Tuesday, April 29, 2008
A Little Bit of Mary
Monday, April 28, 2008
Putting on Borders
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Nearly There!
Friday, April 25, 2008
40th Birthday!
Also, I have finished my Climbing Jacob's Ladder quilt minus the borders. I so wish I had about a half yard of that turquoise fabric to use in the border, but I can't find it anywhere. I might be able to make a stash batik work--it will really need a pop of color once I put the wider border on. Still searching for the right fabric...
I am currently working on my scrappy dots again and hope to post another picture soon...
Friday, April 18, 2008
Climbing Jacob's Ladder Twice
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Lady of the Lake Finished
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Gone Dotty
Monday, April 7, 2008
Lady of the Lake Progress
I thought I would update you on my progress with the Lady of the Lake quilt I have been working on. Here it is without the borders put on yet. I like the scrappy look of this quilt so far and am more pleased with the colors after laying out the blocks than I was while actually sewing the blocks. To be honest, the fabrics were looking boring to me before I got to this stage, but I knew they would be soothing to a lot of people. Don't get me wrong, I do like them, but they are not as wild and crazy as some of the fabrics I have been working with lately. Also, I get irritated with thin fabrics and while I wouldn't exactly say these are thin, they aren't as sturdy and lovely as Moda or Marcus Fabrics, for example. But, I love the pattern/block and am surprised that it was trickier than I thought it would be in that it's hard to get all the little triangles and points to match. Good practice though...
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Lady of the Lake
I thought I would show you a picture of what I have been working on the last week and a half. I am not really sure if this is called Lady of the Lake since the triangles don't go all the way around the block, but this is quite close anyway. I decided to work on this project after convincing a woman in my local quilting group to do the same quilt with her blue and white fabrics. She was at a loss at to what design to do with her lovely fabrics and somehow I stuck my nose into it and convinced her on this design. So, I thought that since I had my own fabrics to do this project since August that this was a good chance to get started! I've been zipping along with my new machine and absolutely loving the speed with which I can now sew. And it is so much more accurate having a machine that can sew a quarter inch! How did I ever manage before?
My original inspiration for this project came from looking at a quilt sample in my hometown of Saline, Michigan! Probably the nicest lady ever and the mother of the quilt shop owner made a similar quilt to the one I am planning using these fabrics from Anna Griffin's Sigourney line. She used a plain muslin for the background color, but I am using fabrics from Apple Pie. I can't really bear muslin. If I am going to do all the work I want to know that the fabrics are going to stand up to wear and tear... I hope to post a picture of more progress soon as I want to finish this quilt before quilt group on Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
A New Sewing Machine!
Well, I have been thinking that it was about time I considered getting a new sewing machine. Here is a photo of my old machine (the top photo) that I have been sewing with the past few years. It is an old Husqvarna 6030 that has been a wonderful workhorse. But, it doesn't sew a 1/4inch seam! It was frustrating that I always had to fiddle to make my 1/4" or not have my points match up! And when I made button holes I had to do it in a very old fashion way. But now my life is changed forever! I really loved my Husqvarna so that was a big reason to decide to go with Husqvarna again. It's something I know and not having anyone to influence me otherwise, this is the machine I decided to get--the Sapphire 870. The main feature that made me salivate over this machine is the automatic thread cutters. I am also so so happy with all the other features that go with this machine. I thought that switching to a computerized machine would be frustrating and take a lot of learning, but within an hour of sewing I understood all the buttons on the machine and had tried out over half of all the stitches. I know this might be yawn to a lot of people, but to me it's revolutionary!!! Does anyone else own this machine? How do you like it?
Of course this machine buying thing took place while we were in Canberra doing the MRI, which by the way, went well. No MS and no tumor! Which confirmed my intuition anyway. But, the neurologist was quick to tell me that trigeminal neuralgia comes and goes until it eventually becomes chronic. Thanks. And Monday night it came back with full force just to prove it could. Nasty thing, the attacks were about every 2 minutes from 8pm to 5:30am. But last night was ok, and now I am learning that it will do what it will and I have to learn to live like a warrior ready for battle at any moment. So, the neurologist told us he had a solution to the problem. Botox! Very simple just inject me with Botox--does the trick... Hmmm... He was a very sure of himself type-had all the answers and none of the pain. But, I do not care. I can live with the diagnosis, it was the best possible diagnosis really. And who knows, if I am desperate I might succumb to the botox idea.
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