.  I plan to do all that tonight. Then I get to quilt it!  I wish I could convey just how dang excited I am about this. Even if my sister hates it, I will almost be ok with it because I'm so gaga over this darned quilt.  Here is (part of) the top.

In other sewing news, I have all but bought the fabric for my diaper bag.  I went back and forth trying to decided whether to just buy one and I actually had one picked out.  Then I read the reviews and decided even at half off it wasn't going to be worth the money and I should just make it.  Then I decided I need to have my new diaper bag in hand by the end of next week.  Um, yeah, so I'm feeling slightly crazy for that considering that in that same time frame I also need to finish the quilt and two bee blocks.  Plus get some sleep and still take care of my family.  Good thing my floors will already have been mopped, because I just don't see that happening again until I'm finished!

As if that's not enough, I decided I need to make my diaper bag from Amy Butler's Sweet Harmony Bag & Tote Pattern.  Yes, I know you now think I've really lost it.  I hate her patterns while I am making them, and I really mean that.  But I love the final outcome.  I can feel my blood pressure rising already--good thing it's naturally low.  If you hear some strange words coming from my sewing room in the next week or so, don't worry it's just French.  I'll let you know how things go--and whether or not I actually hit the "Buy Now" button.  {image from Amy Butler's website}