Table Runner

I also pieced a table runner for a swap. You can't tell here but it has "issues". I am hoping they will "quilt out". I stitched this downstairs on the Janome........... I cut out another one and I am going to sew it upstairs on the Duchess. I think it will do much better. I have not been able to get consistant quarter inch seam on the Janome.

Chain Event - Mystery Quilt Top

Here it is folks. The finished top from the mystery quilt........ DH said "That's nice" I said that I thought it was ugly. Then he admits"Well, it is not the best one you have made" When it is done, it will be warm.... So there.............

Close Up of Quilts

Here are some close up shots. I did not even look at the price. The log cabin was not in the best shape, 

Antique Shop

Yesterday DH wanted to take a ride just to get out of the house. Even though I wanted to stay at home and stitch, I did go with him. We passed an antique shop in Brewster and it had two quilts on the front porch. 

Blocks for Gay

I have so much to report this morning. I will begin with the Dear Jane blocks I did for a Row Jane. I marked this off the list several weeks ago but did not get a good picture till recently.

Whew

I feel so much better now...........I have made a coporate decision............... I wanted to finish my nine patch quilt by the first week in November. I realize now that was an unrealistic goal in light of my other obligations and normal day to day living................. I will still finish that project but I am removing the deadline. Now I can stitch it with the joy that was there at the beginning of the project......... That being said I am much relieved....

On September 11th Carol Honderich is beginning the Women of the Bible quilt again and I really want to participate in that project. That will mean spending some of the time each morning in Bible study instead of sewing....... I know this is the right decision and I will share each week's block with you as they are done.

My friend Lu came for breakfast this morning. I was so tired after she left that I just had a wee toes up. Now back to my quilt............... But it is raining and cold and dreary and I am just to muddle headed to sew. I will knit instead and finish the Mystery Quilt in the morning. I am sure you can stand the suspense............ I saw that Peachy Quilter has a Fabric Depression going for September. I am trying to learn how to get it on my sidebar. Wish me luck.

Clue 8

This one is done.........Yes, you were right about the direction we were going in..........

The next step is cutting. Off to the Nether Regions for that step. Then I must come back upstairs and clear the dining room table and get it set for guest. Lu is coming for breakfast and we are celebrating the end of summer with Mimosa's. Like to join us?

Clue 7

I went to bed one clue behind. This morning I am three behind. I must sew fastly. By now you have a good idea where this is heading but we aren't there yet..........

Clue 6

Here it is, the last post for the night. The next clue has been printed but it is too late to work any longer. I should have had time but decided to complete a few home chores instead. Also did a few errands with DH and cooked lunch and dinner. Aren't I such a good wife?

Clue 5

Clue 5 is done and I am on to the next step. I will confess that it helps to read the instructions. I did not read carefully and it took me longer on that step than it should have.

Clue 4

Clue four is complete and the next one does not come out for 15 more minutes. I even had time to take a walk with DH and start boiling a hambone for split pea soup......... It sure is smelling good....

Holiday Weekend

Peg and I thought it would be great fun to work on a mystery quilt this weekend. This is the fabric I selected.

Most of the tourist will be leaving. The Cape is changing and we have more and more people that live somewhere else, buying a second home here. They come for holidays and weekends as well as all summer long. Grocery shopping is impossible except for early in the morning or late at night. It is raining today and since it it not good "beach" weather, folks will be in their cars, driving around looking for places to shop. DH failed to pick up his blood pressure medication yesterday and he thinks I will go with him to get it today. He is wrong. I will be stitching.

Backing For My Quilt

At last a good nights sleep. Such a blessing that was………

I found some fabric for the background of my Hour a Day quilt. Not as exactly what I wanted but it is going to suffice.

I have been giving much thought to the re-organization of my stash………. In comparison to most people I know I really have very little. I tend to see a quilt I want to make and but the fabric to make it. Then the fabric is washed and placed in a plastic tote or bag with the instructions and there it marinates in thyme……….. I made a list of them all but I have not looked at the list lately. I have added to it also.

I want to be a part of all the excitement that is happening in the cyber world around me. I tend to sign on to what ever comes my way. Now I have Promises to Keep and they are dragging me down and keeping me from other things I would like to do.

My “Name it – Claim it” list is posted under “10 Hour Rotation” to the right. These are the projects that I work on upstairs at night. I have to be careful because the projects multiply if I do not watch them….. I am trying to finish the things with a deadline first and then I can get back to working on the items on my list.

One Hour a Day Challenge Quilt

Ta Da.................Here it is...............My quilt top. Judy, thank you for taking the time in your hectic schedule to plan such a fun adventure for all of us.........It was a great experience. I look at this quilt and see the things I have learned that will help make the next one better...... No, I will not confess at this time what they are. Mostly design decisions that I should have done differently. That will not matter. This quilt will still be so warm when it is finished.................

Wednesday Already

Boy, this week is flying by................ I am posting a picture of a Wedding Sampler I finished earlier this month. Only one more to do and I will have them all done. I will be thinking long and hard before I do another one. My best friends daughter, three precious neices and a dear friend were/are the recipients (the dear friend is still waiting for hers). DH is safely home and if all goes well I can get a picture of my hour a day quilt taken for tomorrow. I did manage to get some sewing done this morning on the Care Quilt for the Cyber Guild. I am going to try to machine quilt that one myself..... A holiday is coming up in a bit and I have signed on for a Mystery Quilt. Real problems finding the right fabric in my stash..... I finally came across the skirt taken from a dress I made years ago and outgrew. I would not part with the fabric and it will be in this quilt............... See me smile?

Monday, Monday

This is a picture of the wee cap and socks I am making as part of a set for premature infants.

The weekend has come and gone and I did not finish all I set out to do. I did get the bathroom floor painted and my hour a day quilt top completed. I did not get the grills painted for the pseudo-headboard I wanted to make for DH. He will be home tomorrow and in light of the rainy weather the headboard will have to wait. I did get 7 leaf bags of shredded paper taken to the trash…………..I shredded all of them this weekend… I plan to set up a “shredding station” in the guest room and keep chipping away at that task.

I did have dinner with a dear friend and was it delicious……….Home made chicken pot pie, biscuits, tossed salad and carrot cake for dessert. I also got a dessert made for a friend whose family is visiting.

I am looking forward to the return of DH and my laptop and camera tomorrow afternoon.

Another Finish

Thought I would show the latest pair of socks I have completed. I began them when DD was here and we were having lessons in "Heel Turning".

This will probably be my last post until Monday. The computer that I have to use at home is so slow that I have decided to spend the weekend on other projects.

I had dinner with a friend last night and came home to knit a few more tassels. The count is at 15 now. I am in the frame of mind to make them so I will as long as the muse is with me.

Great plans for tomorrow. I do not have to go anywhere..... I plan to stay at home and paint the bathroom floor, shred 4 bankers boxes of tax returns and complete the house blessing. At the same time I will be completing my Hour a Day quilt from Judy. As you might know she has been having problems with her blog. Here is the latest word on that front.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

MESSAGE FROM JUDY

I just received the following email from Judy at SunshineQuilts. She's having major blogger problems and has had to start a new blog. The link is in her note below.

"I suppose a few of you have noticed that I've been rather quiet and it was not by choice! Last Friday, after a second notice from Blogger that I should switch my blog over to the new beta version, and assurances that it would be a smooth transaction, I did it. It was NOT a smooth transaction and I cannot sign in to my blog. It seems that if you have a google account (gmail) which is the same name as your blog, then everything went wrong. I have a sunshinequilts@gmail.com account and the name of my blog is sunshinequilts and . . it just didn't work. Google's customer service has to make the worst customer service in the history of the world look good. They are just awful!
I have pretty much given up on getting back into the old blog so I started a new one and it is http://judylaquidara.blogspot.com. I hated using my name because the last name is so hard to spell but I guess in the back of my mind, I'm still hoping this is a temporary blog.

So, if you have the time (and desire), could you please mention on your blog how readers can find me.

I have the codes up but I do not have much else over there right now. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I was, at how lost I was without the blog and how unmotivated I felt. I just wanted it to work and it will not!

Life goes on . .

Thanks for your help in getting the word out about the new blog.

Judy L."

Taking an Oath

A fellow stitcher called last night to ask if we could work together for the evening. “Of course” I reply, “Which do you prefer coffee or wine”. Wine was the choice and I mentally reviewed my cupboard contents for something to serve with it. “Aha”, I have the vegetable cream cheese spread and a box of Town House crackers….All is well.

We stitched and chatted till late but had a wonderful time. I am knitting beaded tassels as wee gifties for the members of a local quilt guild. The pattern can be found at: http://www.swallowhillcreations.com/BeadedTasselwithpic.htm I will need 100 of them. I have 11 knitted but not sewn together. It takes one hour to spin the beads on the thread and knit the tassel. Our reasoning is that if I adhere to that schedule I can have them knitted by Columbus Day (Oct. 12^th). Then I should be able to stitch them together and finish them in a few evenings. I have a small tree with lights to hang them on and the members can take the one of their choice.

My quilt bee is having a table runner exchange. That needs to be complete and mailed by November 1^st. We are also participating in a Care Project and I need a small quilt complete by Oct 1^st.

The deadlines for the two Row Janes I have in my studio has long since passed. It was discovered too late that most of us are Postally Challenged and the dates for completion have been discarded in favor of “Just getting the one you have” mailed.

I will finish the Hour a Day quilt top before Monday. Then I will have another quilt top to fret over. Do I quilt it myself or do I send it away. I might just start collecting the finished tops until I work up the courage to learn to machine quilt.

I joined the Nine Patch Nutters in April and I would really like to have that quilt finished by Nov. 9^th. So far I have completed the nine patch blocks for 8 rows and I need 32. A wee bit short don’t you think.

Now that I have put it on paper I will be able to see what is possible and what is a dream.

Not to mention that all the talk of “Use Your Stash” is starting to permeate my thick skull. I saw a pattern in a magazine this morning that I knew I had to make. YES, YES, YES I have just what I need to make that quilt right at hand.

So, here’s the plan…………… I will add this information to the side bar on the blog. I will put blinders on until I have made some forward progress on the items listed above. Well, here is my promise in writing.

Our Tray

DD and I like to have a tray to put all our implements on. Then when we move to another spot we can take it all with us. We found these trays at a local store and since they had the Adirondack chairs on them we knew they were for us. We also purchased the container on the left to hold bits of thread and the toothpicks on the right to help poke the stray bits in place that are reluctant to behave. I bought a set for her and she bought a set for me. Even though she is far away, we can sit together in spirit and stitch.