Let's see what happens

I made this center block about 6 years ag. I was making a halloween quilt and tried to make cancy corns for the quilt, but my family said no way!!!, they didn't look like candy corn. Sooooo what did I do. I made a really hooky 70's looking flower out of the candy corns. This sat around for many years and now I have decided to make something out of this piece. So far this is what I have come up with. I used left overs from when I made my scrappy trip around the world. I am in the process now of making hour glass blocks that I will add next.

Before I add the hour glass blocks I will put a border of brown fabric. I really don't know how it will turn out, I am just making it up as I go along. I will keep you posted as I make more rounds and we will all see what the outcome is. I like this kind of quilt play.

Pink, Pink, Pink

This is turning out very pink. I am not a pink person but have collected pink fabric over the past few years to make a Breast Cancer quilt(scroll down to Aug. 2nd) and a pink and brown quilt . I have completed both, they are not quilted yet, but the tops are done and I still swim in pink. I have made two Trip Around the World, one baby and one twin and now this quilt and I am still swimming in pink. I will eventually widdle the pink down but in the process there is alot if pink. Oh I almost forgot I used pink in the Sex and the City quilt also.

The HAD quilt is very bright but I do think the black Valentine fabric I am going to use for the borders will calm it down. We are having a very beautiful day today and I might stop sewing to go out and do some yard work. I have much sewing to do but the outdoors is calling also.

Enjoy the week-end.

Working ahead

Well after the mishap yesterday with the back window in my truck I decided to sew the day away. I completed the quarter square triangles and decided to forge ahead. I have all 20 of the star squares completed. Here is a small sampling of the squares.

What we did with the truck, hubby and I cleaned up the glass and put plastic on the back window. It sure is a big inconvenience. I found a small glass marble in the bed of the truck, I figure this is what they used to break the window. Hubby spent time calling around for quotes on replacing and the expense is great. I just don't understand how others can think it is fun to destroy the property of others. Oh well we can only press on. I will close now and work on cleaning my sewing room. I have many charity quilts to quilt and some other tops I want to get quilted. Have a great day.

No Group Today

This is what I went out to this morning. I went to load my truck to go to sewing group and this is what I found. Some creeps durning the night thought it would be fun to break my back window. I just don't know what goes through some kids minds. Needlesss to say, I will be getting a new window for Valentines Day. Just what every women wants. Life does have a way of getting in way of fantasy.

Hubby will be home from work soon then we will go out and get a new window. I called the police and am waiting for a call back. There isn't anything they can do about it, it is way down on priority list, but just to report the incident. It might be a neighborhood thing or just an isolated incident. Oh well, life must go on. The way my year has started it can only get better.

I hope your day began better than mine.

Getting started

Here is the beginning of Quilt an Hour quilt for February. You can find the pattern and instructions over at Sunshine Quilts. Judy is so gracious to post the instructions each month, sew for a hour and have a top completed each month. I have made all the patterns she has posted and they are great. I look forward to this project each month. Thank-you so much Judy. I am planning a Valentine theme for this quilt. Let's hope it turns out nicely.

One More Border

My progress so far with the scrappy mountains. I really like how this quilt is turning out. I hope the person I have in mind likes it as much as I do. I will put one more dark brown border on the quilt and call it good. The way I figure it should complete at 77x92. That is a pretty good sized quilt, probably about a twin. I don't want it much bigger than that, just for a couch quilt or for taking a quick nap.

I must go now, I need to get ready for work . I hope everyone has a great day.

Coming along

Just a quick post of some of the progress on my pink/brown quilt. I like how it is coming along. I think this will be very nice. I probably should have stayed away from the darker vibrant pinks but they are a refreshing splash. Hope everyone had a great day.

Slow but steady

I have been working slowly on Scrappy Mountain Majesties, done in pinks and browns, since last week. This is a pattern from Quiltville, Bonnie Hunter's website. I have done a few patterns from this site and have enjoyed each of them. I have decided to make the quilt a bit bigger, instead of 64 squares I am using 100 (50 of each). I like to have my quilts a bit bigger and I am planning for this quilt to be a gift. I think it should finish off about twin size. I will post the completed dimensions when all is said and done. I will be busy this week-end so most likely won't get any posting done. I hope all have a wonderful week-end.

What a week

Well here is part of the after math of cleaning out my MIL apartment. My husband has been boxing and bagging the stuff, bringing it home and I have been sorting through, putting aside, and getting things ready for Goodwill. This is a pile of stuff I will take to Goodwill today. There are a few more boxes in the back bedroom. I know there will be more later but this is a healthy start. Fortunately she had to downsize through the past years so there is not as much as there could be.

I started working on a brown/pink quilt. I am following the Scrappy Mountain Majesties, from our beloved Bonnie's Quiltville site. I think it will turn our nicely.

I have started making this small table runner, (if you can call such a small item a runner), for her birthday. I have to just quilt it. I need it done by Tuesday which should not be a problem.

I have also started quilting on my first quilt for an hour quilt that Judy posted. Her quilts have been so much fun to make. I really like her instructions, they are very precise and easy to follow. I hope she continues with this after she is all settled into her new digs. She has been very busy with the move. I have decided to do baptist fans. My first time I have tried this with my Hartley fence. I think it is going along okay. I have a terrible habit of being to hard on myself.

As you can see I have been keeping very busy. I will get back to work next week. Life will return to normal, my house will bet cleared out and clean. Have a great week-end. I did finish the binding on my Gratitude's quilt and will post a picture when I can get one.

One last thing, today is my anniversary on quiting smoking. I have not smoked for 20 years today. I can not say I don't miss it, I do!!! I have come to the conclusion that I will start smoking again if I am diagnosed with a terminal illness or turn 95. I have informed my daughter that on my 95th birthday she can buy me a pack of cigarettes for my birthday present.

Moving On

This is the car my husband left me with this morning to go to work. We both decided yesterday it was time to go back to work and move on. We spent the day yesterday taking care of much of the business aspects of death and cleaning in MILs appartment, but decided we needed to get on with normal life as soon as possible. Soooooooooooo he decided to drive my truck to work today with the intent of stopping by the apartment on his way home and bringing a load of stuff home today. Well when he left at 4:15 this was not going on. When I left for work at 6:45 I didn't expect this either. It was a dusting of snow but kept coming down harder and harder as I drove. I made it to work alright, saw one patient, then we canceled the rest of the day. I had a harder time getting home. I spun out quite a few times, drove very very slow and arrived home just fine. I don't think this car was really designed for snow driving, maybe if chains could be put on but I don't think they would fit in the wheel wells. Oh well, the important thing is I am home safe and plan to sew and do house work. I do enjoy looking at the snow.

Here is a picture of the completed Christmas Gratitude's quilt. It turned out quite big, 113 x 96.5. I think this is about the largest quilt I have ever made. I think if I were to do it again, which I probably won't, I would make it 16 blocks(placed 4 across and 4 down) instead of 20 like I did. The measurements would be 96.5x96.5 then which would be more reasonable to me. It will look good on the bed and I will be able to tuck the pillows under the quilt when I make the bed. I do like the outcome, not complaining, just commenting. Have a great day and I pray everyone getting hit but the bad weather on the east of us is safe and sound.

I want to send out a blanket THANK-YOU to each and everyone who prayed for our family during our time of a family death. I could never express in words how heart felt that was to me. Thank-you one and all.

She likes her quilt

Remember when I posted the snowball nine patch in November? It was my November 13 post to be exact. Well this is the quilt I made from that snowball pattern. My daughter and her friends have "Sex and the City" days, they sit around and watch the show (she owns it on DVD). They joke on how her mom will provide them with plenty of quilts for this girl bonding time, so I decided to make this for her. And guess what, She likes it. I hit a home run with her this year. She is my most difficult one to buy for. She loves her camera and was surprised by her quilt. She asked me if she was getting a quilt, I guess she wanted one, and when she opened it she was surprised. She said she really didn't expect anything like this. But her smile is big and she says she likes it so I will have to accept her word as truth.

I didn't get many Christmas pictures. I know I have had time off but I can't say I feel like I have had time off. I have been sooo busy with the wedding and having company from out of town I don't know where the time went. I still have much cleaning and rearranging to do before the New Year. I want to get back to sewing also.

Have a great day.

Christmas Decorations?????

While I am cleaning house, to prepare for the holidays and the wedding, I decided to group these unusal decorations togeather. The Korn ragdoll belongs to my son. I gave that to him many years ago when he was "into" the group Korn. When Christmas came around we decided he needed some Christmas cheer so I made him a Santa hat and the poor little fella has had the hat on ever since.

The wind-up nun is from a co-worker from a few years ago. He bought this for me, I guess it reminded him of me, a fire spitting nun. Don't know why but I do know I can spit fire from time to time.

The Christmas cow is from my sister, she gave me this cow in the late 90's when we went to her house in Montana for Christmas. She painted the little bell, it says "I love Mootana". I really like the cow and leave it out all year. Actually all these decorations stay out all year in different areas of the house. I just grouped them togeather for the Holidays and the picture.

Merry Christmas.

A Visitor

I had a very special visitor last night. I never thought I would get a visit form Jack Frost in Portland Oregon but I did. I have lived here for 16 years now, this is the second time in Portland, and can not remember ever seeing Jack Frost on any windows. I went out to the truck this morning to do my errands and I was greeted with this beautiful painting. I decided to go back into the house for my camera as I don't know if I will see this again. I love the pictures he leaves behind when he visits. I often tell the kids while placing sealant material on their teeth that the acid etch will make the top of their teeth look like Jack Frost until I place the sealant material, then I realize they don't know what I am talking about because he doesn't visit us. Until today. No frost on my house windows but a beautiful view on my windsheild.
Just wanted to share.

First Year

Today is one year since I started blogging, so happy blogday to me. I started blogging because I wanted to leave a post on an entry Finn had made on her blog last year. She had posted a cute quilt she made with Santas on it and I was wondering where I might find the pattern. Finn was the first to post on my blog in the comments. She has been a regular with her comments and always filled with much encouragment. The second post on the comments was from Nancy, she was helpful in getting me to post pictures. She also rooted for the Texas Longhorns in the National Championship game, and they beat USC. That was a sad day for me but I still hold Nancy dear in my heart and enjoy her blog and her comments she leaves on mine.

I have enjoyed this year of blogging. I like sharing what I create and it motivates me to be more productive. I have been inspired and challenged by what I have read and seen on the blogs I visit. I want to thank each and everyone of you that take the time to read and comment on this blog. I look forward to another year of growing, learning and sharing. May God continue to bless each of you in your lives and daily adventures.

The picture above is what I have been working on lately to help decorate the house for Christmas. I have been very busy and don't have much decorating done. I am off work now until Jan 2, so that means I will clean and decorate like a mad women. I am not putting a tree up this year. My family will just have to celebrate without a tree, maybe start an new tradition, one I look forward to. The tree is messy and alot of work. I might chabge my mind as grandchildren enter the picture but that is how I feel right now. I best be going and getting busy. Take care and have a blessed day.

Finished but not happy

Well, here it is. This is the quilt I made for the up comming wedding. The colors or should I say color for the wedding is red. I found this pattern in a quilting book, it is called "Stepping Stones", it was featured in the red and white and I loved it. I wish I could say I like the outcome. The pattern is nice, it is easy to follow, the problem is the quilting. I tried and tried to get the tension right and just would not go. I will give the couple the option of keeping the quilt or not. I will make it very clear to them it won't hurt my feelings if they decide not to. If they decide not to I will make them another, if they decide to I will still make them another. I will make it for their first anniversary.

We had an intimate appearel party for the bride- to -be last night. It was so much fun, but I didn't understand the invite. I thought it was going to be a party where the items were purchased at the shower, but, I was supposed to buy an imtimate nighty and bring as a gift. What I fool I am!!!!!!!! Oh well the bride -to- be knows me and thought it was funny I was confused by what I did. I will get her something and give at the next shower on Tuesday night. I guess better late than never.

Not much else. I have a busy day, housework and a Christmas lunch. My mother-in-law is moving into assisted living today, so that leaves my husband and me to clean out her apartment. We plan to start working on that this week-end. She feel on Tuesday and put a good gash in her forhead, fortunately did not break any bones, but her Dr. won't allow her to go back to her apartment by herself, she needs to go into assisted living. It will be a good thing. We have been talking with her about this for a couple years now and now there is no choice. God works in mysterious ways.

Good day to all. Only 10 days to Christmas.

Finally Pictures and an Opps

Well finally pictures of the completed Gratitudes top and the Very Pink Pause completed. I have had these two completed for a week or so but have not had the time to take the pictures until this evening.

I like to take the pictures when hubby is not home, he went over to visit his mother this evening so I snapped the pictures then.

I also realized I do have the mistake in the Gratitudes and will need to fix that before I quilt it. I should also fix it before I send a final picture to Judy.

USC had a great game last night, beat ND 44/24, soooo they are now second in the nation. If they beat UCLA next week-end talk is they can be back in the national title game. Way to go USC. If this happens this will be 4 times in 4 years. I will keep my fingers crossed and see what happens.

I hope everyone had a great week-end and I will post again when I get a chance.

New Project

This is the project I started on Saturday at my sewing group. I really did not need a new project but am at the point with the other two quilts that I really didn't want to haul them around to work on them so I started this. I do have an intended recieptant in mind, I won't mention any names incase she is reading my blog. ( She checks in from time to time.) You probably have guessed, the pattern is a nine patch/snaowball. I like the results, even though it is bright. I took the color combination from the focus fabric, therefore the bright pink and black. I must admit, I am not much of a pink person but the more I am working with it the more it is growing on me. Who knows, maybe someday I will like pink. Not much else, I am on a long lunch break, eating, catching up on the blog, and sewing. Have a great day.

So Far So Good

This is my version on Graditudes so far. I am liking the outcome. I know it is not a real good picture but the only spot I could think of to put the partically completed top to take a quick picture.

We are having and am predicted to have alot of rain this week-end so there will be much sewing going on in this household.

I have my sewing group meeting tomorrow a.m. so I will start another top. I think I am going to start on the black and pink nine patch/ snowball quilt I have been kicking around my brain. Oh I will post pictures as it progresses. I have an idea of what I want to do and who I am making it for. That means I will have three quilts going at once and three tops that need to be quilted. I best start doing some longarm quilting also. Thanksgiving is coming up so I will have a few free days to get caught up.

I made an appointment today to start my guitar lessons. The crazy thing is, when I called the guitar shop to make an appointment for the lesson my husband was there buying something for his guitar. The salesman asked me if I wanted to talk to him. What a coincidence. Karma? They know my husband very well at this shop and recognized my by my name. The salesman at the store was wondering if my husband was starting to take his personal calls at the store now.

I am going to close and will keep you posted on the progress of the quilts. Good evening to all.

Out with the old

Well, I decided this is the day I would take my Elna in for repairs. I have been using my old singer for a while now and decided I really needed to get the elna repaired so I could use it for up coming projects. I figured a week at the shop and whiz bang I would be back in business with the computerized modern machine. Guess what, I wore the machine out. The service man asked what the problem was, I told him, my feed dogs quit working and he said "Oh! I know how to fix that." Then he took the machine out of the case and said, "Oh my! You certainly use this machine a lot!" I had to reply with a yes. I sew almost everyday, hardly a day goes by that I don't sew, sometimes just 30 minutes, sometimes for hours. I use my machine a lot. He thought the dogs were clogged with lint, I said no, I had cleaned the machine thoroughly. Guess what, I wore the machine out. The drive underneath that causes the dogs to go up and down was completely worn so the dogs did not come up to move the fabric. He did some adjusting, got them working but wouldn't work like that for long. I could have had the machine repaired for about 300.00 OR
take a trade for 300.00 and buy this new machine. Guess what I did, I bought the new machine. Now I get to become accustomed to a new brand of machine. I bought a Pfaff 2027. I think I will like it, not much different from my elna but the components are metal, which should work better for me. I really don't need anything to fancy, same stitches, but it does have IDT: integrated dual feed. I will keep you posted on how I like the machine. I will get used to it just like I did the elna and we will become good friends.

Binding done on three

This is a picture of the Lovers Knot that I wanted to try. My daughter told me I can't call it a Halloween quilt just because I used black Halloween fabric. I used a spring green that I had around, didn't want to purchase any new fabric. I did quilt it with pumpkins, does that count? This quilt will go into the charity box. I made is shorter than the pattern said, it is soooo long and not very wide. Next time I make the pattern I will make a double or larger, then the width will match the length much better. Whoever receives it will like it and that's all that counts. This is the quilt for my niece. I will sign and date it today and get it in the mail. Nelmi, if you are reading this here is your gift.
Here is the completed Leaf Season. I keep checking Judy's site thinking she might post November quilt a few days early but no luck. I really like this pattern, I have liked all the patterns Judy has posted, but this one so far is my favorite. I will make another in the future.
All for now. I have to get things done for the morning errands. Hope you all have a great day. USC will play Oregon State Beavers this Saturday. You know where I will be, either watching or listening to the game. FIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Top Completed

Here are the pictures of the completed "leaf season" top designed by Judy Laquidara. What a great pattern!!!! If you have ever thought you might want to venture out and make a maple leaf pattern I suggest you try this one. I really enjoyed making this quilt top and the instructions are very easy to follow. This is a bit of a close up; here is a picture of the whole top. As you can see I am not to good at getting the quilt squared in the picture. I tried many times and could not, this is the best I could do. I did make the quilt bigger than Judy's instructions. I made it 96x96, I wanted it big enough to fit my bed.
I am really excited to load this on the longarm and quilt. I wanted to wait until today so I could get a picture to post. I used all fabric from my stash. Not all the black is the same fabric, therefore different values of black. The cream color in the back ground of the leaves is not the same on all of them, I had to use two different fabrics for that. The green leaf fabric around the boarders is fabric I had left over from making my bedroom curtains and I thought it went nicely and added punch to the quilt. I was fortunate enough to have enough Moda Marble black for the inner boarder and outer boarder. I do like this quilt.

Well I best be going, I have many things to do today and one of them is load this on the longarm.Have a great day.

Compete and a Pink Pause

I have to give Bonnie, from Quiltville, the credit for these first two pictures. I used her pattern for Trip Around the World for my Very Pink Pause. I needed to make a bigger sized pink TATW for a gift. The pattern I have, you use 51/2 inch blocks and I didn't want that size blocks, so I decided to check Bonnie's website and read her instructions for TATW. Her pattern is very easy to follow and uses 41/2 inch squares. This is what I have so far, all from my stash. I need to go get fabric for the border, didn't have enough of a darker pink for the border so I will go and purchase some border fabric. Here is the completed portion of this entry. The scrappy TATW is completed. I am very happy with the outcome. Once again I have to thank Bonnie at Quiltville for her patterns and their easy instructions. I will be very pleased to see this quilt on my bed. The finished size is 99" x 99". I have put it on my bed before I quilted and was very pleased with how it fit and looked.
Here is a picture of what I have completed for Judy's leaf season. This is coming along nicely. I am enjoying the opportunity Judy gave us (me) to finally make a maple leaf quilt. I am truly trying to use only fabric from my stash, therefore mine will be a bit more scrappy than Judy's. That is half the fun of quilting though, to see how quilts look different just because of the different fabric choices.
Well I best be going. I want to get a lot done before the USC game at 5:00 pm. They play Arizona today. You probably already know who I am rooting for FIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Stand By

I had to go to my old stand by. This is my first sewing machine I ever bought. I saved my babysitting money and money I made working at the Libby Dam when I was a kid and bought this sewing machine the summer before I started my senior year of high school. That would have been probably August of 1975. I was so proud of this purchase and still am very proud of this machine. I was 17 and couldn't wait to have a new sewing machine. I was so tired of using my moms sewing machine, having to wait for her to be finished with it, along with having to share it with my two sisters. This was my machine and no one could use it but me unless I gave them permission. I used this machine exclusively, it was the only one I had, until about 1997 when I bought my Elna. I put this aside to use the new improved computerized machine. I have sewn exclusively on my Elna until tonight. I have been experiencing problems with the feed dogs on the Elna but ignoring the problem. I learned how to pull the fabric just at the right speed to get a good stitch and all was well. Well I am tired of that, I have decided to go to the Singer and take the Elna in for repairs. It is weird to sew on a machine that is not computerized but so thankful I kept the machine. My husband wanted it to make some sort of string winding gadget for his guitars but I couldn't part with the first machine I ever bought. I will sew on this until the Elna is repaired then I probably should take this baby in for some TLC.

Loaded and quilted

I finished the scrappy TATW top, I figure I used 192 different fabrics, they show up twice in the quilt, in 2 different blocks, so that means a total of 194 different fabrics in this quilt. The quilt measures 99x99, which should fit my bed nicely. Did it make a dent in my stash? Not as far as I can tell, maybe a ding. It has left me with 32 ends, of the sets of 6 fabrics, that I now will decide what to do with. Do not worry; I will decide, I am thinking 6 or 9 patch with setting blocks which will come later. Judy's October quilt will be my next project. I started the quilting before the USC game. (They won) and continued to work on it during commercials and half time. I finally completed quilting last night at 11:00 p.m. I used the woodlands panto by Lorien Quilting. I really like this pattern. I had it all set up already on the longarm, that is why I choose this pattern but I do think it turned out nicely.
The picture above is of the completed quilted top and the one below is a closer view. I will trim and sew on binding during the week. I will do this along with working on the October quilt. I want to get the binding on before Sat so I can stitch down while watching the USC/Arizona game.
Well I best get busy if I want to accomplish my goals for the day. House work, quilting and of course cooking dinner. I hope and pray all have a great day.

P.S. I don't know how I did it but when you click on the first picture it takes you to Judy's October quilt so enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Friday is here

Well this is a new one for me. The picture is on the opposite side, I must have checked the wrong box for placement, too early in the morning. Nothing to really write about but just wanted to post to let you all know I am alive and well.
This is a quilt I made about six years ago. It was made before I got my longarm so it is quilted on my sewing machine. I like this quilt because I love the colors of fall. I went to a class given by a lady in a Bible study I was attending at the time and this is the quilt pattern we all made. It was so much fun to see everyones fabric choices and how the pattern looks so different when other fabrics are used. I embroidered, by hand, different leaves in the yellow squares to quilt them. I did a decrotive stitch along the seam allowances on the stripes and nine patches.

I have completed the Judy L quilt, and am still working on the scrappy TWTH. The baby blanket was well received. That always puts a smile on my face and joy in my heart. I will post pictures of the completed Judy L top and scrappy TATW later. I have to cut two more sets of six fabrics for the TATW. It is getting close to top completed, four more 36 patch blocks, and one more border. I guess I best get started. Good day to all.

9/11

Let us all say a prayer today for our nation and the heros that selflessly give their lives for our freedoms. Five years ago today one of the most tragic events of our nation occurred. I think about this day often, I pray for the families and loved ones of those lost on this tragic day. The lives that were needlessly lost as we all went to work that day just like the day before. We live in a world were people will and do evil acts, but we also live in a world were there are so many acts of love and kindness. I choose to dwell on the acts of love and kindness but we can not turn a blind eye to the acts of evil. I am forever grateful to all our service personal, our firefighters, our policemen. They give so much, as do their families. This is a day that I truely will for the thr rest of my life proudly bear our Red, White, and Blue, a day when I will remember what it means to be an American, to love our freedoms and cherish every moment of my freedom. Evil people perputrated evil acts upon us and our nation, because of our freedoms, they took advantage of these very freedoms to cause terror to enter our minds and hearts. Let us not allow this evil. Let us be vigilant to keep our country free, our minds free of the fear they want to inflict on us. Let us stand united and proud to be American.

A Finish and Fun

I finished the quilt I was working on for a friend. It is such a beautiful quilt. I just love the fabrics she choose and the placement of the fabrics. This is a beautiful TATW. She had me quilt it in a leaf design, so I choose Woodlands by Lorien Quilting. She really liked the outcome. My friend gave me a partialy used spool of thread to use for the quilting and we were hoping there would be enough to do the quilt. There was, and this is what was left when I took the quilt off the machine.
I call that close, sorry for the blurry picture, I guess I was to close.
We started back up with our sewing group today. Here are a few pictures of the activity. The pattern today was for a table runner from Timeless Treasure. You can find the pattern free on their website. The pattern definately was designed for the fabric illustrated in the directions.
A few of use had fabric that was not the recommended fabric, made the cutting and sewing a bit more interesting but all turned out well.
We had a great time and will get togeather again next month. I believe the decision was turning twenty quilts. I don't know if I will do that, I really don't want to purchase another pattern book right now. I might work on some of my own thoughts for quilts. I have to (or should say want
to) make a quilt for my daughter and soon to be daughter-in-law. I have designs for these quilts ratteling around in my head. I will share as they come to life.

Well I must go now, cooking diner and sewing on the Judy L quilt. Good evening to all.

Making progress II

Well I didn't pay attention to how the pictures were to be placed on the blog template so this is what you get because I don't know how to move things around.

I have finished the baby quilt and it will be ready for the shower on Sunday.

My progress on Judy's challenge is coming along nicely. I haven't had alot of time to work on it, worked three days and finally last night had a chance to sew.

I started quiling a quilt on the longarm, had about four rows done, thought I had checked tension, but guess what, tension way off. I spent four days ripping out what took about 2 hours to quilt. I am slow at my quilting, I take many breaks, I play a game of cards on the computer between rows. I know, I should just quilt and not play but I am really in no hurry. I will be happy to complete the quilt but that will come in time.

I have to pack another box to send to sonny boy. It sure does cost to ship books. Think this will be the last one, I hope any way. If I progress further on the quilt I will post again later. I do have a question, are the pictures sent to Judy of the completed top or completed quilt? Have a great day one and all.

Plans have changed

I had to change my plans for the week-end. I received an announcement for a baby shower for a friend. The shower is next Sunday, she is expecting a girl (so they say), soooo I had to get busy on a gift. Why go to a department store and buy a quilt when I am drowning in pink, due to the cancer quilt I have been working on. I decided to make mom-to-be and baby a quilt out of pinks. I do like this TATW pattern, it is easy and goes togeather quickly. I hope the new expectant mom likes the gift. I will get binding put on tomorrow and sew down during the week so it will be completed by Sunday. If I don't get it done during the week, there is always Saturday as I watch the USC game. Fight On!

In response to questions regarding the previous post, the car did not sale, we did recoop our monies. Family decisions were made and the car went to a relative that was in need of a car. All ended with a gain for all persons involved.