Wimpy Wednesday

Well, I'm puny--caught a cold on Sunday and thought I had it beat--not so.  So I hibernated in the studio and quilted Judy's quilt. It is done.  Her DH is into subtle, so the thread color is very blendy.  I used Linda Taylor's "Feather Meander" and Superior's Omni in a pale peach color--it does show up nicely on the back and I'm happy with it.

Fun Friday

A quilting friend stopped by this morning with a cute wall hanging top she wanted me to baste on Henrietta so she could machine quilt it.  And i discovered i had my needle inserted at the wrong angle--the eye was turned too much to the left, so in certain directions--back and to the left, it wasn't catching the bobbin thread to make stitches.  Good thing it was basting and not quilting!!
 And I had my second piano lesson--I am loving this!  I do need to strengthen my ring and pinkie fingers---lots of scale practice in my immediate future.
I will be working (or playing) tomorrow--so that means my backbone of mush must also be strengthened to resist fabric acquisitions!!

#3

is finished.  I love doing bindings at my quilt group meetings--I can visit without having to concentrate!!

# 2

is finished and # 3 just needs the hand sewing of the binding and it will be done!  I've also quilted a large lap for a local charity.  Have you ever done one on a longarm that doesn't have enough backing?!?  I will NEVER not measure a back again!!  (I usually only quilt for myself, so I know the size of my backings---more than needed!!)
But it is done, albeit, creatively at the last edge.

I am seriously considering changing Gertrude's name to Henrietta, which was my previous longarm's name.  I keep calling her by it, so might as well make it official.  There, I've decided...Henrietta it is!

Next on my list to quilt is a queen size for a dear friend.  I've had the thing for awhile (I'm too ashamed to tell you how long--let's just say I need to iron the top and backing before loading!) and she's waited patiently enough!  I will post a photo of it on Henrietta--it is gorgeous and she likes feathers, so will use a feather type panto I used for the first time on the charity quilt.

First Finish for 2012

is the wedding gift.  It was done on Wednesday, washed on Thursday and photographed and wrapped today.  I am taking Tilde's 12 for 12 challenge and will be a piece of cake if I just quilt a few of my tops--the binding is no problem.  I need to prepare backs--that's the problem!  For crying out loud, it's only 1 or 2 seams!!!  Get with it!

OK, maybe I'll listen to myself......