Well so far this week, besides going to the Drs. and taking it easy, I have been working on the August BOM, and today was my small day time guild meeting. I had a good time, did a little work on my BOM.

Margarita in Auburn, CA

YOU GUYS PUT ME TO SHAME...

The closest thing I am coming to quilting is working on the web page for my GF quilt shop....

I am trying to help coordinate sending invitation to other guilds and quilting groups in the area to our quilt show.... I am in charge of getting free advertising for our quilt show... My GF arranges and pays for advertising for her shop and the show. This is a bigger task then I though it would be....

Well back to work...

Judy-From one beebopper to another: Rock on!

I haven't got anything accomplished this week. I've been sick with sinus and congestion in my lungs. No oxygen=no energy & no brain! I'm finally feeling better but I HATE the albuterol the doc put me on! It's like taking a little hit of speed 3x a day. YUCK!! Hopefully I'll be able gather my thoughts enough to plan my next project in a few days.
Sherry

I took time off from the sewing room yesterday to see Mamma Mia. What a great show!!!!!! Today I went to Target and bought the soundtrack and this afternoon I have been beebopping (and that's something you don't want to see) around my sewing room as I can't sit still. I did manage to sew a little gold metallic on a border. Judy in AZ

Frances, this is one of the reasons I love Rockport. All that water in the Gulf of Mexico acts as a giant flywheel for temperature control, so we're always a bit cooler in the summer and a bit warmer in the winter than you folks in the inland cities. We also have around 40 oaks in our yard. The temp out on the porch right now is 86 degrees. It is humid, but I like that--my skin used to get so dry in Michigan.

Pat in Rockport, TX, who also loves air conditioners.

Over the last two days, I finished quilting another charity quilt, and this morning I put the binding on. That's two ready to pass on to our Aransas County Quilts for Kids coordinator. I think this afternoon I'll sew more strips together for my next batch of 10 tops.

Pat in Rockport, TX

Yesterday I finished pressing my FQs. They are folded and sorted and ready to put into the drawers that I bought. Greg and I were working last night for an outside concert on the terrace. Even though we only got a spritz from Edouard, he gave us cooler temperatures for Tues and Wed. It was in the low 90s yesterday, but should be over 100 again today. Tonight is the Univision TV awards, at least this is going to be inside. I might get a little work done but may not. At least Friday is quilt bee so I'll get some stuff done.
Frances in Austin, waiting for winter when it will finally be in the 80s.

Guess I'll add my accomplishments. Yesterday I used my embroidery module (Bernina 440 QE Machine) to put on a monogram and with a border and flowers on one of the many towel sets for my six children & spouses plus for the grandchildren (11) and six great grand children. Hope to finish by Christmas. This is what slows me down with my BOM's But will take a break and get August started Nan F.

No news on my machine yet, so I spent yesterday cleaning and rearranging my sewing room. While patiently awaiting the call to pick up my machine, I will work on improving my applique skills for the retirement quilt. I did find a lot of "some day i'ld like to make this or that" items. THose are now arranged so they don't get lost again.

I am almost finished quilting the turtle quilt. I have finished one of my TQS Bom's and I have started the needle turn on my second TQS BOM. I really need to set an intention not to start something before I finish at least one of my projects.
I did take on a quilt that a friends grandmother had started for her, its an all hand pieced grandma's garden in vintage fabrics. The grandma really tried to finish the quilt before her passing........how could I resist finishing such an important quilt.

Boo Hoo!!! My baby is in the shop getting a once over. I started having little black specks show up on the backside of the baby quilt. Looks like the dirty/oily lint that I aways clean out everytime I chang bobbins. THe tech is checking for updates on my Viking quilt designer. He said there have been some problems with the oil coming up the saft and getting on the swing arm for the bobbin. IN the mean time I bought some grandma stain solution that I was told will take anything out even if it has been heat set. Of course I cant wash until the quilt is finished and I can't do that until my baby is back. I am very sad. CHeryl

Okay, yesterday, I finnished another runner, fixed the one I didn't think was right, started designing a wall hanging for a customer who really loves panels (if anyone has any ideas or knows of a place where panel lovers know where to go to get ideas of how to use them please let me know, she is taxing my creativity ) Cut out the quilt for the wedding gift.
Today, I think I will work on getting the rest of the runners done, (I make these for customers for xmas gifts, they are not that expensive,) then I will start the gift. Hope everyone has a good day of sewing. Debbie

911kitchen

A thousand triangles is a long term project. I have been working on one since I started quilting. I am using my Dear Jane triangle (8 in h x 5 in W, a lot bigger then your favorite. ) template and have been cutting out a triangle from each fabric I bring in the house. Whenever I cut out a quilt I cut out a triangle of my fabric. I then sew the colored pattern fabric to a background triangle. I store all my triangles in a box in the sewing room.
I am gradually sewing them into strips. I am using white on white for the background second triangles to off set the color triangles. The white on white is scrappy too as I buy a fat quarter of w-on-white in every store I go to.

My friends, knowing I am collecting triangles also give me scraps ( fat 1/8ths from their stash) So far my quilt will equal a small twin size quilt I am going for a queen.

I have several scrappy quilts in progress trying to use my leftover up and building a quilt over time by plugging away at the blocks. I try to either start or end each sewing session making the scrappy blocks. I find in a year I have several scrap quilts great for gifts, charity quilts or going to the cabin up north.

This was one reason I started this Tilde Thread was to keep me on task and sew a little every day.



Have a good quilting day....