Hi Linda, I'll be working on figuring out a Boston Terrier quilt and getting at least one UFO completed. Plus playing with tablerunners and getting things together for the retreat.

SharonG/FL

I'm in several swaps on another forum that I'm working on, one being a row swap that I'm very excited to get started on as I have always wanted to do one. I'm going to start a scrappy trip around the world from Quiltville too. I also have some birthday blocks left to do and I would like to get them done before September and school starts up for us. I can't get in as much sewing in the school year as I would like because we homeschool.

Vicky

I have a BOM to finish, a miniature snails trail to start, and other 'blocks' (no actual quilt in the works at the moment) but most of those will be done at retreat. I did just get fabric for pj bottoms for DD & DS.

What I'm spending time on now is playing with my new embroidery machine...have a few projects in mind for that.

The big push is on to finish up a couple of projects in August:

~ a special quilt for a young girl's 13th birthday, seaside theme, pieced blocks on the back - need to decide on the borders

~ our Round Robin projects (mine will be a square table topper/quilt) which we will show in our guild show in late September - I may have one more block to make or maybe I've made them all? Then add one or two simple borders, thin batting (maybe flannel?), layer and machine quilt.

~ I really *should* make a Challenge project (since I'm the Challenge co-chair) for the guild show. But that may not happen unless I get the above two done ahead of time.

I think I will try to finish my birthday blocks for the year and then try my hand at a couple of bags. There is a baby quilt waiting to be quilted but it doesn't have a home yet so there is no rush.

Applique of small blocks mostly. I'm off to Germany next week for a wedding and will be sewing on long plane flights and waiting in airports so hope to have many blocks ready by the time I go to retreat to throw on a design wall for help and comments.

I'm also putting borders on a special quilt to be published here later on.

Linda

My daughter is living, for the summer, on the San Juan Islands in Washington state while completing an internship. She is lucky to also get to housesit there for the summer. The home is nestled in the woods above an inlet called Fish Creek off the San Juan Channel. When we went to visit, we were amazed at the wildlife. Red and Black fox roam the island, nearly unconcerned with people. The same is true for blacktail deer, and raccoons. ALL of which make there way right onto the deck at the front of the house! So, the living situation is a wonderful adventure.

We totally fell in love with the foxes, who show up frequently to check the deck for "goodies". So, at her request I am making the a wall hanging with two foxes. It is a modified McKenna Ryan design. We hope that the homeowners will enjoy it after she's gone back to school.

I have it cut out and am getting prepared to assemble it this weekend. I hope to have it quilted before next weekend.

Here is a link that might be useful: Photo of Fox and Daughter

- I hope to finish a bed-size quilt for my Great Nephew. I have 11 of 20 blocks done so I've made some good progress.
- And if I ever get my 2 QOV quilts back from the longarmer I'll do the binding and get those sent out. (I'm getting impatient because she's had them for 6 weeks!)
- This weekend I was distracted by a purchase I made yesterday at Goodwill. It's a beautiful little doll's daybed, but I'm turning it into a 2 level cat bed. The top level now has a hammock, attached with velcro so I can take it off to wash it, with a simple quilt on it. I just tied off the patchwork instead of quilting it because I thought the cats might not appreciate the extra work and they would prefer the strings to play with. Of course I had to make little pillows to match. Then where the trundle bed goes I've covered a piece of 5" think foam to look like a mattress. I still have some edging work to do on that which will happen tonight while watching TV. I'll make a couple catnip toys to go with too. Thank goodness I bought all that sale fabric last week!!!
- And I'm still working on the sofa quilt for my God Daughter who just graduated from college.

I better get off the computer and back to the sewing machine!

Can I join in? I have an Irish Chain quilt to finish quilting, and then a lap quilt to finish (I have the top piece finished, now I have to put it together).

I am making a quilt I saw in "Am. Patchwork and Quilting" (Aug.08 issue) called Shadow Play. I am using my stash of purples, greens, and tans, hopefully I have enough. I may have to look hard for tans for the boarder as they a cut larger. It is basicly an Ocean Wave pattern. I have 40 of the 8" blocks done out of 64 and then there are 32 6 1/2x 8 more for the boarder. I will send it out when it is done. This is not my favorate pattern to do but my DD was acting as if she wanted it so I am trying.
I also am planning my BD block quilt. I took one that I plan on using for a pillow today and made a sample block. I have 3 that I intend to make into pillows and thought they would lead me to the others to see if my idea will work for the quilt. I have 23 blocks altogether: 16 in the quilt, 4 for the shams and 3 pillows. Quite a BD, What?? If I get that done I have 2 tops that I need to sandwich together, but doubt thay will be this month. Jayne

Finishing the last four quilts in my custom quilting queue so that I will be officially DONE custom quilting!!! Also, working on a baby quilt for our godson's new baby girl.

Annie

I will be 'quilting' (and sewing the cursed binding) five memory quilts I made for a friend's family. My friend died in March and his widow was looking to get rid of his dress shirts. I told her I would take them off her hands. She was quite surprised because they certainly would not fit my hubby. I took over the finished tops this week. She cried. But I think her and her 3 daughters and her brother in law will be pleased with the finished project.

I also have to sandwich, quilt and bind a wedding quilt for a cousin, by August 23d.

Good thing I prefer 'under-quilted' stitch in the ditch quilting.

Sounds good everyone is getting revved up for new projects.

1. Finish my Pretty in Pink
2. Got the background done on a table center piece I think is out of Aaug. Fons & Porter?? It has some applique and I need some handwork around.
3. Got a BD block to mail out this month.
4. Lots of garden produce getting ready to side track me but it all tastes good in the winter.
Jean

Working on "Lover's Knot" placemats for cousin in Vermont. Have one top almost finished--five more to go. That and catching up in yard after vacation will keep me busy 24/7.

Last weekend I quilted a donation quilt that still needs its binding. After that I have 3 more donation tops to quilt and blocks to piece 2 more tops. Plus I said I'd make some sewing bags for the boutique at our Jan. quilt show. I'm hoping to get all that done in August so I can get on to some of my own projects in Sept.!

Donna

Bind two baby quilts I quilted in July
Have 4 wall hangings ready to spray baste and
then quilt;
Make two pumpkin wall hangings.
Mayme

When I posted on Aug 2nd I had some grand plans for what I was going to accomplish this month. We're pretty close to half way though and I don't have any more of the GN's quilt blocks done. I have worked on the GD's a little and feel good about the progress there.

My big news is that I finally received my Quilts of Valor back from the longarm quilter!!! Yea!!! She had them 7 weeks, which was 4 weeks longer than it took me to make them. She did a fabulous job on one - large meanders and beautiful stars, with a few more detailed designs in the corners. I'm not crazy about the other one - WAY too many designs with little soldiers marching, giant eagles, etc. But I hope the soldier that receives it likes it! These were my first two QOV and my first experience sending something off to a stranger to quilt. I've finished the binding and sewn on the label so now I'm just waiting to find out where to send them.

Kate

My update: The Boston Terrier pattern is made, the UFO is to the point of needing to be quilted, I've played with table runners and toppers and the pile is growing to take to the retreat.

SharonG/FL

Flip Flop quilt is half finished of the quilting - it is very bright and colorful. Sent out the Orange Crush Mystery Quilt to be quilted. Organinzed stuff to bring to NC Quilt Retreat in Sept. Got to start a baby quilt of triangles my friend is helping guide me through by email. It starts by sewing 2 - 5inch strips together on both sides --sounds interesting.
Thanks for posting -- we sure are a busy bunch!
Gwen

well, i finished quilting the wedding quilt (man it's big) and it is bound and washed and i am about to send it for a flap dry on the line.

10 days to spare. that's a first for me.

now on to the 5 memory quilts.

Geeze, I'm pathetic. I have my Pretty in Pink cathedral blocks hanging on a wall, and gave up getting them done for the present time, have a nearly finished God's Eye quilt top, spread across a bed for two years, am trying to finish up the nearly done pinwheel quilt my daughter made for me two decades ago, but have started a jeans quilt for my g'son because it goes fast, have always wanted to do one, and it's instant gratification. So, here I am, gathering UFOs again!

I finished the quilt-pplique' on my Grandmother's Flower Garden and am now stitching down the edges. Then I will be doing some more quilting in the blank areas and maybe some more applique' flowers. I (and my family) am so glad the quilt frame is out of the living room for the time being! It has been set up for over 2 months.

Rebecca

Well, I haven't done much sewing this month. I did finish the binding on one quilt and started hand stitching the binding on the second but haven't finished it. It is so warm to hold it on my lap, so I set up the card table to hold the quilt.
I have started to cut out the DWR quilt.
I am selling the quilt that is finished to a friend. She belongs to the Rotary club and wants to donate it for an auction.
Linda OH