Congratulations Wendy. Isn't it so very nice to be done!!! Enjoy your reprieve. Have fun Lorna. Now I've got to seriously get busy on a label for mine.

PosyP wrote:

Well done there Wendy We are now into the home straight with this (always excepting the labels & 100 words description mumble mumble...)

Had a bright idea last night instead of going straight in and starting another quilt top, to whit Celtic Solstice, it would make far more sense to get on and make the back for my WotRott, which I have decided to do as a scrappy round the world a la Bonnie Hunter, using up pieces of all the fq's everyone so generously sent me.

So this evening I have entirely emptied the blue bag that Lorna handed over, ironed everything, folded them in half lining up the selvedges, and cut 2 x 2 1/2" strips by 18". There are some great fabrics in there, (now I have had a proper look at them all) some I know that I would not have bought for myself, but are great all the same. I have to admit to being amused by the date on one of the selvedges - 1996! :shock: is that one matured enough to be cut into yet? It has also been fun re-reading all the notes that were also sent.

The other bonus is that I have now decide how to fold & store my fq's in a sensible fashion and have got started with sothing them out by colour - although would it make more sense to sort them by value Oh well tidily folded is a good start

twiglet wrote:
Congratulations, Wendy!! Doesn't it feel so good???

Enjoy your turn, Lorna! It's stressful, but a lot of fun!

Nancy

Email sent

Yoohoo Lorna I'm done and my offering will be in the post soon probably Thursday. I'll send you the email

Ask Rosemary a question and you sure do get your money's worth. Love words. Loved your expanded explanations. Thanks.

loise98 wrote: Myself & DH understand the concept of the 'Fudge Factor' - I just phoned him to ask - as an engineer he says that with proper planning you don't need it, but for the first item you would add in some 'slack' to compensate for 'snags', but by the time the third item was in production this would have really tailed off.

Personally I would use the phrase to 'bodge' something, or to 'bodge it' meaning to make something that is a near fit. The original 'Bodger' was a man who lived in the woods and would turn (bodge) chair spindles (legs etc).

If it was in fabric for clothing I will add extra to seams for 'fitting/alterations/growth' but I would not deem that as 'fudging' - it is forward planning . When I was on Savile Row I was taught to add extra to certain seams so that the suit could be enlarged or reduced if necessary, but these are garments that are built to last.

Other than that 'easing' is my best friend with fabric - it will fit because I say so!
Or buying extra fabric 'Just in case....'

Hey, all you folks across the pond, do you use the phrase "Fudge Factor"?

Carole, I love the Celtic Solstice blocks. The colors are fantastic. I will have to print off the pattern for it. I just can't start anything new right now. Must finish one mugrug and then get them mailed. My new years resolution is to finish some ufos before starting anything new. Must do my reels quilt, finish the applique and piecing on Ricky's summer quilt, and get some serious quilting done on the quilts hanging in my "to be quilted closet". When did time start going by so fast???

Love the pillow case, Carole, creative design. Your Celtic Solstice blocks are beautiful too. I will post mine as soon as I assemble the blocks, a really fun quilt to make and quick!

I love all of your Celtic Solstice quilts and also plan to make one for myself one day. It's a lot like a quilt that I pieced a while ago but haven't gotten around to quilting yet. Sorry I don't have a picture to share, but I used the "Faceted Jewels" pattern if you want to google some other quilts with this pattern. I like the squares that appear in the blocks in this one that aren't in the one I made. Maybe I'll get mine quilted this year.....

Nancy

Carole, your Celtic solstice looks fabulous. It is definitly going onto my 'to do' list, and I think that I will have to start digging through my stash just as soon as I have finished a new school skirt for Izzy - although if I started the quilt first I could use them and leaders & enders for the skirt - maybe not though as the skirt needs to be black and I don't think black thread would be good for the quilt, so I guess I had better be good this time

Great gift for your grandson and Wow Carole your blocks are stunning