I love weekends

I can get so much done!

This isn’t the order I did stuff, but I don’t want a garage picture to be what everyone sees first thing this morning.  With the baby quilt finished and not being ready to start the silk quilt, I set my sights on the garage and when I was so tired I couldn’t move, I came in and sewed red/white/blue blocks for the bee.  More about that later. 

Before I was going to use the Hobbs wool batting in my silk quilt, I needed to know how it was going to act, so I planned a small practice piece.  I traced one of my photos onto a piece of red poly that was thin and had the feel of my silk.  And, I sandwiched a piece of batting that I cut off the corner.  And, I gave that batting a workout. 

It worked out so good, I squared the pattern up and I think I’m going to put it in a little frame. 

It’s very hard to photograph.  I really need a camera that will photograph red better. 

Anyway, the batting did wonderfully, so I was ready to move to the next step.  I pin basted the silk.  I guess I just need a new camera because that silk is brown.

But, I still haven’t put a thread into it.  Kinda nervous.  What if it doesn’t turn out like the vision in my head.  The practice piece was close, but not exactly as precise as I had envisioned.  Thread is not as precise as pencil for me.  So, I’m trying to release that vision and let the quilt be what it will be.  But, first, I have to put a stitch into it.  Maybe tomorrow.

Next weekend is the class with Sally Collins.  I couldn’t help pulling another set of fabrics for it.  That makes four.  Yes, I have enough fabric sets pulled to make 4 pincushions.  Hopefully, something she says in the beginning of the class will help me pick.  Here is the latest.  Ohhh, they’re yummy in real life. Even if they don’t turn into a pincushion, they might stay together to be a quilt.

Okay, so back to the garage.  I dis-assembled the furniture pile and put it back in a different order so that I could use some of the furniture that was piled.  And, I threw away several bags of garbage and made a tall pile for goodwill.

Now, I have a work station where I can work on machines or build things for the dollhouse, without taking the sewing room out of commission.  Who knows, maybe one day, Rob and I will both be working together in the garage.  That would be nice. 

I heard a lady at work say that she had weeded for two hours before she got through. 

What I wanna know is how she measures through.  I weed every day and I’m never through.

Lane