Quilting Journey of a Grandma...moving on to new things!

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March 02, 2012

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Using up those Scraps...Wonky Stars

I saw this quilt and thought it sounded like a lot of fun so I have two projects going at the same time with both of my machines set up, one for piecing and one for FMQ, So here is my beginning on Scrappy Wonky Stars: The number of my wonky blocks is increasing Aug.18 update Now this really is a project for using up scraps!! Jan.9th 14 Well here it is 09/01/14 and I finally got back to this quilt and I am finally on the home stretch. Just a bit more then put on the binding......yeah!! Want to learn more about FMQ......visit http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.ca/ Jan.15/14 Project Wonky Stars Complete

Time Out to Organize

Its high time that I reorganized things. I am sure that all of us need to do this from time to time. I have read the articles on how to organize ones quilting space but I find it a difficult task. Firstly I am forced by limitations of space to have to use my kitchen as a sewing room. I remember my grandmother saying ``A place for everything and everything in its place`` and I reply but grandma I don`t have a place for everything`. Anyway I am working away at it and one nice thing is that you find things that you had forgotten you had and I know that when this job is complete, it will re energize me. Maybe for awhile I will be able to find things. I am working on disciplining myself to put things were they belong. The seam ripper back to his spot, scissors in her spot etc. etc. This Grandma is itching to move on to some of the new things she has been dreaming of. TTYL.

Quilt Presentation

I completed this quilt in the fall of 2010 and on Nov.9th, 2013 it was finally presented to our second son on his wedding day...at age 46 and yes a first time marriage. Bears Paw in the Cabin The Quilt Story This quilt has quite a story. It was intended to be a wedding quilt for our second son even though there were no prospects at the time. It was about 1997 or 98. With a move ahead of us, the quilt was put away and remained away as the workspa ce in the new home was very limiting. Sometime after we moved to Cambridge in the summer of 2005, probably into 2006, the quilting bug hit me again and I got out his quilt to work on again. After a bit, I ran in to some difficulty in the piecing and being a little discouraged I again put it away since he still had no marriage prospects. Finally in the fall of 2010, I made the decision to get back at it as I began to think that he should get his quilt even he never married and so I started the process of hand quiltin...

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