GailG

Quiltncrazy, I just had the funniest thought. Bringing the stash along to "the other side" would really be TO DIE FOR. Oh what a joy it would be sitting in the same circle with those lovely Saints. I just know that Martha would be there. We have so much in common. And my favorite Therese would be there, too. And perhaps, little Philomena would be there, too. I'll bet they could teach me a lot (about a lot ot things). OK, I'm awake now. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mousie

Oh Gail, you know there's got to be a quilty heav'n...has to be...and if we do find all our stuff waiting for us...we'll have new bodies, so we'll just whip right through them! no breaking our backs, to pin and baste layers, no sore fingers, no stabbing ourselves with seam rippers...bet we won't even need seam rippers...if I didn't have so many ppl here to hang around for, i'd just go now, lol! yup, you bet those gals are gonna be stitchin away, and happy, happy, happy to show us all kinds of lovely stuff. ah...I just feel contented knowing, there's got to be more quilty stuff, and my melvin will be waiting for me too. (my genius, adorable, loveable lab :wink: )

BlueChicken

Oh my goodness.... I've added mine up and taken a few photographs. It's not quite as bad as I thought. Almost, but not quite! LOL

1. The Ugly Quilt - these fabrics were given to me, and I thought they were the ugliest I'd ever seen. My partner then pointed out they matched the very old decor at our family bach (beach house that hasn't changed in 50 years). So I whipped this up in a night to throw over the couch at the bach. Just needs to be quilted, and is next in line when I get out the quilting frame.

2. Blue and white stars - my favourite project at the moment, working on the last border. Made from blocks swapped with women around the world.

3. Orange and Lime - made with the x-block ruler. Had this top complete and hanging on my design wall when I discovered the very central block was horribly out of line. Couldn't stand it, so pulled it apart and started putting it back together. Kept putting borders on backwards, upside down, back to front, you name it I stuffed it up. So put it aside for another day.

4. Penguins for Speedway - this is a quillow, or will be when I put it together. Another top needing sandwhiching and quilting.

5. Temple Guardians - siamese cat quilt, block of the month. Just recieved the last pack, month 10. I've just finished block 2. ;-)

6. Cherry Topper 2008 - block of the month quilt from last year, country colours on tea. Stunning quilt, have most blocks done and just the applique border to do. All packed up from when I was away, so no photo sorry.

7. Cherry Topper 2009 - this years block of the month from my local quilt shop. I'm doing two colourways this year, of course. Have month 1 and 2, neither is done yet. Don't tell them! lol

8 & 9. Mckenna Ryan's Sea Breeze, and Faith Hope & Love both started.

10. Black and white and blue blocks from last year BOM, no idea how to set them at this point.

11. Country Colours - set of blocks bought as a UFO from another sewer, have found perfect fabrics to set them off, put aside for the moment.

12. Last but certainly not least.... my hexagon quilt. A labour of love that will take years. I can live with that! LOL

BlueChicken

Couldn't fit these ones in....

k3n

Blue chicken I love your work! It's the complete opposite of mine - so bright and beautiful! This is one of the things I love about this board! It inspires me to get out of my old, dark, dingy repro fabric rut (oh, but I do love those oldy fabrics, can't help myself, maybe I'm a pioneer woman reincarnated!) By the way, I don't think that quilt is ugly, why do you call it that? Oh, and I LOVE the cats BTW, and I spy stashshshsh in the first pic! :D

QNC - I can't believe I missed your work on Melissa's thread - am going to look PDQ!!!!! :D

Gail and QNC - there absolutely must be quilting in heaven - like our pets MUST be there - wouldn't be heaven otherwise, right? If we don't meet in this life then I'm sure one day in the far distant future, we'll be sitting on our clouds together having one huge celestial quilting bee! :D

K x

k3n

Barb - I wish I could be that organised! And you're so GREAT to do so much for other people!

Pam - I know what you mean by being afraid to start new stuff when you've already got stuff to finish. I used to be like that - thought I had to finish one thing before I started another - then my Mum's neighbour (French and a quilter!) said to me - why do you keep working on something when you're fed up with it? (In French though, obviously!) I said because, because, because... I SHOULD finish it! She said 'says who?' since then I made the mental switch and now I love my WIPS. It gives me choices. Of course, it's different if you're working to a deadline on a gift or charity project, but the ones that are just for me or for fun, I only do them if I really WANT to! :wink: :D

K x

BlueChicken

LOL
I'm not a "flowery" person... I like strong and rich colours, and especially brights. I like geometric patterns, optical illusions, repetitive patterns, that kind of thing. My only "girly" habit is butterflys, I have an extensive collection of butterfly fabrics. :-)

Because I didn't like the fabrics, I was determined to not spend too much time on that quilt, and just "threw" it together. And as the lady at my quilt shop predicted, it became one of my favourites.

k3n

Ain't that always the way?! I love those pansies - would make great kaleidoscopes, I'm thinking - no DON'T tell me what it's called or where to get it - I've already got pansy fabric for kaleidoscopes not even STARTED yet - there are limits - even for me! :lol:

K x

BlueChicken

LOL

You're safe... they're not pansys, they're geraniums. It's a Kafe Fasset range apparently.... which makes the frowns even deeper when I say it's ugly! lol

k3n

Just had a closer look - duh, of course they're geraniums ! :oops:

Oh pooh, now you told me, I know EXACTLY where I can get Kafe Fassett!!! (btw he's not one of my favourites actually, but I'm looking at fabric differently since I got interested in kaleidoscopes!)

k x