Old 08-27-2010, 06:18 PM
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Ruby Y Campos
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I generally have several projects going at once. So whatever my mood I usually go for, unless I have a dead line. I recently finished a 16 block(12" sq.each) Cinco de Mayo from "Karen K Stone Quilts Book" that took me I believe almost 4 years to complete. This was a very tense project and I could not work on it for long periods of time. It was my first all complete paper pieced 48 X48 wall hanging. Once it was finished it was so energizing that I was able to finish up two small quilts in a couple days. There is this other project now hanging over my head that I started several years ago--it is a sampler quilt that I did all by hand piecing. It has one of those odd shaped blocks (it looks latticed)and as I was laying it out to work on, I knocked over the TV tray with the pieces laid out. It so overwhelmed me (the mess) that I put it all back in the tub--and I haven't touched it since. Since I have finished several projects in a very short time I am now ready to tackle this one. I do plan to have it hand quilted by Amish ladies in Iowa. I try to keep a list going of my projects and it is such a sense of accomplishment when I can actually cross them off the list. But on the other hand I just bought some fabric for another project that I had not really planned. It is the paper doll fabric which I will make for my granddaughters.
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