carriem

I finished getting my quilt quilted today and did a basting stitch around the outside...now it is ready for trimming and binding. Maybe tomorrow afternoon, but I am giving plasma for the first time in several months so I might need a nap in the afternoon instead...

dublb

I'm so looking forward to seeing your quilt Carrie! I bet it's beautiful!
I went to DD's house this morning & we painted primer on her stairs. Yes we are gonna paint plywood stairs. It will look better'n just the plywood. She had planned on putting caps & risers on 'em but that is just gonna have to wait. Having an extra mouth to feed & body to cloth has given them a tight budget. We will paint those stairs tomarrow morning. This afternoon I opened up an antique Elna. It is clean & ready for me to oil & grease it tomarrow afternoon.

JeanieG

It sounds like you are really enjoying your work with the sewing machines Bev! That is so great!

givio

carriem, I have three sons and seven grandchildren. :-) The roasted Brussel sprouts and carrots sound tasty! So does the squash!

QNS, glad you are on the mend. :-) If you are seam ripping, I guess that could be a pun. lol I'm making a joke! :-p

We need a picture on this thread. Who has one? :-) Must get my battery charged on my camera...

dublb

Have I shown this pict? It is the first blocks of the quilt our Guild is making for a Charity auction. Isn't it gonna be beautiful? I understand that all the blocks are sewn now & are in the process of being sewn into a top.

sewbizgirl

That is pretty, Bev. It's sort of an optical illusion. I see the diamonds and the X's, alternately jumping forward.

I haven't worked on a quilt in a while! Been busy sewing and knitting little sweaters and dresses. Those pretty Christmas dresses I sent were all too big! I mean, by a mile. They should fit perfectly next Christmas. So I have more fabric to try again for Millie. I didn't realize she was so much smaller than Ivy.

dublb

I'm glad that ya like it.

carriem

Why is it when you have a deadline (even self imposed) you can get things done sooner?? I've had this quilt top done since July 2016 (I keep a file of my completed and in progress quilts). I made time this week even though I didn't really have it...but wanted the satisfaction of having it done before I left town for a couple days. So here is my Curved Log Cabin using Kansas Troubles fabrics...on the floor and on the day bed in our living room where it will "live".

dublb

That is a happy quilt! I like it on your Day Bed.

JeanieG

Carrie - cool quilt! Love the colors!

My goal this year was to get UFO's to the flimsy stage and quilt some of my long list of quilts that needed quilting. I do it all my self, on my Brother PQ1500s. I am proud to say I only have one tabletopper that needs a border and backing, then all of my UFO's are done. I spent a lot of time finishing up 4 tabletoppers and quilted three quilts during the year.

The first photo is one of my UFO's that I finished yesterday to flimsy stage, and anyone who was with us doing the FWS quilts will recognize the blocks. You were probably a contributor to this quilt. We labeled this PC Riders Mystery Block-Along Exchange. We did this exchange in 2012!!!! Have any of you finished your quilt??

The second quilt is also from 2012 and is finally a flimsy. It is the BOM from that year.

Nothing like being way behind! I still have 13 quilts that I need to quilt!