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ilovequiltingatthelake.com is down for a few days while switching over from one host to another. There's a 48 hour waiting period before the change takes effect. 

This is what I had to deal with first thing this morning. Then, just as I entered the studio to "work" a customer came to drop off two more tops. 

Now the day can begin.

Here's what's coming off the frame this morning...

Luann's Pumpkin

This is one of two completed yesterday. After I shut the lights off in the studio at 8:00-ish I was too tired to remove and trim the quilt. 

Here is a little bit of what went into the quilts...

Quilting detail on one of the pumpkin quilts

Today I'm loading Luann's last quilt which will have pics shown tomorrow.

And we're getting ready for Jim's ankle surgery. He's feverishly trying to get my pressing/cutting table done beforehand but, of course, other little things interfere with his work. And I'm receiving deliveries for the big day, like crutches, scooters, chairs, etc. to interrupt my work day(s) as well. 

It looks like removing the rod thingie on our water heater is the solution to removing the smell/minerals passing through our water. That's one of the little things he had to deal with last night. Hopefully we'll have a productive day today and actually work through what we have in our heads that needs to be done. 

More Water Issues

Thankfully, when I have to frame press a backing for the customers, I use purchased distilled water because our water is being skunky again. And my silver ring has a golden hue to it. 

Evidence of water issues

 Yesterday was very productive!

Second on the frame yesterday

First on the frame yesterday

Third and fourth completed yesterday

And why don't the pics post to the blog in the order I took them? That's always been a mystery to me. 

I have two nearly twin Halloween tops to work today and it's a gloomy looking day out there so should be pretty productive. 

Rabbits and Eagles

While out putting cayenne pepper around the flower bed near the back door I heard, and then saw, the Eagle flying across the lake. 

The reason I'm doing the cayenne pepper is Mrs. Rabbit is trying to make a nest in my Hardy Mums and since she has many more options in which to do such activity I'm tryin to deter her from her decision to make the nest right out the back door.

Becky's Christmas top is now a quilt. I worked until 7:30 last night getting it finished and was just pooped. I didn't even load for this morning. But I wanted to share what Jim as been up to for me. 

Two of three

He has made these wonderful sliding drawers that have dowels on them to house some of my quilting threads. These are most of my bobbin threads and two of the drawers have been made to store the large cones. The third drawer (you can peek at it on the upper right corner of the pic) is for the smaller cones of thread for those occasional colors needed. 

He's working on another unit that will back up to this one. It will be used to house all my larger cuts of fabric to get them out the crates that are strewn about the studio. And are being exposed to the sun.

Today I'm going to tackle Luann's quilts she dropped off on Saturday. I think there are seven. I don't want to load Paulette's quilt just yet because a) It's going to take a little bit of time and b) I don't want the grandkids to get near it should I not complete it by the time they get here Monday. 

Almost Everybody is Back

I've either seen or heard our summer birds returning to include the Bluebird and the Oriole. But I have yet to see or hear the Eagle. Working in the yard for a couple of hours provides the opportunity to see who has returned.

Hazel enjoyed being outdoors and promptly found the lake and some raccoon poop to roll in afterwards. She looks like such a lady but so isn't one. 

After all of our outdoor fun was spent, Jim worked on the new pressing/cutting table while I put this together last night.

AQS BOM from ? 

These aren't all the blocks AQS offered, but this was as many as I was going to make. Now it a nice size throw and the two extra blocks will make nice pillows. Who knows when I'll be able to quilt them. Like everything else.

Becky's top is still on the frame so nothing new to report there. Had a drop off on Saturday of seven tops, have another one top drop off today as well as a pick up of one completed. Spring time temps again today means I may be able to open a few windows in here later. Maybe? 

Honking and Cleaning

With the sun changing angles it lets me know just how dirty/linty the studio windows get. This morning was spent cleaning the insides of the large windows all while being honked at by a goose that apparently has lost its flock because it is just carrying on all by its little self down at the lake.

Here's what's on the frame this morning...

Becky's Christmas Top

Nothing sewing ever happened last night because I took advantage of the quiet house to rework my web site hosting/domain hosting situation. What a CF! 

I was either on the phone, on a text thread, or both at the same time trying to move from WIix to Vista Prints hosting, all while parking my domain at Name Cheap so I can move it easier in the future should the need arise. 

I'm pretty tech savvy, but this was an acronym nightmare while trying to understand what all the wonderful technical support people were trying to tell me. It looks as though we have the situation under control, and the web site is in limbo for now. People can still see the Wix site, but it's soon moving to the Vista Prints site probably in about a week. 

Long arming this morning. The neighbors are coming up later and are taking their pontoon downstate to be sold. The result of not having a "real" lake for two to three more years. I'm sad. I love their pontoon and we have already made so many great memories even for the short time we've been here. 

Quitting Detail

Here's the corner detail of Gail's quilt. If you look can you see the heart shape?

Corner Detail

Here's what was quilted yesterday...

Yesterday's Project

And the quilting detail...

Some of the quilting detail on Debbie's Quilt

Today was errand day so nothing was quilted today. Or even loaded. The machine never even had the "on" button pushed, which is weird. 

While Jim is out working on the pressing/cutting table for the studio, I'll find something to do in here other than long arming; maybe Andrew's quilt or working on paperwork/website. 

Sometimes the back...

 ...looks as nice as the front. It's a two-sided quilt when that happens.

Nice Detail

I was waiting for the registration marks to dry and could not load my next quilt last night, so that's on my agenda first thing this morning.

Andrew's top didn't get touched. The time change thing is messing me up and I think it's earlier than it is. And, Hazels grooming go and fetch took up an additional bit of time to throw me off as well. Maybe I can work on it tonight?

New customer quilt top going on this morning and pics forthcoming.