I didn't thing we'd be out in the garage but for only a few hours at best. Six hours later with two of us working and only taking two breaks (my phone overheated and died during one forced break), we were able to get through all 16 totes. So far, a total of 112 quilts have been labeled, measured, photographed, and folded to bet sent to Rayola.
It was good seeing my old friends again coming out of those totes. I got cranky through about a 1/3 of the way through the project because it was becoming personal to me.
Amongst the sorting process, I had to wash and lay out in the lawn (between two sheets) the quilts Caleb and Lia left behind for me to deal with for them. They smell so fresh now and one needs repair, but I'll get to that tomorrow.
Here's a few more of the quilts donated yesterday...
Jim and I are running to Elm Creek this morning. They are having a Labor Day sale. There is something for both of us; Jim in the gardening center and me in the quilt shop. Because, you know, I need to make more quilts, right?
We did end up keeping about four totes worth of quilts behind. Most of them were art pieces or weird quilts nobody else would want. Some of them were personal to me (my addresses and a t-shirt quilt) and others were just too big (king-sized). We did keep back one baby quilt for the "little" kids as well as one couch quilt that would make a nice wedding or something or another gift.
I'll keep posting quilts to the blog that I captured on my phone. I had to use Jims after mine died and he doesn't back up to the Mac but rather his iPad.
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