Boop56 prayers for a positive surgery. Quilty hugs!!!

WOW!!! What can I say but WOW!!! You quilters are AMAZING!!! :) It isn't even the 15th yet and I've heard from all but 4 people!!! So...that means 26 of y'all have messaged me!!! Fantastic. Everyone is in all stages of working on this. Just remember, even a little a week or every couple of weeks will help get it finished in time for our August 1st mail by date. I'm so happy with everyone and their communication!!! Keep it up and keep the momentum up!!!

Remember, when you are ready to ship, contact me and your partner. All 3 of us need to coordinate the shipping so that both of you ship at the same time!

Boop56 prayers for successful outcome in your surgery. Hope everyone else is doing fine with all the nasty weather. This weekend may be a non sewing weekend. The weather is suppose to be beautiful here this weekend and I need to get in my garden and till up some dirt to plant.

Planning and searching for a pattern.

my top is coming together nicely. DH washed ALL of my red fabrics for me yesterday so Sunday and Monday I can complete my top. I will then send it to the quilter and then back for me to bind. I do not think anyone would want my crunky stitch in the ditch. It works on a table runner on my basic sewing machine but when I try to stuff a quilt top through my machine it gets all stuck up in there and oh forget it! I think by March first it is ready to be quilted. tada! I am having fun with it, Santa's and Angels and now some pinwheels maybe? or perhaps a racing candy cane border or.. so many options so much time!!! :) Tammy hope you will like this.. do you want it to be a surprise or do you want me to post photos for you??

love the blue fabric that is going to be beautiful! and also the mixed reds and beiges omg.. I would gladly wear those out for you!! :) so if you get tired of it please send it to me that fabric selection I think would make a pretty quilt no matter what pattern you use!

If you have not sent me a status update I need to hear from you ASAP!!! This is a requirement for the swap.

By the 15th of each month, each person sends me a PM letting me know how far along they are with their quilt for their partner. I suggest that you put a reminder in your calendar with the following text in it, which is what I need to hear from you:

o 100% complete and ready to be shipped!
o 90%: need to finish quilting and binding, then she’s ready for lift-off!
o 75%: sandwiched and about to quilt
o 50%: nearing completion of the top; about to sandwich
o 25%: fabric cut and piecing in progress
o 5-10%: know the design; have most of the fabric; dragging my feet getting started, but I WILL complete and be ready to ship THIS QUILT BY August 1, 2014!

still a few missing in action Cindy? are they posting anywhere else on the board or silent totally? I forget did you get our phone numbers? if so why not give them a quick ring. I find that works marvelously in getting to the bottom of things..

I am so glad my dh washed those reds for my quilt. I am so glad I thought to double check just in case to make sure they were not bleeders. I found the one I was planning on using was a big bleeder! wet a white towel and wiped it. omg instant red. YIKES. I am doing a red/white quilt that would have been horrendous. Just a reminder just because its a good quality fabric doesn't mean its safe from bleeding out. Now a question: all my reds have been washed with TWO color catchers.. they came out amazingly red. Then a new color catcher went with them in the dryer which also came out red. Should they be washed again or should I soak the in Retaine to lock the color in the fabric? what would you do or do you think they are safe now having been washed with color catchers/ never have I had this trouble before and we are taking quality fabric again. frustrating to say the least.

Thanks so much for posing the ? about reds, Elisabrat. I just prewashed some reds Friday and I'm wondering the exact same thing. I used 3 color catchers in the wash but didn't think to put one in the dryer. I didn't use Retaine (I'd never heard of it until yesterday!). Here's what the color catchers looked like...
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Do you think I should I run them through again using Retaine?

Oh Dabbler, a maniac you call me??:D I do have your top all done and now it is on a hanger just hanging there and I keep looking at it wondering how I'm going to quilt it. My long arm doesn't have the fancy computer hooked to it for all those elaborate patterns and my feathers are not that good yet to practice on your quilt. Then I'm still looking for some red and white varigated thread to use on it and haven't found the right color of red. Also need to decide backing, do you want red or white? Or should I use a red and white print since the front is red and white? I'm stuck!!! help me help me to decide...Do you want me to post a pic of it or do you want to be surprised?

Good Morning! Good Morning! For those that I haven't heard from yet, I have sent PM's with a friendly reminder.

Have a great Sunday and happy quilting everyone!!!

Ok :) couple of teasers for my partner and everyone :) these are 2 blocks done. Only 15 more to go! My partner is happy with being surprised, so I wont show everything, just a few teasers here and there.
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