I soooooo don’t feel like myself. I really need to get out of this funk.
I need to apologize to the wonderful ladies in the hand quilt along. I had no post. Mostly because I find myself sitting on the couch staring into the abyss instead of doing my hand work. Please take the time to visit them and see all the wonderful work that they do.
Kathy, Margaret, Kerry, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Connie, Susan, Nanette, Edith, Sharon, Karrin, and Gretchen
The Puzzle Quilt
So, the above pictured quilt I have names the puzzle quilt. Why? Well, my dear friend Nanette, sent me a bunch of blocks and pieces to this quilt (well, not really this quilt, but a quilt). So, I took all the pieces that I had and figured out what I could make. I don’t know what the quilt was originally intended to look like, but this is what I came up with. The only thing I added was the black borders. My daughter has claimed this quilt since it is her school colors and is referring to it as the Triad quilt. I found it very fun and challenging to figure something out. I wish I had taken pictures of what I started with, but got involved and completely forgot.
Table Runner for a gift
So, I needed a gift, so I created this table runner. It was actually a challenge I started last year about this time and never finished. I don’t do well with quilting deadlines. I used those cupcake papers (Like the layer cake ones, only for charms).
They have a purpose and I get it, but all the paper everywhere makes me a little crazy. Also, these pin wheels are pretty small, so it is bulky where the seams come together. I will likely use the papers again, but I am not a fan of these small pinwheels. One it is complete, I don’t think it will look too bad.
On a positive note, I have lost 20 lbs. Woohoo. Only 5 million more to go. That is about the only positive that I can find. I am still unemployed, which totally stresses me out. I know it is a process and it will happen, but I don’t do well with things I can’t control.
Today, while I was wallowing in self-pity, I did take a moment to notice the beauty
around me. I took these beautiful pictures of snowflakes in my daughter’s hair.
Happy Sewing
Happy Quilting
Treasure your Family
meander for my quilting. Oddly making sure I kept the meandering small and similar in size, was not an easy task. I kept having to check myself to make sure I was not getting bigger as I went along. I used a light variegated thread and I did not quilt any of the prints (except background fabrics). I wanted to give the blocks a bit of a 3-D look. It worked for the most part.
(especially after a holiday they are super cheap).
of inches clear across the top to get it started. Lay the batting on the backing and smooth out. Continue to apply baste spray a few inches at a time. Roll the completed backing and batting onto the pipe insulation until you have it all spray basted. As you roll the basted backing and batting on to the insulation tube, you can ensure there are no wrinkles. If you find some, unroll and re-smooth.
money. They will stay rolled up an unwrinkled until you are ready to quilt them.
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