Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Tuesday

I haven't posted in awhile. I have finished quilting two quilts. I am getting ready for our community quilt show so a few quilts came in for that. I also have a couple of people who are already working on Christmas. How nice it must be to have it all done way before and not be caught up in a crunch. That way you could actually enjoy Christmas and reflect more in the season than I've got to go get so & so a gift. Handmade gifts are so much more valuable, especially in times like this when we are in a fast lane for results and people don't have/make time to make a gift for someone. I work at an appraisal tax office and protest period begins tomorrow. We have had quite a few changes this year and figure that many people will be upset and calling/coming into the office. Last year (my first protest period) I was told that not many people were protesting. Seemed like several to me, but I didn't have anything to compare it to. I fear (because people get real angry) that there will be many more this year.
Time to get dressed and hopefully get a few minutes of quilting done before work.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Movin' On

I finished my customers quilt. Will call her today to set up a delivery time. I had ordered fabric for the back of the donation quilt my group Piecemakers are making. I received an email that the fabric should be delivered Friday. I was going to call a friend and tell her I could take her quilt, but now I will have to wait. I have three more quilts to get quilted within three weeks. Two of them will be custom and one probably a pantograph. I don't have much time to always get online to post between working and quilting. I usually get online in the early morning, that is if the computer is working. It has been done for a few days and I don't have time at work to check on emails and read a blog or two. I am moving thru the quilts the best I can. One day I want to spend some time, probably in month to read and learn more about how to enhance my blog and get more on it. Since I won't have my fabric in until tomorrow, I will have time tonight to start on OC. I haven't pulled my four fabrics yet, so it is truly going to be scrappy. Can hardly wait to get to sew and work on MY project tonight!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

quilting

I have been loading a quilt for a customer. It is a king size nine patch for her son. She always wants a pantograph so I am going to do interlocking falling leaves. I try to do a different pantograph on each of her quilts so that they are not duplicated. I have a quilt of mine that I want to do. I have decided to do baptist fans on it, so I ordered the pantograph. I don't have the worktable from Gammill, so I need the pantograph to get it done as easily as possible. My quilt is a maple leaf in fall colors. I didn't follow the pattern (didn't read it through and mis-cut the pieces) so I have had to design the quilt as I go. I finished it with a braided border and am very pleased with the finished quilt. Will upload a picture when it is finished quilting with the supposed pattern and my pattern.

Getting Started

Well here goes for the first blog post. I have been reading for awhile and decided I want to do that. My life evolves around quilting and has for the past 15 years. Doesn't seem like it has been 15 years!! I guess I have come full circle. Made my first quilt by myself, not knowing what I was doing; decided I needed quilt classes and signed up; moved and started a quilt group in my community after teaching others how to quilt; bought a longarm and operated a quilting business; and when that slowed up and children became seniors in high school I needed more money and went back to work full time. I still quilt when ever I can. I have a few people that still bring quilts to me and I stay plenty busy with that. Of course I have many quilts that I have started that have not been quilted yet. I always wanted a spot to share on the web my quilt projects and plans and helpful notes.