I actually completed something. The English Paper Piecing Dog Bone Hexie Dresser scarf is complete. I even went as far so to clean off my dresser and put it in its home. Three more to go, but they are all smaller pieced. Two for nightstands and one for the tall Dresser. Overall, I enjoyed English paper Piecing. I had never done it before and started it when my Daughter had her accident. For weeks I was at the hospital and this gave me something to do in the ICU. It was quite a while until she was able to talk, so it was mostly sitting there listening to machines. I am really glad for that to be over. Much easier to deal with when you have something to occupy your mind
and hands. I just about have one of the nightstand scarves done also. As for the quilting, I don’t hate it (like usual). As I mentioned in a previous post, I would choose a different marking method (Not the clingy plastic wrap). The dog bones I quilted actually resemble dog bones. How about that. Shocking. It might lead me to get more adventuresome with my quilting. Who knows.
I also completed some Uncle Donald blocks. Since these are scrappy, there are memories that go along with each one. For me, that makes this more enjoyable to do. As I piece these, I take a trip down memory lane.
So for my Uncle Donald Blocks, I have “Becky’s Block”(my niece). This was made from the scraps from her college graduation quilt. It was a picture quilt with many photo’s of her growing up. Addison’s Block (Addison is actually Becky’s daughter, my Great-Niece) are scraps from her baby quilt. It was charm squares and I chose not to use any that had dark colors since I was making a baby quilt. The Crazy Dog Lady Block is totally mine, since I am the crazy dog lady. These are scraps from many dog fabric blocks. Then we have Derrick’s block. Derrick is my later husband whom I miss dearly. He always wore camo. Sometimes I had to ask him to wear something else. He always made me laugh. Only the good die young.
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bones actually look like dog bones. However, now that I am done with the quilting, I am pretty sure I have spent more time picking out that “Press and Seal” wrap than I actually spend quilting the entire piece. The other part was that while doing the quilting, I found that the “press and Seal was not easy to re-position. Once you start quilting and compress your quilt sandwich, I found that the “Press and Seal: needed adjusted and it was not possible.
I had some time off, but I was not off during the entire holiday season like I am used to. I user a lost (most) of my vacation time with 
I made this table runner for my own table. I usually don’t make much for myself, but it seems odd to be a quilter and not have quilted stuff all over your house. It is an interesting batik and I was not appalled at my quilting this time. When I did the quilting, I was sort of thinking/going for snow drifts. It came out all right.
me and one on my lap. This is a great travel project because everything I need fits into my little dog bag (of course). In my photo, you can see my Ruger. This was my late Husbands “Hunting Dog”. He weights six pounds and is scared of ants, so I am not sure what he would hunt. Cute as a button though. He is the only male dog in my herd, so he thinks any female is his. He frequently rolls all over me as if he is making me his and then gives Kevin the evil eye. Miss Moka’s paws are on the table where they should not be.
First, I read a lot of stuff. There were quite a few people that recommended using quilting gloves. I could not figure out how that would help me. So, after considerable time, I ordered a pair. They actually sat on the kitchen counter until I was half way through this piece (I have no idea why). I happen to pass by the kitchen counter and grabbed them and holy cow did it make a difference. It was so much easier to move the piece around. I bought 
Second thing I learned is to pay attention to everything. I used some scraps from a dog quilt I made some time ago. I hung onto them because I am the crazy dog lady. I usually use scrap pieces of batting on these small pieces. I have a giant bag of them in my sewing room. So, I grabbed one that was big enough without a lot of thought. Started he quilting and noticed that it stuck to everything. I had pieces of this batting on everything. Looking at it after it was too late, I discovered that it was some sort of odd polyester. Thinking about it, I found it odd that I would have ever made a quilt with it. I think it might have been a piece of snow from my Christmas village that someone accidentally stuck in my batting bag. So, I don’t like how this piece feels. It is so lightweight. But, it has my cute dog fabric, so I will have to use it. Lesson learned. Pay attention to everything.
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