Long time no see. I'm popping in to let you know that I am still alive. Yes I did come down with a nasty virus three plus weeks ago but my energy levels are finally getting back to normal.
And yes I have been working on things quilting related in big and small ways. Not all these things can be shared at this point but eventually. Here are some things I can share.
We had a bee day at the local guild and I worked on cutting some kits prior to bee day. Then just before bee day the chair of the outreach committee came down with the same virus I had so as she was on the downward spiral and I was on the upward spiral I ran bee day which was super easy because all the committee members know what they are doing and pretty much did everything. Here are some of the quilts tops that where created.
and here are some more. There are more quilts that others have.
I have put together about 8 quilt backings and these will be kitted up with backing for guild members to quilt after which they will be donated to the local sexual assault/domestic violence unit in our town.
Since Wendy, Cyndy and I got our sitdown longarm we have been doing some of the quilting for the guild ourselves. My practice has been to quilt one of my own quilts and then one for the guild. Here is a closeup of the latest guild quilt I quilted.
I was practicing wavy lines and curls. I can definitely see progress in my quilting. When I was sick I watched a lot of quilting videos and I like to think I learned something from them. Over all I'm finding that I really enjoy using the machine and things are getting much smoother. I'm not sure how many gazillions of hours I will have to spend before my stitch length gets consistent but I'm not entering these quilts into shows.
I got three quarters of the way through my current project when I ran out of thread. I was wanting to use a 40 weight thread because it worked so well for me on the frog and turtle panel above so Wendy gave me a King Tut thread she had. I was doubtful that there was enough on the spool to get through the quilt and I was right. Now I have to wait for our local supplier to get it back in stock before I can order it. It's a good thing I have a couple of weeks before my deadline.
I guess I will get to spend some time working on my other projects.
9 comments:
I'm so glad you are back to feeling 100%, but sorry that your quilting friend got it. I hope she recovers quickly. Your group sure got a lot of pretty, pretty quilts done! Bummer on having to wait for the thread. Glad you have other things to keep you occupied while you wait.
Getting sick doesn't get you down! WOW!
I am also glad to hear you are feeling better. Nasty viruses can take a while to recover from. It sure looks like your outreach committee is a productive bunch! I don't think I have a super consistent stitch length. My biggest concern is that the stitches aren't so big they will catch and break on something. Other than that and I call it more than good enough!
You know 2 weeks ago now I have been fighting a terrible virus, too: awful headache, upset stomach and just being super tired all the time...
Glad you are feeling better...nice you could get some quilting done...hugs, Julierose
Bee days are so much fun. Wonderful quilts were made. Looking forward to more pictures once these quilts got their pampered moment with the long arm machine. Glad to hear you are feeling better and that you are STILL alive. Take care. ;^)
Glad you're feeling better. I love how many charity quilts your group makes. Well done.
Such colorful quilts! Glad you're on the other side from the virus now. You know what they say about the longarm quilting---PPP!
Glad to hear you are feeling better! That is a lot of charity quilts!
How fun that you've been getting to practice on the long arm! I had some of that green froggy fabric, too. It makes a great backing. Glad you're finally near the top of the virus recovery hill :)
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