Hi Everyone, The sun is shining here also but I don't think for too long...Remnants of Bonnie will be coming this way by the end of the week. It's been very HOT here the last couple of days...I don't like to cook when it's this hot. it hit 95* yesterday. Will be packing this week for our trip down south.on Saturday...We'll be staying till the middle of July I hope if all stays calm on the home front here...

We used to do the cemetery tour when I was a young girl, placing flowers, flags and cleaning up the gravesites.. Now DH & I do it for Mother's day & Christmas...

I was cutting & sewing up a storm a couple of days ago and now I'm resting my leg as much as possible...There's a lot of cutting & trimming doing the Majestic Mountains block...Standing for too long doesn't help...What I can't figure out is..I didn't do anything to hurt my ankle or my leg for that matter. and now I have Tibular tendonitis in the ankle area... I'm falling apart!!! :(

Have a good day and weekend...H.

Good morning all... sun's out here too. I didn't realize there was a storm... with my name, yet! It's been hot here too, so I guess that must be why.

Love the Mountain Majesty quilt, Honchey. I just got mine back from the longarmer. You are right, lots of standing and cutting on that one. Ironing too. Sorry you are dealing with the tendonitis. When the flare up goes away maybe some strengthening exercises can help. I'm big on preventative everything.

Here's how my MM quilt turned out, made out of old shirts. It's going to be hard to give it away.

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I'm doing mostly bright florals.. I saw on Pinterest one that was quilted in the seam..All the seams!!! with different colored threads for the different colored blocks...

I had a very traumatic fall in '94 which resulted in crushed bone, dislocated ankle 3 torn tendons..Wheelchair for 3 months... it ruined my left knee from all the hopping on it..had that replaced in'04 now my right knee is shot and my left ankle is acting up !!! That's why I'm falling apart...I do all sorts of stretching every day...I'll be doing a month of PT in NC...

Good morning...so far a sunny day...supposed to be cloudy later. MrOK and I will be going to cemeteries after morning chores are done...Rainy weather has reactivated my knee as well...took a whirlpool bath this morning to help it...the high humidity has kicked fluid retention up a notch which just adds to the problem...

sewbizgirl...now I want to make a DM shirt out of FIL old shirts...and then there's the cute baby quilt you posted....where do you find the time?

Emily is progressing on her quilt..so fun to have her sew on her own...I stay close by to answer any question...meanwhile Elise is making headbands...finished a cute knit one last night and has a second one almost done...woven fabrics used in the next two...glad I have 2 machines so they can sew at the same time...

DSis is back tonight until Wednesday...Her MIL's funeral is Friday four hours away, so I will make a one trip west for that...

DD turns 44 today..doesn't seem possible...it was a rainy day then...

Honchey, can't wait to see your floral MM... any sneak peeks? Your fall sounds horrible. PT is bound to help, even at any point in the recovery.

OK, shirts make the coziest quilts. I have a pinterest board of ideas for them:
https://www.pinterest.com/bonbonevans/shirt-quilts/

Happy Birthday to your daughter. My oldest is 30 and she was born when I was 30.

Sewbiz, I picked up some 1/4 yards at Joann's yesterday @ 60% off..I couldn't resist..I'll be using some of this also for the Gypsy Wife...

These were the first blocks of the MM pattern... Which way did you press the seams Sewbiz?

Very striking Honchey...great colors for your next quilt...

Those prints were 60% off??? How did I miss that? Are they still on sale... like for Memorial Day? I have a few of those prints already but might need to go take a look if they are still on sale. (Like I didn't just buy a truckload of fabric while in Paducah!) I can really see those in the Gypsy's Wife quilt. Will be stunning.

Aren't those oranges wonderful?

I guess I started out pressing my seams towards the darker colors, but eventually just gave up and started letting them go wherever they wanted to. I think I was even pressing from the top side. Sacriledge, I know, but it worked. My shirt fabrics were a bit heavier than your quilting cottons, tho. Since you are using whites I think I'd press away from the whites. What you have done so far looks great. Your quilt is going to be so pretty. Mine had to be MANLY.

Beautiful fabric, Anne. Almost makes me think about a Gypsy Lady Quilt next on line here. Or the Mountain quilt. Two lovely choices. Lots of orange there to make beautiful sunshine in the quilt.

What is on your menu for today's meal's? Wednesday and Thursday I will get a break in fixing meals, hurrah! I love to cook but my mind is not deciding any good fun meals... drawing blanks there. Even forgot DGS birthday on the 29th of May. DS was in a big flood in Houston...lucky he lives on a higher elevation and was not flooded where he lives, but all roads were to go where they wanted to go. After a week of lower back pain, its easing up a bit today.

Hi Everyone, There was a one day coupon, 60% off artists/premium fabric on this past Saturday...There are 3 JoAnn's in my area, 33 miles away , then 17 and 14 miles away ..So I had my choice of where to go..I opted for the one where the traveling was east & west..North & south would have been a nightmare with the "Bennies" traveling to the shore/beaches..That's the "nickname" we give to the people that don't live in the area of the "Shore" Anyway, I prefer to buy 1/4 yards not fat 1/4's because I will cut the remainder into strips small squares or hold onto the piece for future use...Although fat 1/4's would be very good for the MM blocks. 8.5" would give you 4 of them with little waste..
The Gypsy Wife has a lot of 1.5" strips of different lengths and after cutting the 17" f or the MM block I have 20+ inches of fabric for a couple of strips...Fabrics that I would like in both quilts I would get 1/3 yd, cut my 1.5"strip then the 17" for the MM block. The 3 blocks I posted will be a small lap the floral one I have just started will have the same fabric background.. the small one will have different natural backgrounds..Pieces I have on hand..have to use them up..

I check JoAnn emails every day..being I work sometimes at the Viking Gallery I'll call the girls up and they will be my personal shopper and get what I need for me.. I forward my coupons to them..and they send me a photo of what I want to make sure it's the right stuff... They have fun shopping for me...We do have to mingle with the customers and let them know about the Gallery...

Have a good day all...If I was 12 yrs old right now, I'd be marching in the Memorial Day Parade as a Girl Scout!

I agree about the men's shirts. I looked in on this thread originally because it was 'PC' and I had just bought the book, I think I posted about 3 PC blocks here at first. I'm planning to use all shirts, mostly plaids, with it. Doing PC was too much with my other sewing as well, and I decided to concentrate on FWS first and get those blocks done. But I'll get back to PC one of these days. I have a cute cowboy print sheet for the back of it. I won't make all the blocks the first time around, as I want a twin size quilt, probably set on point. But I love the LH patterns, and I'm bound to come back to them in both books over the years.

Anne, your choice of fabrics is just up my alley. I couldn't resist that pink background/gray leaf print and bought some of it too. I've just completed a top with bright colors, a lot of oranges and pinks, and last week I've mailed it to a friend to quilt for me. You will love a top with your picks-- it's amazingly cheerful to use lots of bright colors! I loved mine so much that I splurged on the back for it, paying full price per yard. Whew! I don't know what made me do that, because it's not like me to shy the sale rack. Maybe I wanted to follow through with my creative ideas... But, anyway, I thought it was worth it to be satisfied with the back as well. https://www.fabric.com/buy/0422984/t...d-29889bf8fb7b

Best wishes to all for a good Memorial Day!

Honchey, very pretty fabrics. Your quilt will be awesome.

JeanieG, I second the choice of a sheet for a back. I like to get them at Goodwill or Volunteers of America. A back for less than $5 is my usual preference! I often use flannel for the back of baby blankets, but haven't done it on a big quilt yet.

Jeanie, Your remark brought to my mind a memory of teaching 5-year-olds. I made a flannel story board and it worked well to keep the figures and pictures from not slipping down. They were made of paper with a flocked back. I also made some felt figures, and sewed some cotton ones with flannel backs. I can see where flannel would help with quilt slippage problems.

I remember using those teaching Sunday School classes to young kids! I told a lot of Bible stories with those. The kids remembered the stories better when they got to help move the pieces around on the board. I wonder if they still make those.

Last day of May...where does the time go so fast?

I have put the names of all FW 1930 on each block in permanent ink along with their respective number; I will not remember the name of each block if I don't, so I have with all the Farmer's Wife quilts. Thinking about setting them together.... just thinking.

Have a great day! Celebrate.

Good morning! I made two blocks last night... Fanny, and Old Maid for this week's showing. I need to do my Nellie block and I'll be ready to post on time later today when Honchey starts the thread. Hope everyone's having a good day.

Why oh why do I have to pack so much clothes for the "what if's" and why oh why do I never wear them ??? I wish I could just have stuff for up here and stuff for down there :)

Today is the last day of golf for DH and then I can start packing the trunk for our trip...DH has a procedure on Thursday and when we leave all hinges on the results...
I have to go make some Jello now..Maybe I'll start a 30"s block..I think I may have Nellie in pieces somewhere..I'm not very organized with this journey.. I've had to reprint the blocks as I go 'cause I still can't find the big ziplock with all of the blocks printed out.. Oh well, Later guys..

Glad your time in Ft. Worth wasn't all stress, Bev. Glad you had a nice time with your cousin and the hubs hit it off well.

Anne, I find whenever I try to pack sparingly I am always missing something. So if I have the room I take it all!

So... 'procedure' and 'making jello'... I know what that means! Just been there! Hope all turns out well for your hubby.

Went to the annual Quilt in a Day lecture by Pat Knoechel (Eleanor Burns' sister) yesterday with my quilty friends. Had lots of fun, saw her newly released patterns. It's really just a 2 hour sales pitch with demonstrations of her techniques but it's always fun. And they feed us. Rode in a car with a lady and her 95 year old mom. The mom still quilts and is as sharp as a tack. She bought a bunch of patterns and a book; her daughter said "mom, you're 95 do you think you'll make all those patterns?" Mom said "I plan to and I'll buy more because the day I run out of patterns is the day I'll die". So ladies, don't feel guilty buying what you want because that's our incentive to live longer LOL.

Ha ha... I love the 95yo lady's attitude! She's going out quilting. The lady who heads up our charity quilting group is like that too. She's at least 90, sharp as a tack, and bossy as a little general. She was a pastor's wife (now a widow) so she knows how to ride herd over a bunch of women! And she's the one who comes up with all the fun ideas for the group-- road trips, challenges, quiltathon days at her house-- you name it. And she always wants to be where the quilting action is. We love her.

We had a big storm last night. The lights were flickering and the rain was SO LOUD. Dog spent another night trembling in fear due to the thunder and noisy rain. But this morning the sun is shining and all looks beautiful again.

That's what I say about my fabric stash.....Jan, when did you change your signature line? The unicorn line never failed to give me a smile:)...

DSis and BiL on the road...a little quiet before the tribe up the road descends upon me....Saturday #3DS arrives with our youngest GD...gotta get the packnplay out and have ready for nap time....

Yes and when those 90 yo balls of fire go to their reward they will be sorely missed....

Have a good one....

JanRN i was in seven quilt shops in Iowa today and one book store; came out with a sack full at everyone of them 'cause God showed me what to buy and what not to boy. Will catalog them into my collection tomorrow while dh is gone with his brother to their Mothers grave site in Winterset Iowa... an all day trip going and coming...so I will cook my lobster and play all day in my Quilt Room, singing to myself in happiness. More fun than I expected, more shops than I expected and more good company with Quilter 65 driving who remembers the roads better than I do...

It will take three weeks to fix my old machine. Good thing I did not get a new one with the outlay of cash today... I celecbrated the day in a big way...way.... way. Bucket list just grew faster than flowers/weeds grow in the garden. OL!

I love that you had such a fun day, QNS. Please do show us your shopping loot when you get around to it. I would just LOVE to go on a shop hop trip!

SBG, Yeah, that's where I used the flannel board too. I taught the 4 & 5-year-olds Sunday School class at church for 10 years. There's nothing like the little ones that still have their baby teeth. :-) The kids are different when the big teeth come...

Fun chat to hear regarding the older women and their energy! QNS with her bucket list will never be alone in that respect. My list is surprisingly long too. Lots of us move slower when we are older, but the creative dreams seem to just continue to move along at the younger pace. :-)

Good saying, QNS!

I agree about the bucket lists... I have so many ideas, I feel like I will never catch up to them all. Accomplish a few, and you think of at least as many more to tack onto the bucket list. But it keeps us motivated and moving!

Givio, I taught 3rd grade Sunday School for a number of years. The kids were still sweet and respectful of authority. I think 3rd grade is where I draw the line, though!

SBG, all ages are very special. I worked with junior high kids for 37 years was was never bored. Loved them all!

Hey, face book carried a picture of a senior lady age 106, quilting...she made 300 quilts last year!

Yesterday was so much fun...so we move from the first to the last...one was a LA shop were the director assumed me, she could teach me both Gammill systems in two days...interesting but no purchase there. Rental is resaonalble per hour...no upkeep or storage problems. Chariton, Iowa Cindy Lou's QS:[ATTACH=CONFIG]551420[/ATTACH]On planel adn border for quick baby throw...pink and purple...for a baby girl...[ATTACH=CONFIG]551421[/ATTACH]a 'cuddle' baking for two baby girl projects plus more pink pieces from Quilt Block where my sewing machine is being repaired in Historic West Des Monies, and two doors down is the LA shop..possibilities there...IF she can teach me...[ATTACH=CONFIG]551422[/ATTACH]
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Hi Everyone, Lots of stuff going on here the last day or so. Love "saying" Nina..so true.

DH is good to go so Saturday is our departure day..I'm looking forward to this trip...

I was playing nursemaid all day yesterday and I was able to do some sewing after DH went to bed early..I'm loving this MM block...I'll post photos later today.. Luggage is packed and ready to go in the trunk..most of my take along sewing is packed and waiting to go in the car..
Going to take a nap now I was up at 5 this morning . way to early for me...see ya later..

Glad all went well for the hubby, Anne, and that your trip can happen as planned.

QNS, thanks so much for sharing your shopping treasures with us. What FUN that must have been. I'm still unpacking the goodies I bought in Paducah!

I love those pink fabrics with the roses....

Oh, that was fun to read and look at! Thanks QNS for sharing! I never went on a 'shop hop' but it sounds like it would so enjoyable. I think I'd be so tired at the end.