Two weeks to go. And we are down to the kitchen...and eating all kinds of weird meals just to get rid of the food. I get tired but it's coming to an end. Once I'm in NY I'll just take my time unloading. Now I have to be sure to make all my necessary changes, like today we got new cell phones so we could keep our current number. Still lots of changes to be made, but I can certainly say, that this move is the easiest as far as changing accounts etc. With the help of the great and wonderful computer. Two moves ago I had to do it all by hand and mail everything. I already have the important things changed, like "my quilting magazines" LOL And all my bills are sent to my email address, so as they come in I'll change the address on them. Packing is harder since I'm in a wheel chair but I don't let that stop me about anything.

Well, well, guess who finally got these two done?! Moi... Although, I'm not at all happy with how bride turned out. So, she's on the list to redo... Carol, on the other hand is probably my favorite of all 20 so far. :)

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I didn't much like my Bride either, Jenny. I don't think any of us liked our Brides. But that fabric you used in Carol is fantastic and your points are perfect!

klgreene, the kitchen is always the center... last to pack and first to unpack, it seems. Good luck eating up what you have! :-) It seems good when you save it, but if you don't feel like eating it, you wish you had saved something else...
Nearly there? Then welcome home to NY! :-)

Jennie, Love your Carol,,to me it's an oooh la la block! Great job on piecing Bride,,better than mine..

Here's my Bride. I cut the blue diamonds and was going to use the brown rose fabric-- but when I laid out the cut pieces I didn't like it. So I changed to the beige leaf and neutral brown. I was trying to make it look like a basket of flowers-- like the baskets they use for May Day to hang on your door. But my husband said it looked like an ice cream cone! :-p Then he turned it sideways and said it looked like a chicken with a big brown beak. Ok, so then since I had the other brown rose fabric pieces already cut, I decided to make another block. I added brown in the diamonds to make it look less like an ice cream cone... but then I had too many seams in the center, they were too thick, and I did a terrible job on matching the points. I guess I don't like either one of them, but it is as it is. :-)

No quilt police on this journey; if the quilter is satisfied, the block is a 'go'. As I say about mine, they are done and my quilt will be humble, I know!. Personally I like your blocks..both show character and are 'showy'. Love the colors in both. Men do see colors different from us...and think differently too I have found with my quilting, at least. My thoughts. which may not be worth two cents. LOL!

Givio, I like both of them!! after it's been quilted the little mismatches won't be seen...

Thanks for the encouragement, girls. :-) I'm not a perfectionist, and sometimes just enjoy 'having it done.'

I'm feeling a bit behind this week as Tuesday is coming up quick and I haven't finished my 2 weekly blocks yet. I like having the goal though. I'm still sewing on the little baby quilt for my new granddaughter and hope to have it finished this week.

I think when I get to the new place, I'll just let my sister set up the kitchen while I set up the sewing room. I'm having withdrawals, and we are eating out way to much. I'll need to go on a massive diet by the time I get there.

Here is my Bride block. The blue background fabric with the chipmunks is a vintage fabric. I loved seeing everyone else's blocks. Still have to get my Carol completed.

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Sewbizgirl, Look at you go! You're moving along!

Love the chipmunk fabric Sewbizgirl! You are really cranking out the blocks, good for you!

I love your your bride block. That is cute with chipmunks.

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Wow, Sewbizgirl! That morning glory is awesome!

I thought the exact same thing-- I should have used more contrast. I had the same idea of using the big square to fussy cut a motif. I like yours. I've planted morning glory seeds and they are about 7" tall in the greenhouse (at work, we don't have one at home) right now. My husband wants them planted by our mailbox, but I haven't decided yet where I'll put my seedlings. It's a bit too soon to plant yet here in MI.

When I had a big garden (many moons ago) there was some kind of wild morning glory that would invade. It opened in the morning and then closed it's bloom back up. I hated to pull them out!