Change of Plans

This quilt pattern was a Craftsy class by Jacquie Gering (I believe).  I started it several years ago using the RSC for my color choices.

I loaded it on the longarm and after quilting the top border and down the sides, I realized the 19 inch throat wasn't enough to do what I wanted to do with the diamond shapes without rolling it back and forth.  I could have reloaded it sideways but I didn't really want to do that after starting the borders.  So I basted it on the frame and decided I would quilt it on the sit down.

I did learn something though.  I have my backing too tight on the longarm frame.  While quilting it, it has puckered quite a bit.  Once it's washed, dried and crinkled it will be just fine.  But I will loosen the backings on future quilts.

Here is a sneak peek of the quilting.  For the record, some of the puckering could be because of the dense quilting.

Then, I found out that my SIL's stepbrother and his wife are having a baby girl so I went to work and made this little.

It's 36 x 36.  Maybe when she starts toddling she can drag it around with her.

One of our guild members is in charge of the quilt alongs.  She tries to make it coordinate with the program that is presented at guild meeting.  The speaker we had at our March meeting spoke on humor.  When Susan said what am I going to do with that the speaker said "good luck".  This is what she came up with.  Breast Cancer Awareness Bras.

This one is hers.

And she asked Julie to create one for demonstration.  Here is Julie's.  At the top is says "Don't be scared to check your Boobies".

The goal is for each guild member to create one for the September meeting and we have coordinated with the local hospital to display them in the radiology waiting room during Breast Cancer Awareness month (October).

I think it's going to be fun.

And lastly, we are leaving next Thursday on a road trip in the motorhome to see the total eclipse.  It will be Lizzie's first road trip.

I found this in a piece of fabric and I plan to close my posts with it.

Wishing you more stitchin time than I will have.

Rose

Can't get past the Scraps!

 I managed to get the blue tub tamed and since the color for the RCS this month was purple, I did that tub also.  Sorry, no before picture of the purple.

Other than the project that I took to stitchin on Thursday and finishing a customer quilt, I have done nothing but stitch scraps together.  Trying to tame these.

It can be overwhelming.  I believe it's impossible!!!!

On Friday seven of us stitchin buddies went to Tuscaloosa to the West Alabama Quilt Guild quilt show and we visited a LQS.  That was fun.  It was the first time one of them travelled with us and she won a door prize.  Congrats to her.

On Saturday I went to an estate sale and came home with this haul all for $20.

It ended up being 22 yards of fabric (like I needed more fabric).  Several panels, several one yard pieces, a bunch of half yard and quarter yard pieces.  It has all been washed now but hasn't been pressed, folded or put away yet.  I can't bring myself to fold it without pressing.  The quarter yard pieces will be cut up into the scraps and half yard and more will be put into the stash.

Here is a picture of one block of the customer quilt that was finished.

Handi Quilter Jade Wreath ruler used for the center and straight ruler work in the corners and points with variegated thread .  Meander in the background with So Fine - Chalk.

And finally, Lizzie must have been embarrassed by the picture that I posted because this is how she sleeps now.

I have multiple pictures of her like this.

Wishing you more stitchin time than I will have.

Rose