Originally Posted by QuiltMom2 (Post 7806452)

I look forward to seeing the end result! Your fabrics sure are interesting and I like your "leave no stone unturned" attitude to fabric sources.

Originally Posted by linda8450 (Post 7806590)

I live in AL now, but hail from Orange County CA. Didn't really get into quilting until I moved here, but have been sewing for 70 years! I love M&L in Cypress/Buena Park area, another I think in Fountain Valley. Wonderful selections and great prices, especially on bolt ends and cuts! Love your flying geese, not familiar with that method, love to learn it!

Originally Posted by sewbizgirl (Post 7808135)

I've been reading through all of your step by steps on you "project". Whatever you did in the rag industry, quilting is different than garment construction. I strongly suggest you take some basic quilting classes to learn easier ways to quilt with better results. If you don't want to attend in person, you could learn a lot from the classes offered at Craftsy. There is so much great information online nowadays! :o


I can assure you, also, that living a 'good life' apart from living in Los Angeles is not only possible, but quite probable! I love living where I do... miles and miles and miles away from you.

Originally Posted by Iona D. (Post 7809251)

Thought i would add some additional thoughts on my less-than-ideal ideal bedding & other sewing project choices. Meet Sorina the Min Pin. She is estimated to be 5 years old. When she arrived unexpectedly at my house last Labor Day as a obviously just given birth stray, I had nothing for her. No harnesses, no collars, no blankets, no name, no history (just what was physically obvious & a huge municipal shelter very vague written description), shelter's own assurance of her own probable being put down the next day to make more room for more incoming dogs plus her own troublesome-to them-delicate condition, & not even a tiny quilt I always have done for new arrivals, both human & pet when given some prior notice beforehand. All I had was the things I had on hand. Like both handmade-by-me 100% cotton flannel rag quilt and 100% polyester fleece blankets which was already on my bed for myself pictured below the morning after her arrival. She sleeps on my bed since I had no dog bed ready for her (she still does as she wants to now).

I was able to sew her a quick harness to wear to her first veterinarian visit very quickly the next day shown here just before she left. I used the Blue Denim/Jean fabric, thread, Velcro, and D Ring left over from other earlier projects. The edges were left unfinished due to time constraints. The little harness was very secure in the car (those wider straps are like seat belts) and out walking & is still in use today. I don't live in a nice predictable world when it comes to animal rescue, working world (when I was involved with that) & even the quilting world. It always came down to either it worked-or not. It better the first time especially when a life might be depended on the product. So is my quilting approach in solving design/construction problems is not what one would call very traditional. Or saving little dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and birds over the years. All of us do what we have to do with what is available.