Phone surveys

Tis the season….. for political polls and phone surveys.
I just got off the phone with yet another political survey.  They call and say they have a few questions…..
And 25 minutes later, this is what I have to say:
Dont call me again.
Dont ask me to spend 25 minutes answering the same questions asked a different way [...]

blue streak

Quilting up a blue streak….

And the back:

The name of the piecing design is Blue Streak.  I may need to piece one of these.  I like it’s graphic quality.

Is YOURS early too?

Steve and I both have credit cards.  He has 2, one for him, one for business.
I have one.
His bills normally come the 1st and 3rd of the month.
Mine comes anytime between the 3rd and 5th of the month.
These bills NEVER come early.
Until today.
All 3 came today.
It is the 29th of the month.
Do you think the [...]

UFO 2

Another UFO I dragged out:
Stack n Whack (for non-quilters, it is a method of stacking the fabric exactly on top of each pattern repeat to make a kaleidoscope effect).  I bought this fabric 10 years ago, and still love it.  This is one of my favorite stack n whack quilts, and I have made MANY.
So [...]

Weed flowers

I love my weed flowers.  I dont remember what they are called, but they are just weeds.  Every year they get taller.  8 years ago they were only waist high to me.  And there were only about 30 flowers when they all bloomed on just a few plants.
Look at them now!

The left side of the [...]

Double Irish Chain

This Double Irish Chain quilt got finished this week.  Steve quilted it with his favorite pattern, Falling Leaves.  This one is for a man, so it is appropriate, dont you think? (as always, photos are enlarged when you click on them)

And the back:

One man’s trash…

One man’s trash is another’s treasure?  To me, it is all trash!
Steve was in his glory this weekend.  A neighbor is moving to a townhouse and cant take all of his junk with him.  He asked Steve if he would come get some.  This is only a part of the pickup load he came home [...]

UFO 1 done

Some people define a UFO finished when it is quilted, bound and labeled.  But in my book, it is done when the piecing is done.  It gets counted as done again when quilted and bound.  I guess because I have 2 categories of UFOs.
Anyway, progress finally.  This beast took awhile to put together.  More pieces [...]

Finishing

I am multi-tasking this weekend.  Finishing laundry, finishing a quilt on my Gammill, finishing some embroidery, finishing some simple sewing, finishing my email, finishing putting some sewing stuff away in the studio, finishing my cup of coffee.
Lots to do, lots more to finish.
And how appropriate that Katie sent me this in my email today.  Made [...]

Wallhangings

These are a couple of wallhangings from NY.
Cute huh?