Any Suggestions?

I put a quilt on the frame over a month ago, I had some tension problems so I stopped and walked away from it. Today I went back, hoping I'd be able to finish the quilt. No such luck.

I tried re-threading it, making sure everything is level, put in a different bobbin, new needle, reduced the presser foot level, and adjusted the tension. It's better, but still not good. Any suggestions?

I'm going to take the quilt off the frame and put practice muslin on.

I have gotten the cutting done for the 9-patches I'll cut in half for the civil war blocks. 25 dark and 25 lights. Putting these together should keep me busy for a bit.

I made these miniature silk ribbon Baltimore album block years and years go. I know I'm not going to make more so I'd like to do something these four blocks.
Any suggestions?

Hello, my name...

is Joy and I'm a Dollar Store addict...

Another addiction, Sudoku puzzles. Dell $2.99 per book, DS $1 per book.

Hair ties 20 for $1. The box holding them 2 for a $1.

I don't know why...it was cute, soft and only $1.

Essential items for UFOs, sometimes 2 for $1.

Essential item for really messy eaters (Obba), $1.

Another I don't know why, but they brighten my blah winter yard, $1 each.

One of my few attempts to get organized, 2 (or was it 3) for $1.

These are my mother's fault, she bought the first 3. I had to hunt down the Easter ones, $1 each plus gas.

I dispense so many different drugs around here I should be a pharmacist. Fred's pill holder $1.

I also have another addiction to boxes and baskets...$1 each.

Mmmm, maybe I should change that to compulsive spending addict. Sigh.

About Time

Remember when I finished piecing this little wall hanging. Yesterday I finally got it quilted and the binding partially on.
It only took a year...

Civil War Blocks

I knew I wanted to put my civil war blocks on point, I just didn't know how I wanted to set the blocks. Last Saturday I saw a setting for the civil war blocks I really liked on Barbara Brackman's Civil War Quilts post. Since I'm kind of a lazy sort (I like to think I'm working smarter, not harder) I decided I was going to create the corner settings by making two similar blocks then cut the blocks in half. I did my normal screw up by not making the blocks correctly, but I like my version just as well.

It's going to take a while to finish this quilt with the additional piecing and I'm a little worried I may not have enough left over fabrics to make corners for all the block. I'm also a little worried that this quilt could be quite large, on point the block is 12.25 unfinished. I have 48 blocks made...maybe I should find a second block setting and make two quilts instead of one.

Happy Valentine's Day

I know I'm a little late. But better late than never, right?

A few weeks ago I won this cute Valentine wool kit and hanger from Heidi at Handmade for Heidi. Thank you, Heidi! This should be fast and fun to make...and maybe it will be done before next Valentine's Day.

Civil War Blocks

Are done! Or at least the ones I'm going to make are done. I decided I'm not going to make the various applique blocks. Here are the final blocks...

I would like to know how a person can sew, iron, take a picture, put it in a collage and not see an in your face, obvious as can be error until it is added to a post. Did you spot my boo-boo right away? Bet you did.

Frenzy

Yesterday was a sew day with Nancy. I got the final border added to my stripe frenzy quilt. The pattern is called Frenzy by Maple Island Quilts and is SO easy and SEW fun to make.

I love the poppy fabric, it helped tone down the busyness of the stripes a lot.

Dizzy yet?

And of course I made a little table topper out of the left overs.