I have 2 to quilt & bind. Hope they are done in time!

I have a lap quilt I designed for my DD that needs sandwiched and quilted--but my Mom went into hospital for what will be her final trip on Tues and so leaving town tomorrow to sit with her until she passes. Giving the top to my daughter with note of what it will look like when finished--I have great kids that truly understand why I probably won't be home at Christmas with them and their families.

Oh I have several I'm cramming to finish.....in my mind's eye!! One thing I've learned about me, is that I am always off in my estimate of how long things will take. So, I just slow down and do it as it comes...tremendous relief.

I have the binding attached on a queen size quilt but need to finish the "hand" work to the back by December 26th. Just a couple of nights in front of the television should get it done...

good luck to all of you who have more to accomplish!

My DH will get an unfinished quilt:thumbdown:. But once he sees it Christmas morning I will finish it pretty quickly. I know how i'm going to quilt it. That is always my biggest challenge.

I ended up with tops...will quilt them after Christmas in order to let them pick out their quilting patterns. That's my story. Yep.:cool:

I sewed the label on the last quilt tonight. Finished the last of 20 pillowcases too. Relief is spelled "DONE". :) I've been way behind this year. Finally found my Christmas spirit and put up a small (4 ft) tree and decorated it the day before yesterday. Hung the wreathes on the doors and set out a few knick knacks.

Hope everyone gets done in time. I think I need to start earlier for next year - like Dec 26 of this year. :)

Cramming to get a quilt finished? Nope!
 

Nope... I had a lady come and have me make three pillows with four photos on each...she didn't expect prior to Christmas...but she is a good customer & very prominent in the community...so I put those first, besides her siblings are a lot older than she is...wanted to get the the pillows while they could enjoy them.

I have three more customer quilts..told them after the holidays...not a problem.

Seven baby quilts...told them I'd get them to them after Christmas (these are gifts from me...only one is delivered already...baby born Dec 14)...the others are due in Feb - March...so they will get right after Christmas...I only have two to go, others waiting for binding, or are done and I won't mail till after the Christmas rush at the post office.

Out of these seven babies...only one is a boy...our great grandson! Alexander will get two quilts...one his mom picked colors for & one I pick the colors for (she asked for muted foresty colors...what? lol).

Oh, and I have a big tub of fabrics from shirts, pants, sweats, and a couple caps...oh, and some white leather from a car seat.. those are for two memory quilts...but the lady has to get the rest of her pics to me...and I also told her after the holidays.

I did one for her two years ago...she is wanting more of the same..keep the paint spot...keep the hole, lol.
Her hubby was an antique car buff...and these are his "play" clothes. Each spot has a memory attached.

Marge

I wanted to finish quilting my parents quilt so I could give it to them on Christmas eve. I lost 8 days during the hurricane with no light or heat and just lost another week with a sprained wrist. I slipped on a piece of apple at school and sprained my wrist and ankle. I was quilting the other night and my wtrist was bothering me.

I will get it done during break. It is worth worrying about

Quiltshorttimer I am sorry to hear about your mother. You are in my thought and prayers.

Oh yeah! Bound 4 quilts yesterday, 3 twin size for grandsons and one queen size for son. They had been back from quilter for several months but just waited for last minute to bind them! Still have a king size to quilt for sister-in-law and a quilt as you go to finish sewing 3 rows together for my brother-in-laws 50th birthday on 12/27. Hope to finish all this week end or the last two will have be after New Year's week end. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Sharon

Just learned an hour ago that school is cancelled for the day. So I am going to sit down and get our Xmas cards done then tidy up the kitchen and dining room then....I will START making a raggy quilt for my dad. Thank goodness it is already cut out! I need it by Monday. Guess I had better get busy, huh? :)

My dh will be getting the same thing. Happy to hear I am not alone!

I started a puff quilt a few years ago-never got the back on-just don't know how to do the back. Maybe some one out there could give me suggestions-how are you going to attach the back to your biscuit quilt--auntpiggylpn?

Got to have 2 quilts finished for my grand-children for Christmas, not much to be done but then my hubby had his birthday today and the whole family was here, so no working done on the quilts, specially not since the littlies were here too. Maybe tomorrow afternoon after church and on Monday morning, had to unpick and will have to redo a couple of quilting seams too, they didn't look right.... Yes, time gets tight!!! :)
You all have a very merry Christmas und a blessed holiday season!!!

I was up to date on time eat until I needed some antibiotics I am making a hash of berthing. I touch. So running late,.santa may have to send a parcel after Christmas.

I gave up! I was trying to FMQ a quilt for my granddaughter; but I'm going to have to finish it later as I want to take my time and do a good job. I did finish 2 quilts to use as gifts and have one at the LAQ that isn't going to make it back on time. Think I'll start in January so that next year my quilts will be ready by Christmas.

Nope. Not cramming with any sewing this year. I only made a few things for gifts this year and not one quilt. This weekend I'm starting on a long awaited bow tuck bag just for me.

ive already gotten all my quilts done but im working on a few tablerunners but im not seeing most of my family til the weekend after christmas so i have a little extra time. i have a valance that kinda needs to be done but i have something else for that person too so i could always give it to her later. im also working on a cancer quilt for my boss i would like to make some progress on in the next couple of weeks, ive got all the squares together i just need to sew them together and take to the quilter.
carla m

Got done with all the big things a few days ago. This is a first for me to be done early. I am ususally wrapping the last thing on Christmas eve. Glad to be done early because dh and I are both down with head colds and flu.

Two quilts for the 'giving tree' at church as presents for children, two customers quilts and one for my granddaughter....in a week....whew. Now I'm just relaxing.

Yes! I finished a quilt for my grandson this morning...it's labeled and wrapped.