I have to stop procrastinating soon - my applique class starts on Saturday, and while I have gathered and washed my fabrics and scraps (layer cake), I have yet to iron them. I hate ironing with a passion and have been finding other things to do and put off the ironing part. It has to be done today or tomorrow as Saturday morning is going to be busy before I have to head in for class. Class starts at 930. I'll have to get my lunch bento ready before heading in as well.
Part of the thing is I have this thing about forgetting to unplug the iron. I was going to do it yesterday afternoon, but had a martial arts class last night and was afraid I'd forget to unplug the iron - I haven't yet, but I don't know the number of times I've gotten partway down the road and had to turn around to check and make certain I've unplugged the iron. It's a weird almost-phobia thing, especially as last Christmas my son bought me an auto-shutoff iron. I guess I worry in case the cats get near it, although they are not allowed in the sewing room - and haven't been since I nearly lost my female this February because she had ingested some sort of string. I don't think it came from the sewing room, but I am not taking the chance anymore. Before they were only allowed in the room if I was there to watch them anyways, but better safe than sorry.
And today, I'm surfing the net and avoiding the ironing. I should just go and get it done!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Project nearing completion
I've got a small quilt nearing completion. It's made from 5 fat quarters and done up in a pattern from the Quiltmaker Addicted to Scraps column. One was a variation of a whirl-a-gig, so I played with my FQ and put together a little quilt. It's only about 25 X 35. I've got the quilting done and the binding machine-sewed on one side. I found enough 21/2" strips in the scrap bin of a fed that went well enough with the border, so I did a single-fold binding. I just have the hand-stitiching to complete.
The 9 patch is coming along slowly. I haven't decided how to finish the inside of the quilt. I drafted (and have since misplaced a Plan). I have to finish the outside row of blocks before I start the interior so I have tiem to redraft the plan or come up with something new.
And I start a new project next week. I am taking an applique class on Saturdays in November. I have my class kit almost put together. I am using a layer cake for the scraps and I have complimentary fabrics for sashing, inner border and binding - I just hope I have enough. These fabrics were planned for a different quilt. I have to finish washing the fabrics and get them ironed and a few things to locate for the kit. It will be good to actually get some learning from a teacher. My applique is mostly self-taught so I can use all the instruction I can get. I still struggle with sharp points, so I am hoping to learn how to conquer them at this class.
The 9 patch is coming along slowly. I haven't decided how to finish the inside of the quilt. I drafted (and have since misplaced a Plan). I have to finish the outside row of blocks before I start the interior so I have tiem to redraft the plan or come up with something new.
And I start a new project next week. I am taking an applique class on Saturdays in November. I have my class kit almost put together. I am using a layer cake for the scraps and I have complimentary fabrics for sashing, inner border and binding - I just hope I have enough. These fabrics were planned for a different quilt. I have to finish washing the fabrics and get them ironed and a few things to locate for the kit. It will be good to actually get some learning from a teacher. My applique is mostly self-taught so I can use all the instruction I can get. I still struggle with sharp points, so I am hoping to learn how to conquer them at this class.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Long time - no Post again
Life has been busy up until recently. Having been laid off, I am finding more time for quilting. I have basted the scrappy 9-patch and have started quilting it (UFO). And created a new UFO - I made up an autumn colours rail fence quilt. That one will be an easy quilt when I get around to it. I'll just quit the rails and leaves in the border.
Cooking has taken some time away from quilting as I have been making bento lunches. It's good to have healthier food and my son is actually eating his lunches, so I will try to balance the time.
I'm also spending hours every day on the job search. It took me 4 hours to finish an application yesterday. I struggle with the wording on the letters - I am not good at it at all.
Cooking has taken some time away from quilting as I have been making bento lunches. It's good to have healthier food and my son is actually eating his lunches, so I will try to balance the time.
I'm also spending hours every day on the job search. It took me 4 hours to finish an application yesterday. I struggle with the wording on the letters - I am not good at it at all.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Magic Tile
The quilting on the magic tile is now done. I hit panic mode, realizing the fair is coming up and I wanted to enter it. I am just about halfway around the binding.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Progressing away
I'm up to 47 completed GFG blocks - over the halfway mark now.
I'm also halfway around the border of my Magic Tile quilt. Figure it will take me a couple more weeks to finish the quilting.
I'm also halfway around the border of my Magic Tile quilt. Figure it will take me a couple more weeks to finish the quilting.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Flower Baskets
I finished the flower basket swap top today. It will go in the 'to be quilted' pile. There are 5 other quilts ahead of it in the pile.
I pulled my double delight off the shelf - it's in need of a border. I have the fabric pulled and just need to get to it, but it's just way too hot to be messing around with a large quilt top, so I decided to play with my fabric a bit. I have a FQ set of bright orange, yellow, green and blue and red. I am using the colours (except the red) to make sisters blocks as in the Quiltmaker Addicted to Scraps article this month. The end result will be a table runner. I'll use the red as a border as the edges of the blocks are on the bias and I'll really want to stabilize them before quilting. If I have enough of the red, I'll use it for the binding as well, otherwise I'll have to hunt for a red for the binding. I rather hope I have enough and don't have to go hunting.
Last night I finished the "And Pigs Will Fly" rag quilt. It's going through the washing process now. It's a fundraiser quilt - it's got flying pigs on one of the fabrics - a joke on my mom's behalf as I told her I'd run one of the fundraisers for the place she works at again When Pigs Fly. The rude people I had to deal with after giving up a day of my long weekend last summer was the final straw. I will contribute to the fundraiser, but I am not actually going to be there and running it.
I pulled my double delight off the shelf - it's in need of a border. I have the fabric pulled and just need to get to it, but it's just way too hot to be messing around with a large quilt top, so I decided to play with my fabric a bit. I have a FQ set of bright orange, yellow, green and blue and red. I am using the colours (except the red) to make sisters blocks as in the Quiltmaker Addicted to Scraps article this month. The end result will be a table runner. I'll use the red as a border as the edges of the blocks are on the bias and I'll really want to stabilize them before quilting. If I have enough of the red, I'll use it for the binding as well, otherwise I'll have to hunt for a red for the binding. I rather hope I have enough and don't have to go hunting.
Last night I finished the "And Pigs Will Fly" rag quilt. It's going through the washing process now. It's a fundraiser quilt - it's got flying pigs on one of the fabrics - a joke on my mom's behalf as I told her I'd run one of the fundraisers for the place she works at again When Pigs Fly. The rude people I had to deal with after giving up a day of my long weekend last summer was the final straw. I will contribute to the fundraiser, but I am not actually going to be there and running it.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Poking along
Thanks to landry night, I have the first short side of the Magic Tile quilted. Then I accidentally skinned my thumb (Ow), so not much hand quilting going on.
I have finished another row of the flower basket quilt. One more row to assemble and attach, plus borders and that top will be done.
I finished yet another GFG - I am now up to 33 complete. Almost halfway.
And I've spent a good deal of time playing in EQ7. I am tring to design an Ocean Waves quilt in EQ. The block doesn't exist in the software, whcih is very strange. I managed to draft a block and set it into a quilt, but printing out the instructions I have run into soemthing strange. I coloured the quilt in 3 colours for simplicity, as I am planning on doing this one scrappy, but the colour/fabric requirement has tossed in a fourth colour and I don't know where it has come from!
I have finished another row of the flower basket quilt. One more row to assemble and attach, plus borders and that top will be done.
I finished yet another GFG - I am now up to 33 complete. Almost halfway.
And I've spent a good deal of time playing in EQ7. I am tring to design an Ocean Waves quilt in EQ. The block doesn't exist in the software, whcih is very strange. I managed to draft a block and set it into a quilt, but printing out the instructions I have run into soemthing strange. I coloured the quilt in 3 colours for simplicity, as I am planning on doing this one scrappy, but the colour/fabric requirement has tossed in a fourth colour and I don't know where it has come from!
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