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My weekend plans went awry. I was looking forward to 2 sewing days with my Country School Quilters friends but when I got to the meeting room it was clear that someone had recently cleaned it. That's all good except that they used about a gallon of Pine-Sol. It's mold season here and I'm having enough allergy challenges. The Pine-Sol was just too much. I visited for a little but packed up and came home.
Not to worry, I had plenty to do! At the club meeting last week members gave me 13 more veterans quilt tops! Then I got 2 in the mail from my friend, Patty. With the 3 that were already there I now had 18 quilt tops hanging in the guest room closet. The ones on the left are paired with backs. The ones on the right need backs. I got those backs dyed last week. So I decided that instead of poisoning myself I would come home and work on these veterans quilts.  I quilted 2 quilts but realized that I can only share one. The other is a sample quilt for an upcoming Barbara Brackman block of the week/month. Becky does sewing for Barbara and the new quilt finished at 48" x 60" so she turned it into a veterans quilt.....a REALLY nice veterans quilt. All I can tell you is that it's a really cool quilt for those of you looking for a challenge! I have so many quilts to quilt that they are getting the fastest possible quilting. The Loose Leaf panto is perfect for that. This one is another one that Gwen mad with 4-patch blocks. This is the 3rd I've quilted for her and there are 2 or 3 more! Puppies! Then I was able to start making dog blocks. Is this puppy cute or what? I don't buy a lot of patterns but I'd surely buy more patterns from Sew Fresh Quilts. This one is really well written. The fact that I had to unsew something in ever block is only commentary on my sewing skills. I have 3 of them done.   These blocks are big, 18" x 12" so the hand dyed fabric makes a nice impact.
I made some more progress on moons too. I almost have another set of 4 ready to share.
Jean Bellefeuille
7/15/2019 01:23:10 pm
What adorable puppies! That should be a really fun quilt to make.
Tina in NJ
7/15/2019 03:28:56 pm
Show us the moons tomorrow. If memory serves, Apollo 11 took off from Florida on July 16, 1969 on the way to the first moon landing. That would be appropriate, doncha think? 7/16/2019 07:52:03 am
The Loose Leaf panto certainly does a nice job. I can see it being a quick pattern, but it still looks wonderful.
Sylvia
7/16/2019 08:20:04 am
Vicki, your puppies are really something, especially in all the vivid coloring of your hand dyes. That is going to be one heck of a fabulous eye-catching quilt when all is said and done. I didn't realize your allergies were so bad, and can sympathize with you, in that department. Fortunately, in my 40's, and after desensitizing, they improved tremendously. Hope you have a good day.
Cindy Pilkington
7/16/2019 08:22:16 am
I really like the loose panto on the four square quilt...makes it look like it will be a soft and comfy quilt!
patty
7/16/2019 10:04:26 am
I don't have allergies, but I can't stand the smell of strong cleaners. The laborer at work was using Mr. Clean to clean the PACU space before we turned it over to the owner and I could stay in there because of the smell.
patty
7/16/2019 10:04:31 am
I don't have allergies, but I can't stand the smell of strong cleaners. The laborer at work was using Mr. Clean to clean the PACU space before we turned it over to the owner and I could stay in there because of the smell.
Mary Anne
7/16/2019 06:24:06 pm
Pine-Sol - yuck. I HATE that smell. Don't think I'm allergic to it, but very well might be. DH is allergic to a lot of different scents so we pretty much stick to vinegar and perhaps a little bit of watered-down Mr. Clean. And those puppies - oh, I'm loving on them!!! Your hand-dyes are absolutely perfect for them. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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