sewbizgirl

That quilt is coming together, QNS... very pretty! Mine is still just a stack of blocks.

Gorgeous flowers at your place, too.

oksewglad

Lovely layout, QNS! Great progress in the QRoom for you. Wonderful blooms as well.

Yesterday froze corn...35 quarts or so...after a while you just quit counting! A lot of work, but we all love the flavor of home frozen corn. Later got the sticky mess off the floor mopped up! I put rugs down on my side of the counter, but didn't on MrOk's side so had a gluey floor on the eating side of the counter. Had the grands scrub the base counters...they are much more limber than I am!

carriem

Pretty quilt blocks coming together QNS, and flowers too!!!

OK--busy as usual!!

I got the baby quilts done (3 of them) and then decided I was going to go through my tubs of scraps (sorted by color) and getting rid of stuff I will never use. My intentions when sorting into the little tubs was to press and cut each color into small squares so they would be easy to grab for making scrap quilts someday. I only ever got the green box done...

When I cleaned cupboards out last time, I ended up having more little scraps than would fit in some boxes so decided I just needed to let go! I have a kitchen garbage bag full...ready to donate to the local humane society for pet beds. I still have Lots of small scraps left plus the bigger pieces (1/2 yard and up) so no chance of running out anytime soon. Just getting tired of the piles in my craft room and this is one thing I could do to empty 3 bigger tubs of scraps that didn't fit in the cupboard!!

Next craft room "pile" is a big box of brand new Pampered Chef products I earned when selling that I will never use, going to take pictures and post on craigslist/FB marketplace in hopes of getting rid of those things. I'll also be sewing binding on 3 quilts that I was hired to do. I have also been hired to make a t-shirt quilt for a graduation present (not needed until next year, but I have the t-shirts so won't wait until spring). A friend of my husband's wants me to make his granddaughter a quilt and I will be talking with someone this week at a tournament about making a queen or king sized quilt for her...I am not sure if she has any idea what it might cost so we'll see once I start giving her numbers. I took some pictures of patterns I have that I would be willing to make. Not sure if she has something in mind already or not...

For those who make queen/king size quilts would you say approx. $250-300 would cover materials minus batting? I don't make many quilts this size, but found some patterns that have fabric allowances listed and I figured around 15-20yds of fabric @~$13/yd. Then I will probably take the quilt to my friend who does long arm quilting and expect it to be $150-200 (which includes batting). Plus my time...

QuiltingNinaSue

Good luck, Carrie. All that I make now is Queen and King Size quilts. Cheapest top was for one of hb's sisters in log cabin blocks was $75.00 for the fabric and made a king size quilt in barn rising pattern. Forgotten how much we gave for the batting and backing, then tied it with embroidery floss. I now just make the tops, and don't go to the expense of finishing them. Most are/will be 86 x 86 up to 98 x 108 finished or as the Bible Sampler will be 102 x 102 inches. Of course for son who is six ft four inches, it was 112 inches long, 108 across.

The 1930s quilt top is coming along because all the blocks are done, just sitting it together and taking all the paper off the back of them, asking myself, "Why I left it for later??". Just going numerically, and amazed at the color of it all.

Amazing myself at doing some housework that needed to be done. Cleansed up the Genealogy cabinet, so it looks tidy. Dining Room table is all clear. My bedroom is cleaner. Also have been cooking and baking. And playing cards with hb cousin and wife. Need to type in more facts on genealogy charts. Working without printing is a challenge, too.

sewbizgirl

Bravo ladies, for the cleanup/purge you are getting done.

Carrie, I have been cutting my scraps into strips and squares for years and now I have so many neatly cut strips and squares overtaking the sewing area! I have made nothing but scrap quilts for the most part, all this year. Still looks like I haven't made a dent in it.

NinaSue, didn't I see a long arm in your dining room? I thought you quilted your own quilts. I bought mine so I would be able to quilt all my own. Definitely so much cheaper in the long run.

dublb

Sue your 30's quilt is coming along wonderfully. Your flowers are lovely. All my flowers have been gobbled up by the deer. While the plants I planted are deer resistant they eat the flowers. We haven't had any rain since June so the grasses have all turned brown. Now they are coming to the yards & eating the flowers.
I'm in FtWorth this week & gonna be taking care of my youngest DGSon's.

QuiltingNinaSue

It rained last night here, thank God. No LA, SBG. A special old Grace frame to tie the quilts or to hand quilt on, which after we got it together, I am not taking it down. I am too old to invest in a good long arm, and too blind to do it right. Better I save up and pay our good lady in the neighborhood area, or just finish the top and put it aside for now. Sending a smile to each of you today and a hug. Have a great day!

sewbizgirl

Sue, it's great you have a lady close by to do your quilting. So much of the expense is in postage when you have to mail them off.

givio

Carrie, There's usually not a real estimate for the cost of making a quilt in the US-- with our fabric costs/minimum wage/etc it's hard to gauge. And the average person doesn't want to pay it. My sister recently got a lovely twin size quilt from Goodwill for $5. It was in excellent condition, in modern good quality quilting fabrics, and it was long arm quilted using a center edge to edge pattern and a different pattern in the border. I looked at her deal in unbelief and told her the quilting alone probably cost $150 or more.

QNS, Love the update on the 1930's sampler quilt! I see you are not setting the blocks like the book.

I've got my 9Patch snowball quilt back from SBG. She's done a great job quilting it for me! What a treat to have it! I have the binding cut and plans to sew that on this weekend. :-)

QuiltingNinaSue

Givio, as I age my memory fades, so I arrange so the block names can be followed easily. Or as my first boss on the job said, "blaze the trail so anyone can follow it." I love simple. So I 'adopted' a new candy recipe made in minutes and easy, too. Use 3 packages of morels...like chocolate, peanut butter and white morsels (or butterscotch) melted together in the microwave, at 30 seconds at a time until melted, add a stick of butter and (optional 1/4 c of Karo syrup,) melted and mixed together. Add small marshmallows and nuts to the mixture, spread over a non-stick foil or pan and cool in refrigerator for two hours. Spread out thin, and I mean thin 'cause its better than a candy bar! Cheaper, too. Gotta have my chocolate when I quilt! or for breakfast and to be productive!