Virtual Quilting Weekend—Nov 25-28, 2021
11-26-2021, 05:54 PM
#32
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Gainesville, Missouri
Posts: 520
Friday Update
Rob - Well, after sleeping most of the day in one position, it would seem that my ear has cleared quite a bit of itself, though I am still contending with some dizziness when I move too fast. I'm calling it a win because I'm not moving slower than a turtle and I know after I take some Aleve, what little headache I have will be gone. I think I might be on the mend.
The fiancé didn't go into the village this weekend, he ended up staying home to take care of me since I'm not 100% sure on my feet. Originally, I was thinking a quiet VQW weekend would have been perfect, but I'm glad he stayed.
I finished the diamond painting, though I rolled it up and got the second one out before I took a picture of it, I'll do that before the end of the weekend. I have four to do that are in a collection, I'd like to have them done and ready to seal and frame when the sewing room is done so I can display them, but I'm realizing I may have a new side hobby when I'm not quilting. I wasn't expecting it to be so soothing, since I started doing them, I haven't had any issues with my anxiety.
The plan tonight is to straighten up around my sewing corner a little so I can start working on my organizer. My corner is more or less where I do everything, I did my nails the night my vertigo hit, so I've got my nail supplies in the way. I'm also going to make a quick padded bag for my lightboard for the diamond paintings, having it out without some sort of protection kind of makes me a little nervous.
Feeling better and motivated, glad this didn't crush my entire weekend.
The fiancé didn't go into the village this weekend, he ended up staying home to take care of me since I'm not 100% sure on my feet. Originally, I was thinking a quiet VQW weekend would have been perfect, but I'm glad he stayed.
I finished the diamond painting, though I rolled it up and got the second one out before I took a picture of it, I'll do that before the end of the weekend. I have four to do that are in a collection, I'd like to have them done and ready to seal and frame when the sewing room is done so I can display them, but I'm realizing I may have a new side hobby when I'm not quilting. I wasn't expecting it to be so soothing, since I started doing them, I haven't had any issues with my anxiety.
The plan tonight is to straighten up around my sewing corner a little so I can start working on my organizer. My corner is more or less where I do everything, I did my nails the night my vertigo hit, so I've got my nail supplies in the way. I'm also going to make a quick padded bag for my lightboard for the diamond paintings, having it out without some sort of protection kind of makes me a little nervous.
Feeling better and motivated, glad this didn't crush my entire weekend.
Last edited by Railroadersbrat; 11-26-2021 at 06:04 PM.
11-27-2021, 07:45 AM
#34
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Gainesville, Missouri
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Having one of those days....
So, I'm making a quilted organizer, it's an A-Frame design and it's my first-time using foam stabilizer, which I think I have a love/hate relationship with....
I love the way the quilting looks on it, I did a 1 1/2-inch grid and aside from a couple times where I sneezed and didn't pull my foot off of the pedal, I think it looks sharp. Where the hate comes in, was getting the fabric basted onto the foam, no matter what I tried, I couldn't get the fabric to stay put, so I've got a couple areas that were a problem. This wouldn't be so bad but....
I cut some of the fabric wrong. Too big, not too small, so I'm good there, I've been cutting and trimming as I go along and I'm about three-quarters of the way through, but....
Instead of taking the time to match the bobbin with whatever fabric was underneath, I can see my horrendously uneven seams on one side. I chose black, seafoam green and a light blue and I'm using light blue thread on everything. It looks terrific on one side, not so much on the other and I'm leaning towards just inverting the organizer to hide my bad seams. I'm too far into it to rip it all out, plus the majority of the seams are going to be hidden with binding.
I like the pattern so much that I am going to make another one for certain, I've got a stack of four-inch squares that I've been trying to find a project for that I think I'm going to stitch together and make a patchwork version. This one is going to replace the box I have on my desk that has my hexagons in it, it's just too big and bulky and having a nice organizer that has everything in it is going to be so much prettier and easier to move from room to room.
Has anyone come up with a sure-fire way of basting foam onto fabric? The method I used was sew an eighth of an inch around the outside, but even with the pinning I did, the fabric and foam still moved around and I was using a walking foot. I know the foam is used to make it stand straight, any reason why I couldn't use batting in place of it? Just curious.
I love the way the quilting looks on it, I did a 1 1/2-inch grid and aside from a couple times where I sneezed and didn't pull my foot off of the pedal, I think it looks sharp. Where the hate comes in, was getting the fabric basted onto the foam, no matter what I tried, I couldn't get the fabric to stay put, so I've got a couple areas that were a problem. This wouldn't be so bad but....
I cut some of the fabric wrong. Too big, not too small, so I'm good there, I've been cutting and trimming as I go along and I'm about three-quarters of the way through, but....
Instead of taking the time to match the bobbin with whatever fabric was underneath, I can see my horrendously uneven seams on one side. I chose black, seafoam green and a light blue and I'm using light blue thread on everything. It looks terrific on one side, not so much on the other and I'm leaning towards just inverting the organizer to hide my bad seams. I'm too far into it to rip it all out, plus the majority of the seams are going to be hidden with binding.
I like the pattern so much that I am going to make another one for certain, I've got a stack of four-inch squares that I've been trying to find a project for that I think I'm going to stitch together and make a patchwork version. This one is going to replace the box I have on my desk that has my hexagons in it, it's just too big and bulky and having a nice organizer that has everything in it is going to be so much prettier and easier to move from room to room.
Has anyone come up with a sure-fire way of basting foam onto fabric? The method I used was sew an eighth of an inch around the outside, but even with the pinning I did, the fabric and foam still moved around and I was using a walking foot. I know the foam is used to make it stand straight, any reason why I couldn't use batting in place of it? Just curious.
11-27-2021, 09:05 AM
#35
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Good afternoon all! Although I read the messages, I hadn't responded since I started--bad me! Our Thanksgiving was good, almost burned the pumpkin bread but removed from oven just in time. Yesterday I quilted with a friend at local quilt shop and did a little shopping there. Not too much as I've spent way too much there the past couple months! This afternoon I have a couple projects to work on in sewing room, just need to choose which ones. 
Thimblebug6000-Your Big Ben is awesome!
Rrbrat--so glad you're feeling better. Glad you had the diamond painting to occupy you. I bought a kit almost 2 years ago but have never done it. Part of me is afraid I'll have a new hobby!
Logcabin82--your placemats are lovely, they look like they would take a while to turn
Those of you working on Bonnie Hunter--enjoy!
Thimblebug6000-Your Big Ben is awesome!
Rrbrat--so glad you're feeling better. Glad you had the diamond painting to occupy you. I bought a kit almost 2 years ago but have never done it. Part of me is afraid I'll have a new hobby!
Logcabin82--your placemats are lovely, they look like they would take a while to turn
Those of you working on Bonnie Hunter--enjoy!
11-27-2021, 01:56 PM
#36
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,687
Hey all. I've been following the virtual quilting and love seeing the photos and hearing the stories. So I figured I'd add in my piece. I am working on a t shirt quilt with shirts from various parks and attractions from the last few months during our RV excursions. I don't have enough t shirts to make a quilt, so I am planning on adding in some pieced blocks that are RV/nature related. Here are the first two that I completed for it, a set of leaves and a deer.
11-27-2021, 02:27 PM
#37
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Ohio
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Everyone has been so productive, I am loving everyone's projects, lots of inspiration. Got my 8 blocks all done and I can move on to the next ones, these won’t be a fiddly so I hope to make better progress on these, hopefully start them sometime next week. Tomorrows project is a deep clean of my kitchen it has been a year since the last one and with my daughter back home, things seem to get dirtier faster with another person around.
11-27-2021, 03:14 PM
#38
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Location: South Central Indiana
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Loving all the sewing that's happening! I only have 5 more Harriet's Journey blocks to go Woo-hoo! I plan to do the Bonnie Hunter mystery but want to get at least my HJ project at a good stopping point before making another mess lol.
11-27-2021, 05:16 PM
#39
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Florida
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RRbrat; glad you're feeling better. Love the description of your tool holder. Waiting to see a picture. There are lots of stabilziers stiffer than foam and made for quilting.
LAF2019; love the additions
Merry Mayhem's fabric is in the dryer to rid it of wrinkles. My irons are packed away and I'm not that desperate to find them. Couldn't find even 1 in 3 different stores. Had an enjoyable pm of lunch with dh, ace hardware, cvs, vons. Q friend loaned my a rotary cutter.
LAF2019; love the additions
Merry Mayhem's fabric is in the dryer to rid it of wrinkles. My irons are packed away and I'm not that desperate to find them. Couldn't find even 1 in 3 different stores. Had an enjoyable pm of lunch with dh, ace hardware, cvs, vons. Q friend loaned my a rotary cutter.
