Computer Broke

I have a laptop that I've been using for a little over a year. I use it a lot and the case is made of plastic. Which I didn't know when I got it. Seems opening it up so much the housing to the mechanism that opens the lid broke, I used it any way and now the monitor will not work. I'll be without it for a few days. So posts will be limited. I can make them from my granddaughter's computer but the scanner isn't connected to it.

I'm not sure cost of repair would be economical but will check. I'm inclined to get another that isn't made of plastic if that is possible. Seems everything today is either plastic or made in China.

Will hook up a regular computer monitor to my laptop soon and be back in business with it until I decide about it's replacement. I really want one that will take the constant use I give one. But then maybe in August when I move into my new home the one I hope to stay in until they take me out feet first, I will have my desk top and the laptop won't be used so much.

Weaver Fever

My kit for this quilt arrived.

I was surprised with the coloring. The photo I have looked more yellow and it is actually more a gold and the blue is more a deep teal or turquoise and I like it very much. Have a second one coming next month, but didn't read closely enough and it isn't large enough for a queen sized bed which it seems is now the size most people have. Don't think the regular or full size mattresses are very available any more.

I've found that this fabric is still available so will order enough to make it queensized. Will either add more lattices or will add additional borders to enlarge - that is still in the planning process.

I have an auction I won on EBay of some Fat Quarters that are called blenders. Also found a neat quilt pattern yesterday that would work great as a scrappy type quilt using 12" squares of various fabrics. Some were repeated in diagonal rows another had each square of a different fabric. The sashing and cornerstone application formed a star. It looked like an easy quilt with a pretty finished result.

I've add other color combinations of this fabric. Yes you are right I'm thinking of at least doing one with the Poinsettias.

Quilts for my Family

Today I should receive a couple more shipments for the quilts I'm making for my family. I have a kit for a pieced "Weaver Fever" quilt in blues, yellow, green and white coming for a great grandchild, the twin will be shipped next month for his sister. I've also been able to find some great buys on EBay of Fat Quarters for the quilts I didn't find BOM kits for.

I have 4 children (will get two quilts each, a art quilt appliqued and a pieced one), 11 grandchildren, all will get appliqued art quilts, 6 great granchildren each to receive a pieced quilt.

I've added photos of the quilts I'm making for those I've selected so far. Also have several in various stages of compeletion. Some of the ones waiting to be made are fusible applique. This is a process I haven't done yet. I've watched it done on TV shows about quilting and have all the supplies needed. Hope to get started soon. I have several blocks traced to the fusible, just need to get on the fabric and get going with it.

One of the designers of the quilt patterns I'm making reverses her patterns for you which makes it very easy to transfer to the fusible. I have a feeling a several will end up being a combination of hand needle-turn applique and fusible machine for the tiny pieces that are difficult to do as needle turn

Dresses to be copies for Paper Doll Dress Quilt

Several dresses of my granddaughter's that I will make replicas of for her quilt. I have the 3rd one from the left 1/2 done, need to make slip and add embellishments.

Paper Doll Dress block almost finished

good evening, yesterday I almost finished the first block of this quilt for my youngest granddaughter.

It is a replication of one of her dresses. I still need to make two rick rack flowers and attach to the shoulders and it is finished.

I have another almost finished, need to make the skirt, add the embellishments, SRE Flowers, bows, and crown and attach to background and it will be finished.

Have material, photos of original dresses to convert to smaller replicas for a total of 6 blocks.

This is a fun quilt to make all the stitching is by hand.

My daughter showed me another dress that is embellshed with silk flowers unassembled and attched to the dress - really pretty dress. She will take photos for me to work from.

Gee where has June Gone

Seems yesterday was June 1st and here we are with the month almost half gone, in fact this year is almost half gone. When I was a child from January to December 25th was an eternity, and it seemed Dec would never come. Now I turn around and the year is half gone. Then a day from getting up to going to bed time was long, now it flys by.

Not sure if it is my age, the list of projects I want to finish and not enough time in the day to do what I want, or WHAT? Just know there is a difference to me in my observance of the speed that the days seem to fly by.

I now have several BOM quilts and a couple of full quilt kits that are pieced to make. I am still getting the blocks to one, have all for one, have a full kit being mailed to me on Fri and it's twin will ship to me in July. Those 4 quilts will take care of the quilts for 4 great grandchildren, only need to select 2 more for the other 2 - and I see no new GGchildren on the horizon. But those numbers are sure to change before I finish this project.

I've selected the quilts to make for my 4 children (the appliqued ones), since they are bed sized I plan to also make them a pieced on - the pattern etc yet to be determined. For the grandchildren, the quilts I've selected (all applique) are bed size or can be made bedsized with the addition of borders.

More organization

When you are collecting blocks (patterns and fabric) by the month for a number of quilt tops it can get confusing to say the least.



Some blocks like In Full Bloom, and several others use a lot of fabric and need a larger storage area. I started with plastic shoe boxes and that still works for some, but have moved to the next size plastic box (about the size of a double shoe box. I have 3 and need probably 4 more - a trip to the dollar store is in the near future.



Being at my granddaughter's house helping her at the moment makes my organization and storage a bit difficult. Her house isn't all that large (big enough for her family) and she really didn't have extra space for me. So I make do. Her boys should be starting prekinder and headstart in August and I hope to have my own place by then if not before.



I think for now I'll concentrate on one or two quilts at a time and just collect the others and store until I can get to them. Might make keeping things neater and tidy easier. I'm working on Vintage Valentine and Paper Doll Dresses at the moment and maybe should stay with them until finished - at least Vintage Valentine. The Paper Doll Dress quilt is for Madison and it is replicas of her dresses, so that may have to be put aside when I finish these 5 blocks until more dresses to choose from are available. Have 5 blocks finished on the first one and 5 started on the other - none finished yet.



Also, will work on the ring bearer's pillow for Krissie and Wesley's wedding- more of a keepsake as they won't be having a ring bearer in the ceremony as they are getting married in an adult resort on Antigua. At least that is my thoughts, could be wrong.

Organization

I need more of it, but I'm trying. Today feeling much better from the sinus infection, I went shopping.

Found a neat little file keeper with 8 large pocket each having a smaller pocket with fastener. Perfect for the 8 Bonnet Girl Quilt Patterns for the quilt I'm making.

Also picked up a 3-ring binder and a pkg of notebook paper. I like to keep a journal of sort for each pattern. I make a page (or more as needed) for each block. I list the fabric I have to be in what part of the pattern and attach a small piece. Then I list the parts of the pattern I need fabric for and sometimes indicate what I think would work, and take this with me shopping. I can then audition the pending purchase fabric against what I've already chosen. Since I can't remember shades of a color from home to the store this helps me in getting fabrics that I think look good together.

I am thinking of doing the block with the bonnet girl swinging on the front porch swing. Since these blocks are large 22x30" I'll only need 8 if I do them that size. Will see once this one is finished. Also, since the blocks are larger than the blocks I've been making most of it will be needle-turn applique. But I really think I'll do the fusible machine applique of the hands and smaller parts - that again will have to wait and see as I work on the block.

I got some great buys (I think) on fabric on Ebay they shipped yesterday and today. Will find out how great the buy when the fabric gets here. I've bought some before and was pleased with most of it.