Today was an experience. Our little quilt group met at the church to make the quilt for the abused women shelter. Two of the participants who have never come before were not exact measurers or cutters. I refused to sew a couple of blocks. The group already knows I am a fussy control freak and I guess I did nothing to change anyone's mind. I was polite, but .... The piecing is done - I'm sure there are a few 'good enough' spots, but overall it will be fine if I can do I decent job quilting flannel. Wish me luck. Another member is putting on the last borders, then she and I will sandwich and it then it comes home with me. I didn't get a final answer on whether they want the binding done by hand or machine. If it's by hand, it moves on to another finisher. Not my thing for physical and mental reasons - arthritis and impatience. Back to my prayer quilt where I can be as fussy as I want. Yes, I will cut Karen's quilt Wednesday. She comes to go to dinner on Tuesday and I don't want any red scraps hanging around.
I ate better today, but didn't walk too far after being on my feet all day on concrete floors at the church. Lily and Moira were so happy that I came home, they didn't complain. How spoiled these freezing, starving strays have become.
Jeanne, Log Cabins are so cool because there are so many ways to put them together. I used to like barn raising, but lately I like the star layout. I don't think they are hard as long as you can sew straight and square up your blocks regularly before you put them together. I made some four block wallhangings to sell at he bazaar years ago. They started out as as a queen size quilt made totally by hand on my lunch hour. Didn't take too long to know that wasn't going to happen, so I turned them into wallhangings and sold them.
Pam, how do you have 46 people? My house likes 25.
MaggieMay, if you can split a dinner, you're doing well.
meanmom, the oatmeal sounds good though I'd put cinnamon in mine. Can I have brown sugar, too, or is that too many points? Maybe that's why I don't have blood sugar problems - because I eat so much cinnamon. No, not really, but it can't hurt.
Have a good evening, y'all.