dublb

I'm so sorry that ya are having migraines, Carrie. I mostly haven't had any in the last 18 years. For me it was the sugar that was giving 'em to me.
Givo, I'm so sorry that your mask is giving ya those headaches. That is horrible!

QuiltingNinaSue

It has been a while since I checked in, and delighted to find several pages to read. Thanks for the heads up jon the new quilt book, I will check into that. I am learning to 'shop' in my deep freezers and Canning room before going to town to shop. It sure helps on what we spend for food.I finally finished my Squares for the Frolic, Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt, now to put it together. And to do the borders. Then start on the next two, since I opt to use my stash, and then do the two Frolic kits I got from Quilted Twin's shop. One twin is in Poland (?), the other is in Florida running the shop. Both have married minister (and a missionary) . They send out the most informative newsletters and the 'specials' of the the thousand bolt store. I find the 'old age' is creeping up on me, and that I don't sew as fast now, and haven't had one top finished for over a year. Shocking. And those twins I was speaking of...finish more than a hundred every year for charity. I am admirer (in awe) of people who do that goodwill gesture.

carriem

dublb--mine are mostly hormonal, but then I have some that are more seasonal too as I usually get them in the spring worse than anytime rest of the year...

QNS--you have always been a busy woman all the years I have known you (quilting, gardening, flowers, etc, etc) and always so generous! It is ok that you are slowing down a bit.

givio

Carrie said 'all the years I've known you' so I looked at some of our QB join dates. QNS, happy anniversary this month-- 10 years here! :-) And dublb and Jeanie at 10 years aready. OK a year longer! And SBG wins for the 'gift of gab' with the most posts. lol

dublb

Wow! That's a lotta water under the bridge! I have learned so very much! I have to say the single most pivotal project, for teaching me about quilting, was the FWPC! And to think it is still a UFO!

sewbizgirl

My pony club quilt is still a UFO too, Bev. I am going to be finishing my FW30s quilt today, then maybe I'll get back on the pony club quilt. I have two bins of really great fabrics for it. I went with a family farm, kid's ponies theme, rather than any cowboy theme. It can be hard to find farm horse fabric that isn't 'cowboy'.

Cant wait to get the 1930's quilt done and show you all! It's 2/3 of the way quilted. It's the prettiest quilt I've ever made.

JeanieG

I am in the same boat as most of you! I made all of my FWS quilts into two lap quilts rather than one big one. I still have the second Pony Club Quilt to quilt. It is the one without any pony fabric in it. The flimsy was completed in Jan 2014!! LOL

The Farmer's Wife 30's quilt was completed in May 2018 and is still a flimsy also. I did all the squares for that one, but did not use them all in the quilt, so it is smaller also.

At least everything I started is in the flimsy stage! But I have 16 that still need to be quilted (ugh)! It has been too hot here to work on them.

carriem

I missed out on the original FW quilt. But I did the Pony Club with many of you. I made 2 twin-size quilts that get switched out in my living room on the build in day bed. I have maybe 30 blocks done for the FW 30s quilt...I forget now how many I need to make for the pattern I drew up.. I really should get those done before starting the new FW Medallion blocks, but we'll see, I am pretty excited for the new one. I think I found the fabrics I want to use. Just want to call my local quilt shop Monday to see what she has in the store before I buy online.

Looks like we will be starting a 2nd group for the Round Robin in the next month or so...just need 1-2 more people and we'll be able to get started. That should be fun to do too. Anyone here up for joining?

JeanieG

Do you know if there is a group doing the new FW Medallion quilt here on the board??? I might be interested! I really have missed having an ongoing project like this, as I did not do the last Bible Quilt. I think it is kind of cool - a medallion center, then 8" blocks, then 6" blocks!!!

carriem

Jeanie--I like the altering block size rounds too. Plus the light/dark variation for the blocks to make each round stand out that she did.

I don't see a started group, but could start one if you'd like? The book just came out so in May so people may not know about it yet. Can I just post it or do I need to get permission from the moderators? I've never started a thread on this group. It would help me stay motivated/moving forward. Plus it is so fun to watch other's progress each week!! I won't be making all the blocks, but I can still post each week of which block #s to make. Do you think 2/week is a good way to do it? Maybe 1-8" and 1-6" until the 8" are all made then finish up the 6"?? There are 64-6" and 56'6" blocks to make plus the 18" center block and a few of the borders have some piecing to do for the queen size. There is a lap size pattern too.

I have altered the queen size to make it like a large lap/twin size. I'll end up making 36 blocks of each size. I'll be doing paper pieced blocks as usual...I don't have the patience for templates.