Jun 29: When Laurel, working at Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop, started bring out red, blue & off-white bolts, I started grabbing them. Wonder what Joan's noodling will create.
Jul 13: Measured and labeled everything.
Jul 14: Took out fabric for two project: Disappearing Pinwheel Friendship Star & jelly roll and RB dotted batik for Yet TBD.
Jul 15: Shipping to Joan today.
​Jul 27: Picked up a couple more fabrics for Joan & a jelly roll for me to create something.

Jun 28: While enjoying having my daughter, Joanne all to myself last Friday afternoon, Terry came in with this beautiful, nicely done hand pieced Flying Geese heirloom quilt. Joanne picked out fabric for the backing & binding. I brought it home to pre-wash & piece the backing & to longarm it using Deb's Swirls. I'll finish it with my usual hand binding.
Jul 01: Finally got some pictures & measurements & started this post.
Sep 15: Cut the binding. Pre-washed the backing. Prepped the top as best I could.
Sep 16: Seamed the backing. Loaded.
Sep 18: Quilting. Taking it slow so I can give it my full attention.
​Sep 21: Quilted. This is such a beautiful quilt but not longarm friendly.. We made it though. I decided to leave the hand piecing & its nuances as they were and only "fix" a few places so I could quilt it. Binding next.
Sep 24: Just learned Terry has been following along (didn't get my emails). He would like his quilt in mid October & wants to pick it up in person. as they love to drive up to Boone. Kool. Can do. Terry, you will get to experience the changes on the construction project. Need to change my directions from turning right at the light 421/221 to follow direction to N 221. Good luck finding the road sign for West Pine Swamp because construction is a mess here. When you see a sign indicating a road to the right (West Pine Swamp) followed quickly by a road to the left (Cranberry Springs), take the one to the right. I'll fix the directions when I get a chance & post on the Contact page.
Oct 11: Squared ready for binding.
Oct 12: Clipped the binding ready for hand work.
Oct 13: Half way. The Roushes will be here Tuesday to pick up their quilt.
Oct 15: Finished at 12:30. Roushes were here early at 1:00. That's cutting it close.

Jun 26: In preparation for my trip to Greensboro for backing fabrics and a 2nd worktable, I mentally devised a new workspace layout that began when I needed to accommodate my TheraCycle.
Jun 27: Off to Greensboro to get the 2nd table (gross--bubble gum stuck to the bottom, spider webs, dust and all.)
Jun 29: Home w/enough fabric to make up for all those trips I didn't make the last two years. A dangerous place, that Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop. Unloaded the car except for the heavy table.
Jun 30: Trying to get things organized...
July 01: Still trying to get things organized. Got the table moved in. Got the projects bagged up nicely.
July 02: Replacing the well worn ironing board cover. Got  the electrical cords organized.
Jul 03: Finished last night. Only blogging today. In my opinion, this is quite functional & not cluttered. Satisfied for now. With the chaos tamed, I hope I can sleep longer tonight.

​Greensboro trip to Ye Olde Forest
Quilt Shop was quite productive
​and fun, fun, fun..
​ Came home with a car load.

Projects Needing Fabric

• ​RWB fabrics for Joan's Vietnam Vets Project​​
• Sonata by Cozy Quilt Designs
• ​Rum Raisin Bali Crackers - Backing​ & Borders

​New Projects

• ​​​​Homegrown​
• Shells

              Original Katrina Quilt
Jun 09: On the way.
​Jun 13: Quilt is here.
Jun 15: TKQ Faster Posies w/Magnifico #2003 Snow Flake thread.
Sep 14: Prepped & quilting.

Jun 09: On the way.
​Jun 13: Quilt is here.
Jun 15: Adjustable Double Spiral w/​Magnifico #2164 Shiver thread.
Sep 04: Loading.
Sep 05: Prepped. Programmed. Loaded ready to quilt.
​Sep 06: Quilted.

Feb 09, 2018: The only thing I have to go on is "yellow". Stopped by the quilt shop on the way home from talking to Mish at Geeks at Work & reserved these fabrics.Over the weekend, I posted lots of renditions.
Feb 12: Since no requested feedback, I made an executive decision to make this quilt. I like that there are two contrasting Quatrefoil designs--the blue & the yellow. Bought the fabric.
Feb 14: Busy working on another project that is on hold until Friday so I am cutting strips. All cut except the yellow.
Feb 15: Everything except backing is cut & ready to sew.
Feb 16: Sewed the strip sets & cut into pieces for making the 4-patches.
​Feb 17: Started on the 4-patches.
Feb 18: Finished the 4-patches. Started on the blue leaves of the quatrefoil attaching the yellow squares to the corners on one side.
Feb 19: Finished making the quatrefoil leaves. Just a matter joining the top 3, middle 3 & bottom 3 blocks into the larger 12" quatrefoil blocks. The middle ones with the large colorful squares are done.
​Feb 20: Working on the blocks.
Feb 21: Top & bottom rows are done. Connecting top & middle rows.
​Feb 22: The blocks are done. Next connecting them into rows.
Feb 27: Been working but slowly. Finished putting the rows together. Whew!
Feb 28: The quilt center is done. Pressing and borders tomorrow.
​Mar 01: Working on borders. Finished 2 of 3.
Mar 04: Third border is on which will mean this baby is pieced.
May 03: Somewhere along the line I made the binding. Piecing the backing.
Aug 30: Took my quilt to Sew Original to show Patti who helped me select the fabrics way back when. I had purple fabric intended for this quilt but it never quite felt right. I decided to replace it with Grunge Sky Blue, a perfect match to the blue used throughout the top. And it will show the quilting. Since Mish is into robotics, I choose Steam Punk Gears for his panto and will quilt it as loose as I can. Thinking Light Yellow thread. May try for blue in the bobbins.
Sep 13: Mish likes the gears (over the Spokes I also have).
May 28, 2019: Prepped. Loaded ready to quilt.
May 29: Quilting. Quilted.
​May 30: Squared the quilt. Attached the binding.
Jun 11: Binding is finished.
Jun 12: Delivered in person. What a smile, Mish.

May 05, 2019: A special couple has just commissioned this fun little quilt. This is an enlarged version of the original made in 2015. Someone is living right because to be able to find the same fabrics 4 years later is rare ... and I know who they are! (When I first learned they were in the market for a quilt, I sold them on Joan's beautiful Gold Quilt, my heart throb since I did the binding on it back 2016. They still wanted one made by me so this will be it.
​May 06: Ordered fabric from Nuts and Bolts Fabric & AceHardwareMerc. I must say the ladies behind these shops have the best customer service I have experienced. Thank you Earleen & Jenn.
​May 09: Fabrics are here. At the end of an aggravating day of longarming, I decided to go ahead and cut the charm pack in pieces for making the braids.
​May 11: Planning the braids.
​May 12: Sewing the braids. This is so much fun & fast. No fussy points yet looks tedious. Didn't start sewing until after 8 PM and got halfway in an hour.
​May 15: Finished the braids. Cut the sashing and borders.
May 27: Trimmed the braids. Added the sashing.
May 28: Added borders. Quilt top is pieced. Backing is ready.
May 30: Programmed. Loaded. Quilted.
​May 31: Made the binding.
Jun 01: Binding is attached. Ready for hand work.
​Jun 04: Started hand work.
​Jun 07: Binding is finished & thus the quilt is finished.
Jun 10: Delivered in person.

Jun 04: Gail is here with a quilt she is making for her grandson, Gabriel. Fish, dinosaurs, basketball, golf, etc.--this quilt is loaded with memories. Very creative.
​Just over half done.
​June 05: Quilted & binding attached.