Done, done, and done

Fred was afraid to look...but notice his ears aren't covered, so no bad words were said.   ;o)

My grand-niece's quilt is done!  I found the perfect lavender-purple oh-so-soft flannel for the back.

Lessons learned:
1.  If you are going to quilt separate designs in the borders remember what those designs are. If you have to unroll a quilt to see what you did it does not re-roll as tightly.
2. Turning a quilt is not too difficult.
3. Professional long-arm quilts are worth every penny per square inch they charge. Quilting, even on a frame is hard work.

Matching pillowcase is done!

 

Vintage looking dishtowel is done! This is the little project I mentioned a few posts ago. I haven't embroidered in a long time. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy it.

 

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...but wait, I have someplace to go. I was suppose to leave for my Mom's today, but the weather is truly frightful so I'll leave tomorrow instead. My car is all packed up so I can't drive anywhere, so I'm stuck in the house all day (not that I'd want to go out is this frightful weather). What to do, what to do...





 

 

 

I'm such a Grinch

Everyone is decorating their houses for the holiday, both inside and out.  Here's my Christmas tree:

Plugs into my computer, USB powered LED, changes colors. LOVE IT!

Okay, so maybe I have a few other Christmas decorations out, but this one is currently my fav.

Bah Humbug.

Done

It's a top...a big top...

 

 I haven't quilted anything this big on the frame...

It should be interesting. If you hear any cussing and swearing it's probably me.

Bad Bad Quilter

I have not done any sewing for over two weeks...I'm a bad bad quilter.

I went to the River City Quilters Guild quilt show yesterday (forgot camera) - there were lots of really nice quilts, you would think that would have inspired me...nope.

These represent my unfinished quilts...I think I have two scrappy quilts that don't have binding shown here. I try to make my binding as I make the quilt top and I keep them all together in a single drawer so they don't get lost.  You'd think getting them done would inspire me...nope.

Christmas is five weeks away, you would think that would inspire me to get Brooklyn's quilt done...nope.

Nancy is going to pick up FIVE finished quilts from her long-arm quilter and drop off FOUR more quilt tops, you'd think that would inspire me...nope.

I have been doing a very very very little bit of hand work. I'll show it when it's finished.

I'm a bad bad quilter.

Thread

I received a large box full of thread...

This isn't even half of it.  Most of the threads are JPCoats Dual Duty cotton covered polyester. There is also a lot of Gutermann 100% polyester. Lots of different colors. The original owner was not a quilter, she made clothes. I think most of these were purchased at Walmart or JoAnn's.

I have mixed feelings about all of these threads. I've heard you should only piece with 100% cotton thread. Would you use these to piece a quilt? I don't make heirloom quilts, so do I really need to worry about what type of thread I use?

Would you use these for piecing quilts or save them for other miscellaneous craft projects?

Boo, Boo Hoo

Boo! I did have a Halloween stripe fabric. Here is my version of Stacey's towels...hers are cuter, but I do like how mine turned out.

 



 

It's almost time for lemon aide, lemon curd, lemon pie, lemon bars, lemon chicken...

 

 

They are starting to turn yellow, they should be ripe in about a month.





The boo hoo? I put what I thought was the last row on my grand-niece's quilts then took a closer look...hmmm the cat fabric is directional, if I "stand the cats up" the quilt is wide and short. Not a good thing, I like quilts either square or long and narrow.  Boogers. The difficult solution is to take squares off the side then add squares to the top. The easy solution is to add two more rows.

Guess which one I'm going to do.

Boo

Aren't these towels cute! Stacey make them. I had to share them.

They are all from the same fabric...a Halloween stripe....

...I just checked my stash...I have a Halloween stripe...wonder if it's wide enough...Hmmmmm.