well, i find this whole thread very interesting.
Tiffany, yeah, the 'pick it out with your nose thing'...hilarious! :lol:
...and who says we'll have noses in heaven. Your probably right, they have been too handy down here, to many, for sticking where they don't belong. lol...still makes me crack up.:lol:

Patrice...just love your analogy to the old commercial...things that make you go...hmmm! lol :lol:

It's a personal thing. I complain that sometimes my sewing becomes work, but that's just me blah-blah-blahing. I choose to go to church as often on Sundays that i can, but quilting being a 'sin?' I don't buy that.
It's an elective and you sit, most of the time, anyway, on your butt to do it. They fed the animals. So, if I get surprised and end up with my nose in my quilts, well, good thing I'll have forever to do it, cause my nose is pretty round. :wink:

I, too, was raised by a superstitious mother. Never start a sewing project on Friday or you would never finish it. We got together on Sunday as a family and all of the women sewed on their projects, even though my mother said we should just observe a day of rest. Sewing is fun; so we did it.

BAB

Your quilt is just so pretty & well done! Keep up the great work, Thanks for sharing :thumbup:

I love it :lol:

well, since i didn't see any "quota-on-#-of-opinions", police, I'm ringing in again...quilting is about loving and giving.
Even if I make one for my bed, it's for hubby, REALLY, cause if it were just mine...oh baby, I would make a pink one with roses...but I can't do that to him...so i did it with the other bathroom, lol!!!
might as well, he kept saying, your on my chair :shock:!

And the shops that were open on Saturday closed at lunch time.
We also got dressed nicely to go to the shops. No thongs or shorts a skirt and sandals or a dress.

Oh dear I just re-read my post and now I feel old.

Don't feel old....in the town where I live now all the shops and most of the restaurants along the main street are closed on Sundays. And I don't consider 9800+ people a one horse town. The big box stores on the outer edge of town are still open. Rather not shop on Sunday, that's why I quilt on Sundays!!!

And I remember going "downtown" Minneapolis with my grandmother. Dresses, gloves, good shoes, hats, etc. Jeeez.

Patty, I love your quilts.I wish I could do as good as I am a newbie. Saravincent, my grandmother would tell me the same thing about having to take out every stich with your nose.Ouch lol

My mother grew up in Idaho. Where did you get this bit of wisdom? I wonder if it's regional.

Most of us enjoy quilting so much we wouldn't even consider it work, so Sunday is the perfect day for it. It's our treat to ourselves. Now, I have to admit sometimes when I'm try to figure out a new pattern, there may be some unholy words said. So maybe I'll just have to do only quilting and not piece or calculate on Sundays. Ya think?

Well here in Spain all the stores are closed. Now my Mum was from the old school where they were brought up not to do any work on Sundays, she told me that her Dad used to make them walk round the table with their bible reading stories (she came from a large Family of 9). She tried to instill this in me, but I enjoy my leisure time, and I quilt.

I've lived here in Eastern Idaho for quite a number of years now and I've never seen anyone taking stitches out with their noses. It must be more of a Northern Idaho thing. :lol:

Well, with my husband being a pastor and all, He happens to(work) lead the college group on Sunday nights so it is a perfect time for me to stay home and do some quilting. I get to sew almost every Sunday night, sometime it is the only time during the week when I can.

My Mom is a little supersitious.....her Mom taught her if you sew on Sunday you'll pick it out with your teeth on Monday..... Sooooooo .....she cuts and looks for the next pattern she's gonna do...or cleans up the sewing room.....how funny...my Grandma had a lot of sayings like that.....:-)

well, not to change the quilting subject so I'll just hurry this up, but
GCathie wrote:
My Mom is a little supersitious.....her Mom taught her if you sew on Sunday you'll pick it out with your teeth on Monday..... Sooooooo .....she cuts and looks for the next pattern she's gonna do...or cleans up the sewing room.....how funny...my Grandma had a lot of sayings like that..... :D

an elderly neighbor told me that bc I saw my brother's house burn down, and I was very pregnant, that my baby might have a mark that looked like fire. :shock: She didn't. :D

great colours in your quilt top

I don't care what day you were able to sew--it is beautiful!

It looks great

Very nice! Yes, show us when you get the boarders on. It is very beautiful.

Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays....only store that I know of that is...I went there, drove there just for that store..and it was closed due to employees that go to church and rest. I was so surprise...well guess its a nice bonus for the employees that work there .

yes i sew on sundays to. love your quilt

I don't know about anyone else but sewing is the best rest I get. I can get into my own zone and since I enjoy the whole process it is resting. A lot more than cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A wonderful Sunday kind of quilt. Being that every day is gods day, what is a person to do? Quilting is restful!
I threw that rule out many years ago and am much happier for it!

Enjoy your quilting whenever you can!
peace

EDIT: I do wish there were still 'blue laws' in the USA. It gave time to be at home and enjoy being and doing whatever we wanted.

Sundays around here are designated "Play date day" with my husband. We spend the day playing video games together. :)

Love this blanket ... I'm looking for more stash buster patterns so this is going on my list!
I look forward to football season because I can spend all day Sunday sewing. Speaking of which - I should get off this computer! :)
Happy Sewing Sunday!

GORGEOUS QUILT - love the colors and the setting! Your border plans should really make this a completed stand-out!