Remember when we talked about favorite fabric that we hoarded instead of using? I made up my mind that I would use mine and I had a wonderful red floral that I just loved – of course I was saving it. When I decided to use it I knew I wanted a blank block in the quilt layout just for that large floral. I could use up the rest of those nine patch blocks that were just sitting in the drawer. So the quilt was a pretty basic double nine patch set on point. I carefully measured for the borders through the middle of the quilt which I don’t usually do – too much work. And I still had enough fabric to put it on the back, too! Wow! I was proud of myself.
Bear with me.
So now it became time to put it on the longarm which as you all know is not my favorite part of quiltmaking but everything seemed to be fine when suddenly I noticed a piece of batting had flipped up in the back and I had stitched thru it. Ugh. So I back up the quilt and go around the backside with my ripper. NO! Not only had the edge of the batting flipped up, I had a pleat towards the middle of the back! Don’t you love it?!?
Now I’ve always said I’m not very good at machine quilting but this was not my first rodeo either. What happened here?
I spent several hours with the seam ripper carefully working backwards until I came to the spot where the quilt went “off the rails” literally and figuratively – and each time I thought I had found the last little fold there would be another one.
Now remember this was the fabric that I loved so much that I made a quilt just for me. The trouble continued to the very last 10” when I ran out of red bobbin thread. I could have cried but at that point I grabbed a tan bobbin that still had a bit of thread on it and finished the quilt. Enough already!
All of that trouble for a double nine patch made with my favorite red floral fabric. I’m not sure I’ll ever attempt to bind it.
My original plan was to quilt one direction, take the quilt off and put it back on the machine and quilt the other direction in a grid. I decided to cut my losses here and not take any chances. So disappointing. I’ll bet the next quilt I put on the machine that is nothing special will be just perfect.
I know that many of you reading this are expert machine quilters and you’re just shaking your heads. I am not even an ordinary machine quilter and I tell this story for those of you who might understand this calamity.
Reader photos – this will be more fun to read, I guarantee you:
A reader noticed this sheet music in the pile last night – I went online to discover it was hugely popular in the 1920’s and I also listened to a recording of it being sung. It’s a cute children’s song – does anyone else know anything about it?
I loved your answers to “Never did I think…” and I even asked some questions that I hope you will answer. Let’s continue with that question – it’s fun!
Look at all this beautiful sunlight coming in the piano room!
Love the photo looking out over Lake Champlain as I know the area well.
Your red quilt is gorgeous!
Mary – it’s a beautiful red quilt.
Love the photos today.
I love the Skelton in the passenger seat ! I’d love to have one in my car just for fun the whole month of October. 😂
Take care everyone.
Love your quilt Mary, sure hope you finish the binding. That fabric line was lovely. Also, liked Sue’s bright rectangle block quilt. Very nice combination.
Mary, your red quilt is wonderful! I love the red fabric, and it is perfect for your house.
Sue in MN, I also love your fall quilt with the pumpkins and squash,
The piano room looks great and is so sunny for the plants.
It was 80 and windy here today; tomorrow is to be ten degrees cooler. When we moved home five years ago, it snowed so much, Trick/Treat was cancelled. 😳
Thanks, Mary
One thing I treasure about a fine group of makers is that we are all here to step in and help one another. I applaud the finishers. My personal finisher is my sister. When she picks up the slack on one project or another I am spurred to complete three more that have been sitting around.
Love your quilt, Mary, and the quilting
I love your red quilt! I can totally understand how a long arm could be a total frustration! And if you’re still made at the quilt, put it in time out for a bit. Let your friend do the binding and then the quilt will be so special when she brings it back! It is definitely snuggle under a quilt weather here suddenly! 47* and the wind feels like winter. Brr. Funny thing is 47* will feel so nice in the spring! Fickleness
Mary you have heard the saying on a quilt label that says made with love, We couldn’t put made with much bad language could we? 😂😂
Take care! Love the blog and the comments💕
Joy – well, this one was not quilted with love, for sure!!! Yes, suddenly it feels like fall – a light rain continues.
What a story. Been there, at least at the ripping out of a sewing project. My story was a Raggedy Ann doll that had a dress pattern , probably Simplicity. The dress just wasn’t working out. I was so frustrated i wanted to give up. Who could have written that impossible pattern?
Mary, you did such a beautiful job on your red quilt. Outstanding! So simple but truly complicated. The math involved. And on point! Your eye for design amazed me! I could never come Up with anything so beautiful. You’ll bind it and it will be your favorite.The vote is in.
Vicki from Iowa City and Sue from Minnesota made some beautiful quilts. Thank you for sharing.
The pale quilt for the nursery is outstanding as well.
Quite a fun blog today.
Carolyn – I guarantee you the success of the red quilt is the floral fabric – it’s gorgeous and the rest of the quilt is just a double nine patch – nothing special. I haven’t even cleaned up the threads yet – like everybody says, put it off to the side for awhile until I’m not so mad at it. Haha!!
Mary,
I love your quilt – it’s gorgeous! I would also offer to bind it if I lived closer. Enjoyed the pumpkin pictures today and the skeleton.
Your quilt is beautiful! It will be wonderful to have it done before your surgery so you can cuddle in it afterwards. Mary what is the size of the large flowered square as well as the smaller solid red square? Thank you for your blog which is so much fun to read daily.
Treasure your favorite red quilt, trouble and all. Bind and love and use it. Time will soften memory of all the trials!
Yes, my dad used to entertain all 7 of us with Barney Google and Yan Yanson, who came from WI, and worked in a lumberyard there (all I recall). And I’m 82 and still remember that.
Look forward to the post of a finished red quilt..get it done so you can enjoy it post surgery…you will be glad you did.
Your quilt is just lovely😸
What a beautiful, beautiful quilt…..It will be wonderful in your house…….and I just love your fabulous plants….what is better than quilts, plants and lots of “little ones”….
The quilt you made from your treasured red fabric is absolutely beautiful! I’m sorry it acted up so badly when you were quilting it, but now that it’s done, the straight line quilting looks perfect. Like every one else, I hope you will bind it and enjoy it
All the other quilts in today’s post are very pretty too, and the pumpkins are so creative! Love the pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
Mary, I have a blue floral print that is languishing in a box. You’ve inspired me to use it, along with your creative pattern. Thanks! Yes, get your red quilt bound. I had a quilt that I was determined to make. Several times I had to put it aside due to frustration. But, I did finish it and am glad I did. You will be, too.
Loved the pumpkln creations! I sent a picture of Elvis to my daughter who is a big fan. My daughters did some pumpkin painting the other week. This way the pumpkins last a lot longer than carvings . . . and not as messy!
Jan
I love your red floral quilt!! It was worth the frustration that some quilts bring. It will be a treasure for years to come! Enjoy your fall & winter !
Mary, that quilt is beautiful…finish it up!!
mary, mary, mary. you love that quilt. it was a bad quilting day but now it is fixed. once you get it bound and washed, you will love it again. i’m sorry it happened to you. i think it happens to every person that machine quilts (longarm or domestic) at least once. in my case, many times. or there are other problems that drive us nuts – like tension. once it is bound, you can show the longarm that it didn’t get you down. you won and you love the quilt.
all the quilts today are just lovely. so many fall types. teresa, how did you ever have so many lights in order to make that top? i never have that many lights and generally have to raid fat quarters to cut some.
the pumpkins are wonderful. the elvis one is my favorite also. i have a funny story about elvis. you all know he was in the military. he was stationed at the same place where i lived. i was probably 9 or 10 and a friend and i were going to the px (like a walmart). we snuck through the metal fence at the back of the base. lo and behold, there was elvis and a couple of his buddies having a smoke break. they laughed at us and shooed us on. will never forget it.
i love all the responses today. i get as much pleasure from the responses as i do from the blog. when i showed my son the pillowcases (he is 54), his comment was ‘dinner – mushrooms, frog legs and fish.’ only a man would think that. patti in florida
Patty, you know I had to cut into several yardage pieces to get enough. The family I’m making it for is decorating their nursery in lights and tans. I thought this Duckworth was just the answer. It seems I’m always replenishing my lights.
Love, love, love your quilt! I’m so glad that you used the favorite fabric! I agree with everyone…bind it! Don’t let the quilt gremlins beat you!! I used to have the kind of stuff happen to me when I was quilting on my regular machine, but not since I got my long arm! You must have a special touch! Ha. You’ve slept and today is a new day! The binding will be a piece of cake!
I missed the ‘never did I ever’ thing, but I think I can add to it! I grew up in Michigan. We’ve moved around the country, mainly the Midwest, with my husband’s career. We moved from St Louis, MO to San Antonio, TX when my son was in 5 th grade. We bought a house a bit in the country. When my son and his friends would go exploring the dry creek by the house I’d say “Look out for snakes!” Never did I ever think that those words would come out of my mouth!
Jill – haha! Snakes! Just last week I saw a small garter snake in my grass which is unusual. So how do you feel about snakes today?
I still scream and run! Even though we live in a subdivision now and now in the country, we still see coral snakes and rattlesnakes, among the kind that they say are good!
Love the red quilt and think you should finish it. I’d bind it for you if I lived closer.
Creative pumpkins are so much fun.
ok, so its not what you thought it would be.. i get it.
we have all had pets turn out like that !! (..and his mom was so pretty!?!”)
so make it your pet.
bind it anyways and give it some love.
it will get prettier by the day!
Kit,
I love your response.
Every quilt has a story, right? Your gorgeous red one just has a more dramatic tale to tell!. It’s a record of your quilting journey – do finish it and love it.
Linda B beat me to it. I was about to offer to sew your binding on by hand as it was of my favorite steps to quilt making. I only live a few hours from you 😉
Your quilt is so lovely not to mention I love the color red as I think you do too from what I view in your blog.
Again, as I told you I want to go to Martin Bros in mason city so I could swing by & sew on your binding but I’m thinking it might take several hours 😉
Henners – what a nice offer! Do you want to sew the binding ON or do you want me to do that? How about this – I’ll send it to you, you do the handwork and bring to back to me and we’ll go to Martin Brothers together. I’d love to go there, too. What’s your pet sitting schedule the next couple weeks?
Mary I attach the binding on the machine but then I do the last step by hand The sewn on binding I fold to the back & sew by hand & joins the two ends & then finish the last few inches by hand just like the rest of my hand sewing. It looks large and would cost a bit to mail it …
I’m pet sitting Nov 7-11 & 29-30 and at this point in time not until Feb BUT Christmas is coming so I know someone will need me.
Henners – and I thought I emailed. Ugh. I’m going to check on the cost of mailing it to you. Then you could just come down to deliver it and go to Martin Bros. You sew binding on just like I do.
Henners – give me your address so I can check on the cost.
Love your red quilt! And all the creative pumpkins.
Your red quilt is beautiful. I agree with others, you are the only one who will know about the glitches, bind it please, and show us a picture of it. The pumpkins were so cute. What a difference in the piano room. The plants should love living there through the winter, and the cats and dogs will love it too.
F Elmore – the piano room is the one room in the house that cats and dogs do not get to be in. The piano is just too valuable – I can just see a cat throwing up or worse inside it.
Your red quilt is just beautiful!! I loved all the creative pumpkins.
I’m enjoying this wonderful weather. It’s been in the 70’s!!! I need to get my sewing mojo back as I can’t seem to push myself.
Lovely quilt Mary despite the hassles and headaches. Bind it, you’ll feel better!
I love all the pictures today. I love your quilt, Mary. Red is my favorite color, and what a great way to use one of your favorite fabrics. You did a beautiful job on it. You will bind it and use it, I am sure. I loved all the pictures today. My favorite pumpkin was the pink piggy bank – so creative. I liked the quilts Sue in MN posted; also Vicki’s. So fun to see what others are making. I’m still working on sewing my 5″ squares into charity quilts. Have three more done. Will be sending them to NC with a semi truck leaving from our area taking supplies down there in Nov. They have already taken two semi loads down there.
It was 72* this morning in southeast Iowa……unbelievable, but the weather is about to change. Rain predicted this afternoon. We certainly need it. Take care everyone.
That quilt is gorgeous! I recognize that red floral. I’m hoarding mine too. Your quilt makes me want to make the same one. I’m sorry it gave you such problems but I really hope you can find it in yourself to bind it and love it. Thank you for the inspiration💜
I love your quilt and would be happy to bind it for you!
My dad used to sing Barney Google!
Linda B – so you know the song Barney Google! Did you like it as a kid, Silly lyrics and all?
Great eye candy today! Love i!
I have been long arm quilting for over 20 yrs and no expert by any means. No robotics. And I have had stuff like that happen to me on occasion. It’s the nature of the beast==the long arm. Frustrating for sure.
Horrible strong winds yesterday in SW Iowa. They went down now overnight. But rain and possible storms. I have to head to the city to be with my dear friend who just had back surgery. I have been in charge of arranging for friends within our circle to be there to give her daughter a break. My second time to go. She is doing great. I head out Friday for a retreat. Wish she was able to go but there will be other retreats that she can attend again.
First of all, what a great idea for this fabric. I am starting one now myself. That half square triangle border is most effective. Dang it. It is right after I unpick that last unfortunate crease that I pour an ice cold martini. At this point binding can be a piece of cake because that is my favorite part. Thanks for a great idea Mary. Your style sense is top notch.
Li – the half square triangle border had to be mathematically correct to fit but I agree it was worth the trouble.
Oh yes Mary. I learned from Mary Ellen Hopkins to consider “floating” blocks that are placed on point. Most patterns recommend, for example a nine inch block, to cut squares 14 inches:
9″*1.414″ = diagnonal size of block, 12-3/4″.
12-3/4″ plus 1-1/4″ is the size square to cut or 14″.
I add 3″ instead of 1-1/4″ and cut quarter square triangles from 16″x16″. This gives me a couple of inches to fiddle with. So a quilt that might be 38″x 51″ can measure 40″x53″ish which is almost divisible by 3″ or 4″ for me to decide on what size for half square triangles. I thought about 4″ finished for mine, but 3″ finished may win. It just seems a bit more appealing.
Li – I went to 3 of Mary Ellen’s seminars and learned a lot about floating blocks on the diagonal – I guess it showed. Ha! Wasn’t she just something? I also attended a few single day classes at quilt shows. You and I learned from one of the best, didn’t we?
Oh my gosh Mary. You and Mary Ellen are at the top of my list. You both are one of a kind. You especially in use of color. In Feb 1992 and 1993 my sister gifted me attendance at the “Shop Owners” seminars at the Palace Casino. The class supply list was to come with fifty one yard cuts of fabric. What an exercise for skill development. A crash course for me. Ha. Charlotte Angotti appeared with an entourage of bolts of fabric. She took a train or something with a TRUNK of bolts. I strongly admired her initiative and the creativity of so many member of the group. The attendees were amazing.
Li – I went to Las Vegas twice and Maine once – I have so many pictures and still have some of those quilts I made. Her rules and advice are timeless, aren’t they? One of my favorites is – every quilt has to have a piece of ugly fabric and if you still don’t like it you haven’t cut it small enough! Isn’t that so true?
I have quilted the batting to the back of more than one quilt and made pleats too. My longarm and I are not friends! But I love to piece quilts and I can’t just keep making tops unless I get some quilted, so I struggle through. I am amazed at your straight line quilting! How do you get it straight and even? I’ve tried and failed several times!
Great quilts today and love the pumpkins too.
Barbara – you hit the nail on the head! I love to piece and I can’t just let the tops pile up so I, too, quilt them but not happily.
I do not mark or measure the straight line quilting. Don’t look at where you’re actually stitching – look ahead to where you want to be. I always – always – space the stitching lines a. Or sing to the piecing. I like to go over seams to keep them stable especially if blocks are sewn in rows. (Quilting on point is another challenge.). I never try stitching in the ditch – what’s the point? I should make a video, shouldn’t it? But I’d hate doing it. I sidestep from left to right – my machine doesn’t like going right to left. What else can I tell you?
Barbara, I also love Mary’s straight line quilting, and I agree it’s not easy to keep straight (I quilt on my domestic machine). So, I usually go with wavy lines, sometimes ‘relatively’ equal distance apart, and sometimes crossing over one another here and there. Just make one wavy line across the middle of the quilt to start, then ‘eyeball’ the next lines on both sides of that first line. That way, you don’t have to worry about keeping them straight or a perfect distance from one another. Just go for it. I’ve often thought I’d like to have a long arm machine, but I don’t have room for it, nor would I have the patience to learn the technology and mechanics … so domestic machine it is!
Mary, do finish the binding on your red quilt. I can relate to you on the frustrations you had in quilting it, but you were able to correct it. It is beautiful! Love the pattern and gave me an idea for those 2 inch strips I have. Love the other quilts as well. Gives inspiration to start new projects.
I agree, the quilt doesn’t look bad when you step away from it for a look. In fact, it doesn’t look bad up close. Only you know the “angst” it caused you. And only you can enjoy the comfort of snuggling under that quilt, for that is what quilts for. Love all the pumpkins. The Harry Potter one made me smile. I am working on a “memories” letter for each of my sons for Christmas. One memory for one son is reading the Harry Potter books together when he was young. At first, he would read a page and I would read a page. As his reading improved, he couldn’t wait to read on my schedule. He would mark where he read to, leaving alone the bookmark where we had read together. I would catch up and then we would read together for a while together again. I loved that experience so much (and the books) that I asked for the book series as a Christmas gift one year, as the original set of books went with him when he moved out. Yes, I, as an adult, asked for the Harry Potter book series. Some things are just special, regardless of age. Memories are one of those things. So, Mary, finish this quilt and make a good memory.
Your red quilt is totally Awesome! I do feel bad that it gave you such a difficult time but WOW it’s Spectacular! I agree with everyone please when you are ready finish it! So many pretty quilts today and so many creative pumpkins, so much talent!
I don’t like to cut down trees down either but think trimming that tree was the right thing to do, so much more natural light, makes such a difference!
Love your quilt! What size are your little nine patches? Let us see it after you bind it next year,lol!
Mary, that is a beautiful quilt. Yes, there were some problems that were some trouble and irritation but it’s kinda like life….it doesn’t usually turn out the way we thought but it can still be great. Put on your big girl panties and bind it and put it on your bed.
I LOVE this red quilt!!! I think your design with the nine patches perfectly sets off the treasured fabric!!
I love your red quilt that showcases your treasured fabric. Looks perfect to me. I love the comment to “make up with it”. Though, with all the trouble it gave you, I’d give it the cold shoulder for a while. Beautiful work that needs to be enjoyed by you. Thanks for the inspiration.
I loved that comment too Connie….make up with it but giving it the cold shoulder also gave me a chuckle. I seem to read the comments first before I write one. Guess I enjoy hearing what everyone else has to say as much as all the wonderful pictures. It’s a gorgeous quilt and I hope Mary does finish the binding so she can enjoy it on her bed this winter. To me, a long armer is worth every cent I pay them as I can’t do nor do I have the vision for the design a quilt top deserves. Your straight lines are perfect and I should start doing it on my domestic machine. I spent some time yesterday looking online at clamshell quilts after seeing Susan’s in Tx. I’m intrigued by them. Maybe a pillow cover first to see if I can do the technique with my hands. Your blog gives so much to ponder…..if I didn’t have a pumpkin quilt I’m determined to finish this season, I’d be cutting rectangles to make Patti’s five patch.
Mary, you need to finish the red quilt. It is just beautiful! I love your red fabric. The pumpkin quilt is fabulous. I think I have that pattern. I need to find it. The Elvis pumpkin is my favorite! Tonight is family dinner night. When we moved back to Indiana from West Virginia 2 years ago I started this as a way to catch up and keep in touch with our two brothers that are in town. At that time I called it “brothers night ” dinner. Now our 17 year old nephew joins us and has renamed it family night. ♥️ Have a great everyone!
If anyone studies your quilt and finds a flaw that’s their problem, your quilt is stunning, I love it! To me it couldn’t be better, the pattern is wonderful and the red flowered fabric is scrumptious. And the little nine patches on point are terrific, what’s not to love.
My dad taught us Barney Google with the goo, goo, googlely eyes, along with a lot of other fun little songs when we were little. We never went anywhere without being led by daddy singing something, like ham and eggs, Louisville Lou (that made mom say James!), I woke up one Sunday morning and many others. Dad was a big teaser but always fun and laughing.
The pumpkins are cute this morning. I have two un-carved that I enjoy just seeing, they make me smile.
Have a great day everyone. Nancy and I are off to sit and sew with our buddies at the library, working on more Halloween blocks for next Halloween! Tomorrow we are off to two more favorite quilt shops that Nancy only gets to see twice a year. More stash!
Linda – you’re the second reader who is familiar with Barney Google! And I’ve never heard of it. Do you know the repeating song called Yan Yohnson? Very Scandinavian. Are you guys still on retreat?
My dad sang Barney Google with the goo, goo, googlely eyes to my sister and me also. He had a great voice and was always singing and whistling. He was a wonderful father and I miss him still and I am 74! He died when I was eleven.
I hate when that happens!!! Mary, the quilt is beautiful!!! Walk away from it for a bit and then get the binding on it. Some cold night in the future, wrap yourself up in it and LAUGH!!! Make lemonade out of those lemons!!!
Mary I LOVE your red quilt!!! In fact I’m going to make one. My red fabric is not nearly as pretty yours but I really like that quilt. Your shade of red fabric is just divine. Do finish it.
Mary,
I think your quilt is stunning! Even if you don’t feel like binding it, at least wrap yourself in it now and then to enjoy it. I made a stepping stones lap quilt with squares of all my favorite blue fabric and I keep it on my couch to wrap up in to watch tv. I remember the googled eyed Barney song. It survived as a children’s song at least to the 50s. Those pumpkins were a hoot. The piggy back was really clever, but Elvis rocked. Pruning the tree clearly had the desired effect. Your plants look very happy.
Karen C. In MD
Karen – regarding the tree, I think they probably took it up higher than I expected but I also didn’t want the branches sweeping across the shingles. My plants will be so happy this winter!
Hi Mary, l love the older fabrics, your red floral is fantastic! I am enjoying the praying mantis insects, are they at your place?l started a new quilt today using small panels from Japan, one from 1950,s my dad bought home after Korean war, 2nd was when l went to Japan in 1969, then one my husband bought home in 1981. So far l have put stabilizer on backs and narrow borders around each panel,going well so far!Fingers crossed it continues! Halloween tomorrow, hope the weather is good for the the kids , l will be wearing my witches hat! Take care everyone, best wishes from Sandy
The red fabric is beautiful and so is the quilt you made using it, simple but elegant. I’m sorry you had so many problems quilting it. I machine quilt with my checkbook so I know very little about it. I know nothing about piano music. I don’t play any instrument, but I love all the light flowing into your piano room.
Hi, Mary! I really like your red quilt, and I hope you make up with it and put the binding on and keep it! Your piano room is lovely with all that light streaming in. I like the idea of keeping the tree out front if the canopy is kept trimmed up high, like it is now. I vaguely remember singing along to Barney Google. We did have some old 78 records when I was a kid. Most of them were narrated kids stories, but maybe Barney Google was on one of them … I’ll never know now. I’ll send you a skeleton picture, if I can find it.
I think your red quilt is beautiful! The straight line quilting looks great.It would look great on a dining room table,I always make quilts for my tables.I’ve made them for beds,walls,lap quilts and tables! I just love to make quilts.
Oh Mary I’m so sorry this happened! This just happened to me when I sent my quilt out to be quilted. It was a special quilt that I made and the quilter did not get the backing pulled tight and I got a big pucker! Just like you I was so disappointed and I still have not bound my yet. I am giving it some time and I am going to fix the mess up and bind it because I want to enjoy my quilt. Give yourself so time and bind your quilt and enjoy that beautiful red fabric!!! ❤🤗
robin, in my opinion, the quilter needed to fix the mess-up before you ever picked it up. if you paid, it is their responsibility. i was a machine quilter for years and that was always my policy. the customer paid for my expertise (little as it may have been as i didn’t do the fancy fancy stuff) and the customer should get what they paid for. i’m sorry this happened to you. patti in florida
Your red quilt looks great. It’s your color and personality. How did you flip the back?
The pumpkins are fun. One year at work we had a pumpkin carving contest as our Halloween party. It was fun.
I never imagined me going to lunch in a cyber truck. I did and it was a total blast! Thrilling. Now, I want one.
I really hope you finish the red floral quilt! It is so lovely! It has a beautiful design and the colors are awesome. So glad you could fix the problems. The results are just gorgeous. I love red, a favorite color. I do not comment very often, but I wanted to say that this truly is a special quilt!
Mary, I hope you bind your red quilt at some point and can enjoy it. After some time passes, I can see you snuggled in your favorite chair with your red quilt and you’re smiling and just shaking your head. Ha!! It is very beautiful! I can see why the red floral was a favorite fabric of yours. All the cute pumpkins brought a smile to my face tonight. We had our first snowflakes this afternoon in Cheyenne. No accumulation though. But it was chilly. Had a high of 46! Tomorrow the high is supposed to be 38!! Brrrrr!!
I really like your red floral quilt. The quilting looks great. I would have never guessed you had all of those problems if you hadn’t mentioned them. Hope you bind it. I think anyone who has a longarm has had frustrating experiences-I know I sure have.
Lots of good pictures. I just saw a skeleton at a garage sale a few weeks ago-didn’t get it but now that I’ve seen the skeleton passenger, wish I would have. Good idea.
Beautiful RED quilt! Love that big floral. Some projects are just like that; something goes wrong and you don’t even want to finish even though you love it. You just get angry at it and until you get over your mad, you want nothing to do with it. I broke a linen thread IN THE VERY CENTER of a cross stitch project and literally threw the piece in a corner of my sewing room and it stayed there for months. It’s been almost 2 years now and it has progressed to my cutting table and is in the “one of these days” pile. At least it isn’t in the mending pile under the sewing machine.
What a wide variety of decorated pumpkins. I never get that excited about Halloween so mine stay in their natural state but there were some really creative ones.
Your red quilt is gorgeous! Sorry it gave you so many problems. Hopefully after some time you’ll feel like binding it. A very frustrating day for you.
I love that quilt – so glad you used the red floral fabric AND that you could fix the “Issue”!
I remember singing “Barney Google with the goo-goo-googley eyes” – are those words in your copy? That brings back some good memories for me.
Hope you are getting the same warm weather we are having at the moment – I know it won’t last, but it feels good right now!
I love your “favorite red fabric” quilt. It now has its own story.
I love the gourd quilt. Is that your pattern, Mary? I want it….only if handy.
Shirley from Oregon