Margo wrote:

Margo I am thinking I might use that smoked monofillament thread and drop my feed dogs and do a little zig zaggy around the outer sides of the applique and "BOOM" take it to the long armer! What do you think about this idea?. I am wishing I had done it before I put the boarder on... what do you think about this idea?... Hummmm. no I like it finished and everything matched up., so I think I'll do the monofillament thread...

Bren your quilt looks wonderful! I can't believe you have the top done already. And all the spools look so fantastic. Now I am getting really excited.

Margo wrote:
Thanks for the link Margo. Her fabrics are to die for! wow is she like me... COLOR, COLOR, COLOR! Thats the way I like it!
Bren

WOW!! Bren, it looks great!!

By the way whoever made the block that is 5th row down from the top and the 4th one over (browns with a dark black spot which is a coffee cup) it has a little coffee cup in the fabric. I love this block and I love coffee so it is one of my fav's!

Well here it is... let me know if the colors look like they r in a good place or if you see something that might need moved. I kinda like it..
Heavy rain, high winds, south of us BASEBALL sized HAIL stones and tornatoes again ... Burrrr cold and wet in SD, USA today...
Quilt guild mtg today, I took my top and they loved it!
Always in Stitches Bren

Dear Rosemary;

I haven’t rec’d package of reels yet? I am getting nervous. . .

Anxiously,

Looks like you are going to pip us all to the post Bren - how incredible to have got that far already! I am waiting to get mine before I even decide on the background fabric. I would also do as Margo suggests. I usually do all blanket stitch before attaching the borders as it's easier to get around the pieces on the machine. I think that if you do them after you have added the batting and backing it will make it very heavy work. Please post a photo so that we can all drool.

Way to go, Bren! Can't wait to see your pictures!

You can actually do the buttonhole embellishment either way, but if you wait until after the quilt is sandwiched the buttonhole stitches will show on the back.
Because of that, most people do the buttonhole before it's sandwiched. In fact, it's really easier if you do it before you add the borders to the quilt!
So, if you haven't attached the borders yet, you might want to do the buttonhole stitching first so there is less bulk to manage.
That holds true for whether you are doing it by hand or machine.
Of course, if you already have the borders attached you can either just go ahead with it, or consider taking the borders off for the embellishment.

Millboroquilter wrote: Crikey Mikey! :shock: nearly ready for quilting1 :shock: Steps back in a cowpat! - something my family used to say when we were amazed, more usually it is 'steps back in amazement', but after camping in fields, where the previous occupants were cows.... you get the idea, I'm sure

Still it is good to hear that they go together easily

Man I cant believe how easy those spools went together and how perfectly the border fit.... I got my top all put together today and almost finished binding my Olivia quilt. I even mended a neighbors britches for him... Church Sunday so he will be happy to have them to wear... I think it will quilt up very nicley but I wanted to ask you girls do you button hole stitch around the applique before you sandwich and quilt, or after it is sandwiched while you are quilting it? I have never done border applique before..I forgot to take the camera to the studio but will take a photo tomorrow and post it. I love it. Everyones blocks look so good! And it is a very nice size.
Bren ... Beautiful weather today in SD---almost done calving only about 75 or 80 left.

Please look it over good for me and tell me if I need to move a color or if I am missing anything before I start to quilt it ok? Thanks in advance! Will post photo tomorrow...

Those will be lovely batiks when they come out this summer. She has a block of the month for a beautiful album quilt. What a clever woman she is.

Millboroquilter wrote:
Check out Edyta's video here:
http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/2012/03/coolest-thing-since-sliced-bread.html

maree7316 wrote:
Do you have a link to Editas new fabric line? I would love to see them! Bren