How are you today?
I went to work this morning fully intending to stay there all day. I probably didn't get there until 9:30. I worked for several hours doing this and that, and then Jerry arrived just before lunch. We left for a REAL MEAL at Gecko's. I had Fajitas without the flour thingys you wrap around them. I ate less than half of what was on my plate. I did not keep track of how many chips with salsa I ate before my meal came though. The scale will tell me in the morning, I'm sure!
While we were eating at Gecko's, I got a text message from Terry. She wanted to know if I was home and if the longarm was empty. I told Jerry we had to HURRY UP and finish eating because Terry had an emergency!
Then when we got back to the store, I told the girls I had an emergency at home and I had to leave right away. When I told them what it was, they just laughed.
Terry came over with ANOTHER QUILT FOR SOMEONE ELSE! It was a quickie she had made up to originally be a baby quilt, but she decided to put the pretty rose pantograph on it and take it to her 93-year old MawMaw to use for a lap quilt. I saw a picture of her MawMaw, and I would love to go visit her myself! She looks like the most PERFECT Granny ever! Terry says she is.
Here is Terry's MawMaw quilt:
While Terry was quilting with the longarm, I was doing NOTHING! We are leaving town tomorrow, so I didn't really have time to start anything. Terry stopped quilting long enough to show me a picture of the next quilt she wants to make -- OF COURSE -- for someone else. It reminded me of a pattern I thought I had. It wasn't terribly freezing in my attic, so I went out to look through the quilts I had put away in containers. I was shocked to find at least 12 quilts all ready to make.
I pulled out two.
The first one is crazy cats. I started to make this when my granddaughter, Lindy, was young and loved cats. I wanted her to help with it, but the event never happened. I pulled all the blocks out. I sewed in a few sashing pieces, and I put it down on the floor to see what it was supposed to look like.
The long sashing pieces are just LYING THERE, as is the border.
I didn't have enough of the outer border cut to go all the way around, but you get the idea.
The sunflowers are appliqued on top of the background. It will be a lot prettier than in the picture. It is SO HARD to take a good photograph of a quilt.
Here is a picture of the quilt on a rocking chair and all my fabrics ready to cut. Looks like I better add some blues to the mix.
I will take the sunflowers to Edmond tomorrow, and I will bring it back here finished next week. I will never catch up with Terry, but at least I will have something to put on the longarm.
Gotta run.
Need to pack up the quilt and the Herbalife and the outfit I am wearing to a funeral on Wednesday.
Be back soon.
Hugs, Joy
Oooooohhhhhhh! I love the Sunflower quilt. Just beautiful. More blues would b e nice, but I like what you already have there.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired. I've been fighting with kids all evening. Between work today and the kids tonight I think I'm about ready for the looney bin.
Hugs, Phylly
I wish I had the time, money and expertise to make such beautiful quilts. I am very envious eventhough I know it is not a good virtue. Feeling blue today got a chest infection and like you got a funeral to attend on Wednesday. It's a burial and it's very cold here. Bad chest, cold graveyard don't mix lol
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