Showing posts with label Stripes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stripes. Show all posts

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Two Off and Running Days

Yesterday morning I had a Zoom call first thing with my web designer. From there, the girls and I ran to get them some chow since they were out. Once I got back I tore right into the next top loaded on the frame...

Pat R's Log Cabin
I love the colors in this top! This top will be worked today as well since it's a big one but here's some of the quilting going into it...
It's amazing how the quilting changes things
But I had a border issue I'm hoping starch will fix.
Uh oh!
Once my back said I was done for the day (and we were experiencing gusting winds which was making me a little nervous), I moved on to the small project I started last weekend while the starch was drying on that border. And it's a finish!
Cute everything bag
And all the blocks are done for the striped top I was working on. Just need to get them together and decide whether I want to get a border on this or just leave it as a couch-size quilt. 
Does it drive your vision nuts?
This morning started out with a customer dropping off two tops and getting sheets hung out on the line. Now I can finally work and get Pat's quilt finished today (hopefully). Happy Thursday!


Monday, July 18, 2022

A Day For Just Us

Jim and I wanted to do something together yesterday. Just the two of us. No other family. No dogs. 

We ended up exploring some of the beaches of Lake Huron. We couldn't venture too far away as Jim was/is on call starting last Friday through this next Thursday. But we found a dog friendly beach (though, they are required to be on a leash...which is like teasing the dogs I think). There was a Nor'easter coming off the water and it wasn't nearly as warm there as it was here when we left, nor when we arrived back home. 

But it was a wonderful day. We ate candy, junk food, found a cool place called Freakin Pickles that has great tasting/snappy pickles and the weather was perfect. We watched children swim, people eating food at the beachside, walked a pier, looked at some history, was amazed at how many May Flies were still around this late in the year, and just enjoyed the relaxed timeline and exploring options. Any day with my best friend is the best!

But it's Monday and back to work. Here's some of the quilting detail going into Diane's quilt...

A lot of texture
Here are a few projects I have in the works right now. I did a little of both of these yesterday morning (before we decided to head out to the beach) and Saturday afternoon after I returned back from Pieces.
A small carry-all bag

A striped top
The striped top is from a book I purchased earlier this summer and the bag is from the sidewalk sale Pieces had last month. 

Those are my "treats" after I get done working on the long arm all day. :-)

On a Whim

The morning started out with the Temperature blocks and then I had to make a prototype of a notebook cover to see if I liked the pattern I...