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Or should I say total frustration!  I do not like how the pattern directions are written for this section of Afternoon Delight – just tell me a finished measurement in a clear concise way.  Normally I can figure out directions ok but this part of it for the Shoo Fly block – there are nine […]

Just a little quilting has been done as the weather has been so nice outside the last couple days that I have been out more than in.  Last post I didn’t show the RSC19 Stars quilt as I was showing off Alaska – yes I’m pleased with how it turned out and thank you all […]

Yes that is right no sewing yesterday – although I did sit down at the quilting frame in the evening like usual.  Yesterday was the big adventure of leaving the house for an hour or so and go grocery shopping.  It really is kind of horrible in a way to so look forward to going […]

The green border was added to Alaska and now the quilt has grown to about 88 inches – I need to square up the corers and measure.   I decided to skip another neutral border and just go the red – I want to get done LOL.  Probably about a 7 inch border of red will […]

Oh this one is coming along well!! – thank you so much to Kate from Life in Pieces for the idea for the border – it worked out great and I love it.  I just love that our quilting blog community can help each other out with ideas – some of us do not belong […]

Finally several orders came in yesterday and wouldn’t you know it they were the last ones I ordered just a couple days ago!  I’m still waiting on others from 2 weeks ago – they will arrive I know one day but when I wonder LOL  I have more thread coming from the Fat Quarter Shop […]

Just a little work done on Morning Glory applique and I laid it out on the floor so you can see the size and also understand why I am not sure if I will applique the whole border – it is a large applique project of which I am loosing interest in over the past […]

All the border diamonds and squares are cut and two border strips are made – on the photo I show them one on top and one on the side but that is because I can’t place it on the bottom on this wall.  Neither strips are sewn in place but both are done and ready […]

Alaska is moving along and I would have gotten more done if I didn’t let myself get side tracked so much!  the border is just pinned to the top of the wall but once I get this one sewed on I will have to take it to the floor as it will be too big […]

Luckily I had two accuquilt dies that work for one section of the border for Alaska – and I had rulers for the diamonds.  I am trying to always remember to check my dies before I start cutting! This is just pinned to the wall to get an idea of what it was going to […]

What a all day rainy day it was yesterday. I managed to get in a 15 minute walk in the morning before it started to rain – again.  So it was a very low exercise day but I got a little done in the quilting room. A green border added And now today it will […]

This applique quilt hasn’t been worked on for awhile – I have kept it in the living room though so I won’t forget it.  It was so nice outside yesterday that I thought I would try sitting on the porch for a little bit and enjoy the warmth –78 degrees – back to cooler air […]

One narrow border put on Alaska before I start to work on the main border – I put a narrow neutral border on to stabilize all the pieced blocks. A border of green that is already used in the quilt is next.  Still not perfect but better than it was – the main problem is […]

The row I was working on Saturday night was almost finished before I went to bed but not quite –  I finished the yellow star area and then the brown squares but not the newsprint area – I picked up there Sunday night and then rolled it down and started on the left side again. […]

Finally totally finished – well I thought it was finished until I hung it and then decided it needs more loops on the top to hang nice and straight – a little sagging here and there – it can be fixed and not hard to do I will try to get to it this week.  […]

My quilt Alaska will be next to finish and that means borders to make it bed size.  I had already had a 4 inch border around it with a light color but when I took it out yesterday I realized that what I had was way too ruffled and had to come off.  I knew […]

The red border has been added on A Charming Country Christmas and I cut out the neutral strips to see how I would like it and I’m pretty sure I will like it just fine and it will have red binding to finish it off after the quilting is done.  I hope to get the […]

Yesterday was busy sewing the last row of blocks and sashing to the quilt.  Then after a good pressing I got the first two side borders sewed, the top and bottom borders are pinned to the wall and I will get them sewn on today.  I think it looks pretty good as it is but […]

I could have finished the main part of the Christmas quilt yesterday but went back to reading a book and didn’t get back to it – one row of blocks left and bottom row of sashing Working on the last row all the way around of the border on the crochet blanket – when this […]

Coming along nicely – I could have put more time in on this quilt yesterday but just didn’t!  Two rows now sewed together – pressing rows as I get to them and then afterwards. This much done. When I finished this area on the RSC19 Stars on Saturday night I rolled it down without spritzing […]