I Think I Must

I like that, Anita!! And there are even bees. : )

Glad you approve, QB! LOL!    

Oh thats going to be pretty Anita, lovely fabrics, cant wait to see it done and what fun to get one of Tracy's patterns!

I can't wait to see it. And I had a piece of the bee fabric too. Love thst piece!

Anita, I love your theme fabric.

Anita, I'm so glad that you're going to use the pattern   Lots of times I'll get a new pattern and it will sit and sit...

Of course, that's not the case with the magazine/pattern you sent to me, I jumped right in and started making those hundreds of HSTs right away!

Mom's visit kinda put a wrinkle in the sheets for my HST adventures, but now that she's gone I'm looking forward to getting back to it!

I love the fabrics you chose and I think it will be quite sweet when it's done. Please keep us updated on your progress!!   

I will, Tracy! I am so glad I could send you that pattern!

Marynel, I had seen that fabric advertised in a magazine years ago and fell in love with it. Later found it at the LQS. One of those I bought it cause I loved it, but had no plans for it. So glad I can use it now! I started working on the brick quilt yesterday but this is next!   

Here's an update - I'd posted on my blog about this quilt yesterday and now that I'm rested (from a hitherto-unheard-of 5 a.m shift yesterday   I got to work on more blocks.

I was surprised to learn that I'd finished all of the 'whole' blocks, so today I did the partial blocks that continue the pattern into the first border.  What's left is a whole lot of pieced sashings; I'll print out the foundations for those from the website and maybe get a start on them tomorrow.

So far I'm using only scraps (I am absolutely amazed at how many I'm uncovering in my cleaning/organizing!); each block is from one fabric. I'll continue that with the pieced sashings - each one will be a different fabric. I'm pretty sure that I won't have much problem finding enough in my 'bin' to not have to duplicate any fabrics!





And, just to mix things up a bit, I'm not using a corn dog box!  I'm using one of the pizza boxes Roni brought to everyone at retreat.  

That should be a very nice quilt...but then yours always are.

I have a bunch of UFOs I am trying to work through right now.

doesnt it make you hungry working out of corn dog and pizza boxes??? I have cherry boxes LOL

Wow! You are a woman on a mission!

quiltermarynel wrote:

That should be a very nice quilt...but then yours always are.

I have a bunch of UFOs I am trying to work through right now.

Awww, thank  you     My UFO (corn dog box) goal has been set aside for a bit, obviously... but since I've been doing the clean/organize of my sewing closet I keep uncovering more boxes. At last count I had NINETEEN boxes that all have stuff in them.    

Gimpy Cat wrote:

doesnt it make you hungry working out of corn dog and pizza boxes??? I have cherry boxes LOL

Not usually - probably because it's summer and I'm eating more fresh stuff and unintentionally avoiding processed foods.  Though I admit last night I wouldn't have complained about a pizza from the pizza parlor, probably paired with an ice cold beer.  Except for the cost. Then I would have complained.   

Anita M. wrote:

Wow! You are a woman on a mission!

Yes, I am! I've said it before - I don't know how or why this has grabbed on to me so hard, but I'm just going with the flow for now!

Keep going while the going's good!    

Looking good FB.   

pizza and beer, thats sounds good, tell me, what does a large pizza cost in the states now? There was one place in town doing them a couple of years ago and they started at $25 (for eg a hawiian) needless to say they didnt get our business

WOW   that is looking good!  and to think so many of the ladies complained about the HST's on the mystery quilt during retreat

You can get a pizza for $5.00 one topping or $8. for 3 topping

Beautiful!

The 48 sashing strips are taking some tiiiiiiime. Oy. I'm using paper foundations and sticking with one fabric per strip.  I have lost track of how many I have finished, but I'm pretty sure I'm not at the halfway point yet.



I'm at home today, feeling a bit poorly - either something I caught from the hour and a half wait at the clinic    or because yesterday I was at the quilt shop and there was a tiny fire upstairs (in the apartments above the shop) - it was put out quickly, but I took in a lot of smoke.  Either way, I got someone to cover my shift at work and I'm home, coughing and generally feeling ooky.

If I feel a bit better later on, you can be sure I'll take a whack at making a few more sashings!

Sure hope you feel better soon. Neither smoke nor germs sound good. Take care.

Oh. My. Goodness.

Yesterday was the Perfect Storm. And not in a good way.  Apparently it was a germ from the waiting room (someone tell me WHY I can't bill them for my lost wages because I had to call in sick to work??) plus the cough from the smoke, and HEY! why not start my monthly girl stuff, too??

I had a temp of over 100 all day, didn't feel like sewing or knitting or surfing or even playing a game on the puter... all I could do is stare straight ahead, basically.  We had cartoons on for MoonPie, so I think I watched about 6 hours of My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop (with a Scooby Doo finale, as I recall).  


Today I'm working at the quilt shop so at least I'm allowed to sit down. My back and ribs hurt from the coughing.

The good news is I lost 6 pounds. Pretty sure most of it was dehydration, but if 1 or 2 stay off I'll be fine with that.

Hope your feeling better Tracy.

Sorry you are not feeling well Tracy.  But I got a pretty good chuckle from your post.. 

Bummer Tracy. Sure hope you feel better soon. Did the smoke damage anything in the store or just your lungs.