Anyone else quilting this weekend?
05-25-2014, 04:22 AM
#41
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 514
I will finish organizing my sewing room (again) and then work on a picture wall hanging that has been floating in my head for a year, while I collected the fabric. Getting a service man here Wednesday, so I get back to working on my longarm. I have 5 queen size and about 4 baby quilts and several wall hangings to get quilted. So I will be doing that next week-end. Have a safe Memorial Day and pray for out soldiers, past and present. They are the reason we can quilt.
05-25-2014, 04:33 AM
#42
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
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Got all my gardening done during the week. Ordered some PVC lattice to cut down to put around my raised beds as I have very hungry bunnies around here and they don't understand the word "NO!!!"
So I will be working on my Smith Mountain quilt top. Got all the cutting done using the specialty rulers I've had hanging around here for a year or so. So many little pieces though. It gets over whelming at times so I work on one set of pieces at a time, move them to the ironing board, then go to the next set of pieces till I have them all stitched together and ready to press. This quilt will be around 108 x 108 when finished as I made some changes to the pattern.
When I went to cutting all my strips at the beginning before cutting them down, I guessimated how many strips I needed. Cut about 1/3 too many due to the fact you are actually saving fabric using the Easy Angle, Companion Angle and Tri-Rec rulers. Now to look for another pattern to use up the extra strips.............
So I will be working on my Smith Mountain quilt top. Got all the cutting done using the specialty rulers I've had hanging around here for a year or so. So many little pieces though. It gets over whelming at times so I work on one set of pieces at a time, move them to the ironing board, then go to the next set of pieces till I have them all stitched together and ready to press. This quilt will be around 108 x 108 when finished as I made some changes to the pattern.
When I went to cutting all my strips at the beginning before cutting them down, I guessimated how many strips I needed. Cut about 1/3 too many due to the fact you are actually saving fabric using the Easy Angle, Companion Angle and Tri-Rec rulers. Now to look for another pattern to use up the extra strips.............
05-25-2014, 04:38 AM
#43
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
Originally Posted by omacookie
I am cleaning house and washing clothes today. Sunday will be a class brunch for our 1953 grads ! Monday it is cut, sew, and quilt all day. Will go to retirees evening meal and play BINGO ! For that I will prepare eggplant with rice and ground meat . Am working on grandchildrens" Christmas Quilts
Yum yum. Sounds good to me pm recipe please
05-25-2014, 05:38 AM
#44
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: northern lower Michigan
Posts: 225
Originally Posted by CoventryUK
Here in the UK it is pouring with rain, grey and miserable so definitely no gardening today!! I finished putting borders on my Selvage Quilt and have spent the rest of the day 'playing' 
!!! I was lucky to find a Singer 201k on Freecycle, the case was very dilapidated so I decided to re-cover it!!!
!!! I was lucky to find a Singer 201k on Freecycle, the case was very dilapidated so I decided to re-cover it!!!
05-25-2014, 07:25 AM
#48
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 381
I spent several hours yesterday serging the raw edges on what will be Princess pillowcase dresses. I figure I will probably get at least 15 finished by the end of the day tomorrow. I buy up gently used top sheets from local thrift shops and use them to make the dresses. I discovered long ago that many men are like my husband and refuse to sleep under a top sheet. The ones that end up in thrift shops are often like brand new. I can get at least six dresses out of one. I am more than a month ahead on my monthly donation of 21 Linus quilts so I don't have to worry about them.
05-25-2014, 07:30 AM
#49
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: OFallon, MO
Posts: 2,282
I am finishing up a swap, just have to make sure they are squared up exactly and then I can get them ready to mail out. Also have to clean up my sewing room and wash fabric for another swap. Thinking about working on my hexies this afternoon also.
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