I accomplished the following:
A. Pieced the first block for my on-line quilt bee "A Piece of Work A". . . here are a couple of pictures:
The recipient requested a "wonky" log cabin. . . and while I am NOT an extreme perfectionist when it comes to precision piecing, "wonky" was never my strong suit. So that made the fact that I did this block so quickly (and am happy with the result) doubly amazing to me.Now I just hope that the person I made it for likes it!
B. I got the quilt for my co-worker basted so that I can quilt it. I was able to finish the top in time for the Charming Girls Quilt Club deadline (to refresh your memories I had planned on getting this top completed & to get a Rail Fence lap throw quilted and bound. . . at least I got something finished).
One of my friends and I got this monster basted on a couple of tables in the Sunday School room after church on Sunday. . . and I say "monster" because it is 84" x 104" and I don't have any spot in my house where I could baste it. . . .unless I wanted to take all the furniture out of the rooms!! LOLI wasn't too sure about the colors, or the design, because, again, these were pushing outside of my usual style. . . .but I've really come to like it.
My goal for August is to get this quilted, bound & delivered.
C. I cut & pieced the next set of 20 blocks for the Colorblock Swap that Margaret is running. The camera is charging now so I don't have any pictures. . . .
So, I hope to keep this momentum going. . . .I've got a lot of "irons in the fire". . . .5 swaps that I have signed up for, the quilt retreat in October that I help teach at, plus I'm hoping that a new quilt class I am proposing for the Community Education Department where I've taught will be running (just need to get enough people to sign up). . . .got lots to do to keep me busy!!
On the reading front I currently have my nose in another Larry Winget book, "You Are Broke Because You Want To Be". . . .and I have to say, he is one guy that I would really love to meet and have a beer with. He tells it like it is & takes no prisoners.
He also gets me thinking. . . . . .and that is the good ole "kick in the butt" that I've needed.
Have a wonderful evening!
2 comments:
I LOVE the wonky log cabin block you did!
I am working on a quilt just like your B quilt. I think the pattern is called Two to Tango? Anyway it was my very first quilt top. I still have to sandwich, quilt, and bind it.
Love the way yours turned out.
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