Well I was thinking what a lazy slug I am today. I should be upstairs sewing the borders on my quilt. Instead I was down here wtching some of last night's olympics waiting for my dh to get off the phone so we can watch what we missed. While watching (listening really) I was playing games on the computer. Well I needed to pause the recording because swimming is about to start so I rewatched Alex's segments on cables and feathers because I might try one on the borders of my miniature. I was thinking of feathers but think I might do cables instead if I can figure out how to go around a corner with them. I thought I had seen it somewhere, but didn't today.
Frances

Debbie what kind of vitamins do you take I wish I had an ounce of that energy. Can you bottle some of it and send it over LOL!

I've managed to spend about 15 minutes so far today on my BOM! Very busy day with Mom's stuff.

Sylvia

mandysilk wrote:
That is my all time favorite move, the only thing I don't like is at the end she drags the quilt in the dirt.

I sewed on the binding to my turtle quilt yesterday. I am almost finished with my August needle turn BOM, I have the babies breath and the oval center of the vase. Maybe tomorrow on will be finished.

Since finishing my August BOM on Sunday, I have been debating which one of my PIW's (works in progress) to work on. I got 2 more blocks cut out and marked for my Dear Jane quilt. (Hand pieced and hand applique) Then I squared up my "Jubilee Tree" quilt that I got back from my quilter. Put on the binding, and it is ready to do the hand sewing on it. But since the binding is black it will take me a while to finish, need good light for it. I think today I will get some of Square in a Square blocks put together. The units are all done for the rest of the blocks, just putting the units together for 13 of the blocks. I needed to make sure I had enough of one of my fabrics.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Margarita in Auburn, CA

Mandy I know I've been watching the movie this summer too as it has repeated on HBO. It's a sweet story and of course I wanted to see more of the quilt. I'd like to read the book too.

Today I sat down and quilted for two hours on the Christening quilt while I watched "How to Make an American Quilt." Honest to goodness, I had never heard of this movie, but now I have to find it on DVD . My kids were in and out so much I know I missed big chunks - I need to watch it after they go to bed. My dh got back from his doctor's appointment and saw the last 15 minutes or so of it and he even loved it! Then he asked me - what would a block or quilt about about our love look like? Hmmm... now my mind is racing... I see a Rhapsody on the horizon if I ever get the time First though I need to get Aunt Mary's and the Christening quilts done. Off to work!!

Holy cow Pat, :shock: Wow, your amazing. You must have the patiece of a saint. They are really beautiful.
Okay, yesterday, was a day when my energy level was up So I finnished my freinds daughter wedding quilt top. Then I did a small quilt top for me, then I started my son's wall quilt for xmas.
So today I have to do the half square triangles to put in the art quilt for my son (i got it at the quilt show, i will put in my space when I have it done), then I have to put it on a towel to wrap it up and be able to leave it and open when I have time to sew it.
There are a few kits that I bought but two out of the three tops are done.
I have to go back to work on Monday.
Thank you everyone, simply, for letting me join this group. It has been therapy for me these last three weeks, if it were not for sewing every day I would sit and think about all the things you should not do. Self pity, is a bad thing.
thanks debbie

Yesterday I finished the binding on the second of my conversation print charity quilts, and today I got the third one pin basted. Might get a bit of the quilting on that one done today.

This is the quilt top--I make a batch of 10 at a time by sewing 500 four inch strips of fabric together, then cutting them into four inch strips, and sewing them into tops. One batch makes 10 tops. I don't think there are any duplicates, either, LOL, but I've told a kid there might be, and it keeps them occupied for a very long time trying to find one.

Pat in Rockport, TX

Was finally able to get back to my sewing machine. Not sewing is not good for me! Put together a harmonic convergence with a piece of Ricky's hand-dyed I bought when he put it on sale. Started the quilting last night but the speed/aka/albuterol wouldn't let me relax so I put it up. Looked at it this a.m. and frogged it all out. Do-over! I'll be so very glad to be done with this medicine!!
Sherry

Well today I hope to pick up my machine and get back on track. I had a phone call friday 5pm that it was ready, but the shop closes at 5 and we left Saturday for the baby shower. So..... This will be a "birth" day gift. Her due date is Sept. 30th so now I have plenty of time to finish.

I made a bunch of binding last night, enough for several small quilts, and got a little quilt bound and finished today. I might start free-motion quilting another one tomorrow. I bought a bunch of fabric for these little charity quilts a while back. They're great for practicing the free-motion quilting.

Pat in Rockport, TX

I got the six rows sewn together for the quilt I'm putting in the show at the end of September. Now I have to make the borders and sew them on. Then I have that quilt and a miniature quilt to quilt. I also got some more logs sew on the quilt I am fixing. A good quilt bee day.
Frances

I'm going to watch Sharon Schamber's binding video again then sew the binding on my stone portal quilt. I'll hand turn it on vacation.
eileenkny

Ok, I went to Hartford for a week last week (no kids, WAHOO!!) and between site seeing and the hot tub I finally got some quilt work done. I finally got to finish the May BOM and got a good healthy start on the June one, however I think it might be a while before I can get back to that project (I will as soon as I can though ) I have finished over half the blocks for Aunt Mary's quilt, and hopefully will finish the rest this week some time, but what I have REALLY been concentrating on is my SIL's christening quilt.

My SIL found out she was pregnant a couple of weeks ago, so I have decided to make the baby a hand quilted wholecloth christening quilt. This way I don't have to wait to find out boy, girl, or nursery decore and I buy an extra month or two (hopefully, God willing) to get it done. The baby is due in early March. I spent most of my quilting time this week drafting the feathers for the center wreath and the borders and marking the quilt top. THANK YOU ALEX for those wonderful quilt videos - I would never have been able to draft that myself without your instruction!!!! When I get a chance I will take a picture of the marked quilt top and post it in a blog. I was going to applique a satin cross in the center, but when I did it it just didn't look right so I am just going to quilt the cross design and then maybe add some embellishment later. I was thinking some small beadwork, but of course for a baby quilt that might not be a good idea - although I figure this would only be used for the christening ceremony and thereafter for display only. Oh well, we'll just see where this goes.