Lol Bug - I've had trouble keeping straight between the three threads too!

Since I finally got my design wall up and cleaned off, I got a better picture of TG's quilt. Now it's packed and will be sent on it's way tomorrow. Will PM tracking when it's been shipped. My quilt from Bugaroo should be showing up tomorrow.

Now I've got to get moving on Jaba's quilt. I've not even unpacked it yet.

WOW!!! Love this quilt, Macybaby!!! It's my colors too!! Amazing design!!

The blue quilt is gorgeous! I love the outside shape.

Macybaby, just gorgeous! The whole thing just blends so well.

Oh MacyBaby - and all of the group 2 - my quilt is beautiful - wow - a simple swirl and it come back like this!! Thank you one and all. I can't even begin to think on quilting it.

Group 2, sincere congratulations and virtual pats on the back for the wonderful stuff y'all are doing too :) That's just gorgeous. Travelinggramma, I understand -- I feel the same way when I look at my center and what it has become.

I'm taking a coffee break and about to go back to my borders, or at least pressing and trimming the last batch of subunits. I've gotten the math figured out (it was coincidentally perfect with the current size! lucky me), the corners figured out (but not made), one side done and most all the other subunits made and am putting them together.

The hubby has several hours planned of watching tv in the bedroom today, starting with the Seahawks and ending with bowling. Unfortunately for me that's my layout space Good for me is I have work that can be done without layout, and I'll be able to pop in and out here and there with pinning sets and such. Still on my self-imposed schedule, all piecing should be done by end of day.

It's a lovely day outside, crisp and dry. We haven't had trick and treaters for years and so didn't notice their absence. Some people did figure out ways to pass out candy and/or get it people but we just didn't even buy any "just in case".

I posted a picture of my finished quilt on my Facebook page and you all are getting rave reviews of your work.

Received my quilt back yesterday. So so pretty and much more vibrant in person. This has been a wonderful experience. Thank you everyone who has added to my Bees!

Trying to put together my thoughts as we reach the end of this journey. I still need to get a better picture but here we go.I had all these glorious work before me and the crazy song in my head and finally I had the start of a concept of those stacked equalizer bars glowing in the dark on the stereo equipment, little bars of black and color going up and down... and then a couched cord sine wave over it all with no start/end that ties it all up. It was very black with blips of little colored chips here and there, with all that black the "perfect" cord would have been something like a thin rainbow woven shoelace...

I'm thinking it looks more like a sound board or synthesizer or something now and not so much an equalizer, but I still maintain that it's all about the bass!

About the fabric selections, I didn't think about it in advance but these actually came from previous rounds. Using posting names and the order of my rounds:
Rebaquilts: The hot pink butterfly I cut off a 6.5" strip and sent the rest ahead to go with her green dragonfly fabric. Later I found a fat quarter I had cut, it was a good thing because the one strip would not have been enough! We probably would have all loved to see what I could have done with an extra 2" or so inches.
Sewbizgirl: The black is the same yardage, and I'm otherwise out of any in my stash. This is a particular brand, AMB and I didn't think I could match it locally so I had to make sure I had enough. Again, if I had more or if it was a brand my local stores carried, the round would have been quite different. Just for laughs I've shown what is left of the black, one ragged end and a few 1.5" scraps.
Givio: The beige was the background of the leaves round. Rebecca likes to integrate fabrics, she has a piece of it as well to possibly use in her round for me, and then I have some left that I will be using with my "basket" blocks. The green gave me a lot of trouble, I only had a 6.5" strip left of the original, but it didn't work well with the blue or pink. A lot of greens (especially anything more avocado) didn't work well with the blue and the pink....
LeeAnn: The blue from her round, I had miscut some of my strips and I actually cut these pieces from the scraps and miscuts. The brightness of the color holds up which is good because once I was set on using fabrics from the previous rounds, the other two choices I had just would not have worked.

And finally, Mary. I decided to go with a purple ribbon to pick up the previous purples. Embellishments like this are always iffy in quilting groups, my Tuesday ladies were evenly split on the decision. The sound wave was part of my original vision, even if changed here in color and is smoother and less jumpy. I did sew it to stay, but if you hate it, I think from the top you can get a seam ripper between the zigzag and the ribbon and take it right out... I like how it is a ribbon to the confetti in LeeAnn's round and waves to the crop circle writing. And if we can't get away with a little trim in a project like this, when will the next time come up??

I did do my standard tests with the ribbon. I sewed it to some white cloth and boiled it to check dye stability (great). Washed it, dried the heck out (no shrinkage with either thread or ribbon), and pressed down with a hot iron. It survived all tests very well as well as being "sufficiently not scratchy".

WOW!! I love it iceblossom!!! Thanks so much!! I can't wait until I see it in person!

Lovely finish, Iceblossom!

Iceblossom, great finish.

Recieved my beautiful top. My mom was oohing and aahing and then quietly asked if we could keep it. Thank you one and all

This is changing the subject, but has anyone heard how Jaba is doing?

I've been wondering/thinking about jaba also.

That is so sweet....

Haven't heard anything about Jaba in a while. I will ask Janice in the Boom threads. She has their family phone number and keeps in touch. The last thing Jaba's son told us was that she'd been moved to a bigger hospital, and that the dr. said she would be there a long time. That sounds like long-term care, to me. https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

IceBlossom, That's an interesting pattern you created. It looks good. Another finish!

I'll be using all the time allotted to get my round 5 done. Still hoping to mail it by the 15th deadline. We had a lot of early finishers this month!

I just got a reply from jaba hubby, he said "she went through surgery and doing well. Long way to go. With Gods help she will be better. Thank you all for the cards"

Oh, that's good to know. Thanks for contacting them, TG....

Thanks for the info. Hugs and prayers for Jaba.

Thanks for the update on Jaba.

Ice, it looks beautiful. Pictures are wonderful but I bet its even brighter in person.

I think it does look better in person and that the pink and blue aren't quite so bright as they are in my picture. Mary and the rest of my group have a bit of a head start in figuring out the colors since they've already seen the actual fabrics go through their hands in previous rounds.

But it was a challenge coming up with anything other than a plain black border! What do you do when every inch is already perfect??

My complements again to us all for some absolutely wonderful stuff and final projects/to come in both groups.

Hubby and I are hoping to take it to his work this weekend and hang it up in the lunch room and try for a better picture -- will at least be able to get the laundry hamper and my hair bands out of the view. Then mail on Monday.

Tada! Better picture :)

Wow!!! Iceblossom!! I love it!! Thank you so much. Also thank you to every one who worked on it.

Ladies, stunning design work! Congrats on such wonderful visions of beauty.

Great finish on Mary's quilt, IceBlossom!

Great job on the new pic, IceBlossom!

I'm planning on getting to work on Jaba's round this weekend. I've had it draped over my LA for several days, and I'm still not having any bright lights going off on what to do. I've got a few ideas so maybe if I start pulling fabric it will come together.

This is the first round that I've not already had a good idea of what I wanted to do based on pictures before the top even showed up in the mail.

Anyone else out there still getting the final round completed?

Getting the idea is the hard part, Macybaby...

I let Mary know I still haven't gotten to the post office :( I've just been pretty much flat in bed most of the last couple of weeks with brief computer/quilting periods. It's a combination of physical type issue flare-ups, good news is that mentally I'm pretty good staring at the ceiling! Having the hubby drive me places this week, so hoping for Saturday for the Post Office.

I haven't heard back from Rebecca in a week or so, I know she is still working on her round to my center but that she was under the weather too. I told her not to stress and if she could get "substantial completion" photos for the group by the 15th with a later mail out that was fine. I also gave her extra play in how big the borders could be.

I think I know how I want to incorporate those basket blocks into my top. Won't know if it is going to be on the top or the back of the quilt, but I think a simple lattice with a 3D effect of a little shadow will be great. So far as I know, my top is still square and I am planning on ending up with a rectangle :)

Is anyone else planning on adding on an additional row?

I pulled fabric and played around this morning, and am pretty sure I'm going to use a smaller 8 point star on point around the edge. It works out that I can put 10 across and they'll fit perfectly with them being 6" across diagonally. Does mean I've got to cut at 2 5/8 instead of 2 1/2 but that is not a big deal. BTW- it's the star that Jaba used as her very center. It's a simple block so making 36 of them should go fast. It does mean 144 FG . . .

I'm planning on going to the LQS this afternoon, so I think I'm going to look for fabric for Jaba's quilt. There is a lot of batik and that is something I have very little of (don't really care for it). I've got a couple of blenders that would work, but since I'll be at the LQS, might as well look for something I like better. And then I can get an extra half yard that could be used for the binding.

I am still enjoying the quilts as they are trickling in. I spent about 5 days on the road/in FL with my son for an archery tournament..last outdoor one of the year. Didn't have very good service while there so couldn't check. :( We drove straight through on our way home so got home at 5am Monday, then I had to stay at my MILs to help her Tuesday. I've been playing catch up on sleep all week. Maybe I'll get a nap today?!?!

MRI is on the 24th on my thumb/wrist so results of that will determine how much sewing I'll be able to do and when. I would love to join another RR, so someone please let me know if another thread is started if you think of it. :)

I found fabric I liked better at the LQS - so as soon as I get done washing I can start sewing and cutting.

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Hi everyone, I wanted to check in, since I've been off the board for a bit more than a week due to severe fatigue from the covid. Last week I was only able to go into the office for about an hour at a time before I couldn't work, and even then, I was making mistakes due to brain fog. I really didn't get much done anywhere. This week has beeen a little better. I'm finishing my 3" blocks today, I have about 64 to do and am about 2/3 done. The sewing and cutting has been slow and steady because the pieces are so precise and because I haven't had much energy, Luckily the 15th has fallen on a Sunday so I have a bit of a reprieve for mailing. I'm still hoping to mail tomorrow and get my photo done for posting. I have to take the top outside to take a photo on my lawn with a ladder and today its raining, so I won't mail until I can get a decent photo of the top. If I get a chance a little later, I'll post a photo of the blocks so you can get a preview. Hugs all!

It's the same for me. It's raining here, lightning and thunder, and I have absolutely no place big enough indoors to take a nice picture. I work when the post office is open, but I'm trying to figure out a way to mail otherwise. My mail time is usually Saturdays, but I wasn't ready yesterday.

Reba, good to hear you are on the mend.

So happy you are feeling better, Rebaquilts. I am fine with a mail out at the end of the month, pictures would be nice but if you can't get I like this running into work with the hubby thing and I can take an official portrait of when it comes home to me.

Since I wasn't feeling so good these past couple of weeks, I don't think I mentioned going to hubby's work. They have taken as many precautions as they can really in a manufacturing plant, both on the floor and in the offices/break room. They have taken out chairs/rearranged the lunch room and put acrylic barriers in the middle of each table even though seating has been removed. Darn, that makes big open tables for layout less available... but daily safety for all beats my quilting use a couple times per year.

But work is only about 7 miles away, hubby has keys, we can go in after hours or at low density/non-break times run in and get a picture easily with no contact. I used coat hangers with clips last time, but the one I had for the center couldn't grip on the single thickness of fabric. The lighting there is good, or at least better than any of my bedrooms and most importantly is the room is big enough that I can stand back and center the whole thing.

I've been working on the Frolic UFO from last year and I bought some big clips that will still fit over the bars of the coat hangers and can grip one layer at a time -- I think I'm on to something! And I'm going to bring my little folding step stools, chairs are not meant for standing on. With my participation in the round robin done, it was next on the list to do, and it is to be done before Thanksgiving so I can start on this year's mystery on Black Friday.

Anyway, goal this week is to actually leave the house and get to the post office and mail the 4 packages now I have ready to go.

Glad you are feeling better Reba. I have stayed home most of the time to avoid covid 19. I had H1N1 in 2008 and do not want a repeat of that! I was miserable. My symptoms were a lot like what you described for Covid.

It is cold and rainy here too. I am making tooth fairly pillows for 2 grandsons today and a few Christmas masks for grandkids to wear to school after Thanksgiving. The masks may as well be festive.

Reba, glad to see you are starting to feel better. I think we recover faster when we can just rest and not try to work while sick.

Givio, take all the time you need in getting the quilt back to me. I'm not in a hurry.

Everyone, take care!

Well, since today is the day I'm supposed to be posting my picture, which I didn't take, I thought I'd just let everyone know what my idea for my round was...

Immediately upon seeing sewbizgirl's center I knew what I wanted to sew, and for the months I waited until it was my turn, I didn't change my mind. I had a quilting book with a whacky alphabet in it that I'd never used. I bought the book specifically for the alphabet although there were other patterns and projects in it. The book gathered dust, waiting. At last, I could use it! But alas, when I moved and downsized in 2019 I had got rid of a lot of books, and that book had gone to the library. Not to be deterred, I bought a second one from Amazon. I intended to used the alphabet patterns to write something like 'Fly, Robin, fly, from my house to your house!'

And, that colorful center was just right for using Kaffe Fassett fabrics. They are such rich and beautiful, vibrant colors. Not that I had any! But I ordered a couple of charm packs from Ebay to get a good selection of prints, and went to my LQS for some more.

When Reba added her round with the circle and our names, I decided to use in my text that the robin was flying around the circle, so I wrote 'Fly, 'round Robin'. When IceBlossom added her hearts and explanation of Home Sweet Home, I changed 'house' to 'home.' When Mary added her round, I brought Robin home from the pet store. Yes, I bought a canary and named him Robin. He has a brown back and an orange breast and so, anyway, he looks more like a robin than a yellow canary would. :-) His name was easy to come by. Oh, he sings so lovely, and every morning! And when LeeAnn added her round of children, I imagined that in the circle of houses, there were children, and families, living with love, like a neighborhood of friends. And in our own homes we were quilting friends, one with another, and so I imagined that when the Round Robin top came to us each month it was with a friend. So, I added to my text the robin would 'be with a friend.' I tweaked my words until I had 16 letters and spaces for each side of the top. With 4" blocks I could span the side nicely.

For the cornerstones I wanted to put the robin. I searched for a paper pieced robin, a paper pieced bird, robin print fabric, then any bird print fabric. In the end, I decided the bird didn't have to be a robin or the color of a robin-- I just wanted a bird. I wanted it to be whimsical so it would go well with the houses, hearts, and children. I came upon just the right fabric and was pleased to find it. The print had a flying bird to travel to the next home, and a sitting bird to be staying at a friend. Wow, it was just the right size bird too. What a great find, a great buy, perfect!

I had taken a picture of my stack of blocks, but when I went to post them, I thought they would give away my idea of using the whacky alphabet, so I didn't give the sneak peak at the time. Now, I've told you all about it and it's the picture I've got today, so here it is. :-)

Oh what a fun story! Can hardly wait to see the end result :)

Wow, I'm so impressed with all the thought that you put into my quilt! The alphabet blocks looks great. What was the name of that book? Can't wait to see it all put together.

If you are having a hard time getting a picture, I can take one for you when it gets here. Just offering, let me know!

Excited to see my quilt!