Oct 24: Just got in Joan's 2nd Christmas Puppies quilt. Not identical but close.
Oct 28: Prepped, loaded, quilted.

Green is my favorite color.

I have had my eye on this layer cake for months. Finally decided to get it before it was gone.

Yes, muted, but not the backing.

Sep 23: First saw this on Sept 15. Joan: "This is Fireside Puppies and the pattern was a Henry Glass one.  It used two panels that were broken down into blocks...It is very cute and a second one nearly identical would follow as these are going to go in the "kids" room -- now their guest room -- during the holidays this year." 
Oct 01: Using ​Bam longarming pantograph.
Oct 22: Prepped, loaded, quilting, quilted.

Sep 22, 2019: What a Day!!!  Samira, Munirah's sister, is not the least bit shy,. She was so excited about all the quilts. As I showed her how to use the website to get an idea of what she would like, she kept finding lots of them that she liked. I think she up to about 4,000 favorites so far. Well, may only 10 or so. Having seen the back of the Lodge Quilt Joan made for me, she was sold on the idea of white whole cloth perhaps as the backing of something dusty mauve on front. Donna Kleinke's pattern sets are the place to start looking. Also check out Donna's website. Any quilting design used on the front of the quilt quilt will stand out on the back.
Sep 25: Samira wants this panel sold by eQuilters.com for the center of her quilt. So much for dusty mauve. Bet I can work it in nicely in the borders.
​Sep 26: Ordered the panel. Need to expand this panel to an 80x100 quilt. There seems to be plenty of this fabric line available for now.
Oct 02: The panel is here. When we get a chance, we'll plan this out.

Sep 22, 2019: What a Day!!! Emad is Samira's son. Samira is Munirah's sister. The sister live together. In all of the quilt discussion going on, Emad saw the Mosaic Red/Orange fabric on the dot screen. Without further ado, he said "I want that in a (no-piece) a simple quilt with just one border 60 x 80--just big enough to share with someone on the sofa. Just like that. I found these fabrics so far. Waiting for his feedback.
​Sep 26: Final selections made. Fabric is ordered.
Oct 02: This quilt just got canceled. Any one interested before I try to see if I can return the fabric? If not, I'll shorten it to a throw, add a gold inner border & enjoy. And of course use wool batting. It will be a twin to my beloved Haberdashery.
Oct 03: An order for $107.92 came in today of which I only need one $5.50 panel for Blakley's quilt. Ouch. The fabric is gorgeous. My picture does not do it justice.

Sep 22, 2019: What a Day!!! For 2 months now, I've know that Evie loves purple and unicorns. I learned today that is not all. She also likes Narwhals (had to look that up) and dolphins. I showed her all the purples and pinks I had. One she definitely DID NOT like. One fabric, when she saw it, lit her up like a Christmas tree--the purple dogwood batik I bought for the coverlet quilts. Sumira will help her select exactly what she wants. She said, with no prompting at all ... put a unicorn in the middle with this around it (border). Doubt that will work but perhaps as the backing for when/if she outgrows unicorns. She also told me she wants all of her favorites in the quilt (panels in memory quilt type layout). Hmmm. WIll be fun to see what this narrows down to...what she chooses. I'll be making renditions of all of these to show her & see what shakes out.
Sep 25: Received her selection.
Sep 26: Ordered the kit. Backing is my selection.
Oct  02: The fabrics are all here.
Dec 03: I have decided to try to make this & Blakley's quilts by Christmas.

Sep 22, 2019: What a Day!!! I asked Blakley to think about something that made her feel peaceful, happy, safe...something along that line. She came back after thinking about and asked for beach fabrics because of the way the beach makes her feel. At once, I thought of the Sea Cottage fabrics I had left from Dad's Gift to Caroline. She loved them. I showed all sorts of ways we could use the fabric. After looking at all them, she had me go back to Easy Peasy Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt. I can do a rendition in no time when I get a moment after my deadlines this month.
Sep 24: I found some fabric and posted it on the dot screen.
​Sep 25: Blakley emailed me complete with pictures. "Hi, this is Blakley. I have picked out a couple quilt squares that I like on e-quilter. Can you incorporate these in to the quilt with the color square we talked about when you were here(the first picture in the email). Also can you make the backing the first the beach is my happy place for my backing (second picture in the email) please? Thank you so much! Blakley Mathieson  Yes, I can...almost. The peebles fabric is sold out. It didn't look so good anyway. I am showing several options here that I think look awesome.
Sep 26: Fabric is ordered. At Samira's insistence that it is what Blakley wants, the backing will be 6 panels. I ordered some of the seashore mix. The peebles sold out from under us. If Blakley really wants them, I can get a yard on eBay with an inflated shipping cost.
Oct 02: All the fabrics are here. Well, almost. The vendor sent me the wrong fabric--no footprints. I have re-ordered.
Oct 03: The panel came in. In fact 6 panels came in because Samira knew Blakley wanted only panels on the back. Turns out she did not want that at all. Panels, anyone? This quilt is going to be so gorgeous, so special, if I do say so myself. I love it. In fact, I have some fabric I am going to use to make the same Easy Peasy quilt.
Oct 12: Replacement Footprints in the Sand fabric finally got here.
Dec 03: I have decided to try to make this & Evie's quilt by Christmas.
Dec 05: Pre-washing new fabrics. Sea Cottage fabrics are already pre-washed.
Dec 06: Made the backing - a quilt in itself.

• Eve likes unicorns, narwhals, dolphins, porpoise, etc. Oh, and purple! Sumira will help her select exactly what she wants. One fabric, when she saw it, lit her up like a Christmas tree--the purple dogwood batik I bought for the coverlet quilts. She said, with no prompting at all ... put a unicorn in the middle with this around it (border). Doubt that will work but perhaps as the backing for when/if she outgrows unicorns. She also told me she wants all of her favorites in the quilt (panels in memory quilt type layout). Hmmm. WIll be fun to see what this narrows down to...what she chooses. I'll be making renditions of all of these to show her & see what shakes out.​
• Blakley asked for beach fabrics because of the way the beach makes her feel. She at once loved Sea Cottage fabrics used in  A Dad's Gift to Caroline made into an Easy Peasy Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt patchwork quilt. Can do a rendition in no time ... if I was not full up at the moment with deadlines.
• Samira is so excited about quilts now. Each is better than the last. I think she is up to about 4,000 favorites so far. Well, may only 10 or so.
• Emad, Samira's son, walked in, saw the Mosaic Red/Orange fabric on the dot screen. Without further ado, he said "I want that in a (no-piece) a simple quilt with just one border 60 x 80--just big enough to share with someone on the sofa. After I ordered the fabric, Emad decided he didn't want his quilt. (Now Haberdashery Twin.)
• The big winner of the day was the Sonata pattern. I had it with me. Everyone loved it but no one chose it. Shhh! I bought the fabric over 2 months ago at Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop after my previous hair cut. It sits quietly in my projects queue waiting on me while I am waiting on Munirah to accept it. Considering the BIG acceptance we discussed at table, this is nothing. It is just what I do when compelled.

Three by Christmas (Samira). Don't think so. Maybe a year from now. I explained the stack of quilts in the queue already planned and promised. I wonder when oh when will I actually piece again with all this planning going on. I do love planning.

Sep 17, 2019: Lisa & I spent several hours today exploring quilt ideas. Lisa decided ... well, scratch that. 
Sep 18: More brainstorming ideas.
Sep 19: We both took a break.
​Sep 20: Back to brainstorming... I have moved our planning details to the infamous dot screen (the dot/period on the menu is not dust on your screen but a link to semi hidden playground for ideas. I is easier to use this mode than emailing.
Oct 16: We started working again.
Oct 18: We have a plan. I will order fabric in the morning.
Oct 23: Fabrics are here - so soft.
Oct 24,26: Had to play to see what I'm in for (red blocks).

​Aug 22: Received initial specs for a design for another costume.
Aug 23-28: Speced & programmed.  Will be doing four 90" wide panels.
Aug 29: Fabric & polyester batting is on the way.
Sep 05: Everything is here.
Sep 12: Did a sample to help select thread.
​Oct 04: Prepping.
Oct 05: Loading first panel of 4 then quilting. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Oct 06: Two done & packed up to ship. Two to go.
​Oct 07: Three done.
Oct 08: All done now. Off to the post office

Must say it has been delightful working with Jay this year. Wishing the opera every success. Linda Lovett

​Aug 02: The fabric for the Ivory Dogwood quilts is here. I will be making two, perhaps 3.
Aug 03: The print is so much larger than I expected that I am trying to get a feel for how the quilting might look. First task--pre-wash...tomorrow. May take several tomorrows ... lol
Aug 04: The lights are washed.& ready to cut.
Aug 05: The darks are washed, not dried or pressed.
Aug 06: Working on partly custom, mostly whole cloth layout for the 2nd quilt. It will be awhile before a final plan emerges. I've been having an unusual number of "unforeseen circumstances", all good, but hard to get anything I planned done. Good thing too. Just learned my quilt recipients are enduring "unforeseen circumstances" too. 
Aug 09: The last few days, I finished the washing, drying, pressing & folding all the fabrics--a good pause point. I have decided we all need to leave this alone for a while, me too. The parameters & options & decisions & life are conflicting--solve one question, three pop up in its place. There is no urgency here.
Aug 30: Pieced ready to quilt.
Aug 31: Backing is prepped ready to load.
​Sep 01: Loaded. Quilting.
Sep 02: Quilted.
​Sep 04: Bound.

Apr 13, 2017: Met with Crystal this morning to get an idea of what she might like. It will be fun to see where we end up. The WoW from  2011 wowed her instantly.  I pulled the greens and purples from my batiks collection & will plug them into the EQ7 rendition to see how it looks & what it might need. Also have other fabrics on hand that might do. Not getting anywhere...
Apr 18: Went to Greensboro. Picked up 7.5 yds of purple & green batiks with Joanne's help.
Apr 24: Met with Crystal & showed her several options for using the fabrics. She still wants Will O' Wisp & loves the brighter colors.
​Apr 05, 2018: After a year's delay, I am finally taking the time to work on this quilt. I prepped the fabrics for cutting and then spent time re-familiarizing myself with the details of how to layout the fabrics. Also made a cutting chart to help keep things straight. Ready to start cutting tomorrow.
Apr 06: The strips that make up the main part of the quilt are cut. 
​Apr 07: Chimneys (dark blue) are cut. Logs from 7 of the 8 fabrics are cut.
Apr 08: All pieces are cut ready to sew.
Apr 15: Made A blocks which comprise the center star.
​Apr 17: Working on B blocks. Everytime I start to sew for the last 2 days, I get interrupted.
Apr 18: Thought I finished B blocks only to discover I had pieced mirror images of what I intended. These just happen to be Br blocks. I need two more Br blocks. I can make the correct 6 B blocks from the Br logs. If one is going to make a major mistake on this quilt, this is the one to make. B & Br blocks are done.
May 26: Been working on the 22 D blocks as I have a few minutes. Done now.
Aug 13-15: Have a bit of time so working on C blocks.
Dec 16: Continuing the work on C Block.
​Dec 18: C Blocks are done. 6 wedges & 4 corner sections are done.
​Dec 27: The center is in one piece. Only border are left to do.
Dec 28: Borders are on & thus the quilt top is finished.

​Dec 29: Saw Crystal today. She selected Zephyr for her pattern. Posted overlay.
Jun 21, 2019: Prepping and loading. After 2 years, it's about time to finish this up.
Jun 22: Loaded. Got sick all of a sudden.
Jun 23: Quilting. Love the pattern Crystal picked on this quilt. Forgot to take picture on first row (Still feeling queasy.)
Jun 24: Quilted. Squared in preparation for the binding
Jul 03: Cut binding strips - first task after 2019 Work Area Upgrade
​Jul 09: Made the binding.
Jul 21: Attached the binding and started the handwork. Got about 1/2 way.
Jul 29: Finished the binding & thus the quilt.
Jul 30: Pressed & packaged the quilt. Figured I'd better call before heading out to deliver this. Darn, she's not working today. Tomorrow I'll enjoy breakfast when I deliver this.
Jul 31: Hand delivered. I rarely go for breakfast but it was excellent.

Jul 28: Picked up the jelly rolls Saturday at Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop. Googled for a 2-color strip quilt project and found Cozy Quilt "Glory." It makes a rather large on-point quilt but I prefer the horizontal layout quilt. It is a bit of piecing but the kind that goes fast. ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChxAa79JPFw

It will soon be time ... coordinated by Lu Ann (Joan Taylor's sister)
Annual Blanket Drive for Georgetown University's Transplant Unit for Children.

Jul 25: Quilt is here.
​Aug 17: Prepped. Using Billowy panto. Ready to load.
​Aug 18: Loaded. Quilted.

Jul 25: Quilt is here.
Aug 17: Prepping. Using Sashiko panto.
Aug 18: Prepped. Loaded. Quilted.

Aug 04: Shipped fabric to Joan. Remnant is from this Sweet Friends Quilt.

Aug 17: Shipped fabric to Joan
Sep 12: Got back a bear! Adorable. Ordered more backing/binding fabric for good measure. I will be hand binding this one.
Sep 17: Fabric is here.
Sep 23: Pre-washed the backing.
​Sep 24: Binding & backing are ready. Loaded the quilt. Ready to longarm.
Oct 03: Quilted. Still need to bind. Missed the deadline for this year's drive.
Nov 23: Finished the binding.

Jul 25: Wow! Already have some of the red & white fabric back from RWB fabrics for Joan's Vietnam Vets Project I shipped to Joan on the 15th.
Jul 30: Prepping. The recipient will be visiting Joan in August. As she says, it is not very often that she gets to deliver one of her RWB quilts in person ... if I can get it back to her quickly. Considering Joan has sent me too many quilts to count (over 4 blog pages @ 20 posts per page), I think I can mange it...this time. LOL
Jul 31: Started prepping...batting, thread, backing, programming.
​Aug 01: Loaded ready to quilt. Quilting...
​Aug 04: Quilted. Easy & quick. No problems. Just lots of unforeseen circumstances in life. Glory, glory, it will ship tomorrow. Per Joan's request, and it really is, a J&L Quilt.

Aug 28: Prepped & loaded.
Aug 29: Panel 1 of 3 done. Loading panel 2.
Aug 30: Quilted 2nd panel. Ran out of backing. Unloaded and loaded 3rd panel.
Aug 31: Quilted 3rd panel. Trimmed backing off 1st & 3rd panels, sewed them together and then sewed them on the 2nd panel. Reloaded and finished quilting.