So today I finished quilting my Batik 9-Patch quilt. I have to put the binding on so it's not "technically" finished but that's ok.
It's one of the 11 UFO's I have on my list for 2011 and the 5th one finished.
the leftovers backing....
The quilting I just did rows of C-hooks across the blocks in both directions and in the outer border
and this little swirly design in the setting triangles around the outside.
I used King Tut thread in the top and the stitches really show up.
Awhile back I started making flying geese blocks as leader/ender's since I didn't want to start another leader/ender quilt as I still have the crab apple one to put together.... The little triangles that get cut off of the flying geese I sewed into HST and then into pinwheel blocks.
The flying geese blocks I was able to incorporate into my CW Repro top as filler blocks. That was very nice having them already made and amazingly the right size too.
(You can see them in the first round of blocks and in the outside row.)
and no, I still haven't sewn the final borders on yet...
Well, after letting the pinwheels grow on my wall for a while I got tired of making them and didn't want to make more flying geese so I switched to making 9-patch blocks.
(are they called
puss in the corner blocks? or something else...I can't remember but seems to me there is a name for them.)
I have over 50 of them now and am starting to think about how I want to put them together.
And then I thought, well what the heck am I going to do with the pinwheels? First things first and all that.
During the last few weeks when the projects I'm working on haven't held my interest, I played with the pinwheels. Yesterday I finished piecing this little top it's about 23x27.
I have it ready to quilt. I'm going to quilt it with small free hand baptist fans. Just not sure whether I will hand quilt or put it on HQ. Earlier this week I was slicing bagels and I slipped and cut my pointer finger...rather nasty actually. I was able to get the bleeding stopped and a nice snug bandage has done the trick but it's impeding my doing stuff.
**quilt-y stuff, I mean...I'm taking full advantage of not being able to do 'domestic' chores with such a terrible boo-boo.**
Threads get caught in the adhesive at the edge of the bandage and it snags on everything. I am able to quilt on HQ with my finger pointing up in the air; as if I'm having a constant "ah-hah!" moment.
At some point I have to re-load "oh Man!...".
I have it hanging in the living room for now and the other night I noticed that I missed a section of quilting. It's in the top right side setting triangle around the center block.
I have only "squiggle stitched" 1/2 of that triangle! How the heck did I do that! I'm actually thinking of donating it but not sure if it's OK. (it's the right size for Quilts for Kids) I mean obviously it would be for a girl but I'm going back and forth about it. Is is 'little girl-y' enough, appropriate enough?
Your thoughts?
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I've finally got the IPod figured out and all the software working (oh knock-on wood--please do not jinx me).
I'm L-O-V-I-N-G listening to books on it. I have an account set up with the library and my 'wish-list' is really long. I'm trying to walk every day and having these to listen to while I'm walking is fantastic. If only the silly weather would improve even slightly I'd probably be giddy with happiness about trekking through the park near our home. When the kids were in school, I walked every morning after the bus picked them up. I started when Meghan was in kindergarten (she'll be 24 in July) but then when they got into high school something changed, I can't remember what exactly, if anything, got in the way but walking left the schedule. I've tried over and over to get it back into it but always fall out of the habit before it's cemented in....so I try again.
