Your quilt is looking good Lois!

I'm hoping to prepare the backing and pin or spray baste the autograph quilt this weekend, in between work stuff....ugh.

oh...I'm so excited, I joined a guild and lo and behold, I also found on this modern guilds web page a long armer who lives within ten miles of me....we are supposed to meet this weekend, I have one top of many to get quilted, Im hopeful I can get some of the larger projects I have wrappped up.!

Happy sewing!

Lois, it looks good! I also find it helps to take a photo to find those little things that usually jump out at you as soon as you finish the quilt. :)

Valarie, enjoy your guild! You probably don't remember, but back when I started my current job two years ago, my boss was Valarie spelled like yours. She left a month after I started, but now she's back! She's in a different job in the finance department. It's nice to have her back!

I'm still in shoulder-surgery-recovery mode. It's getting better every day, but it sure is slow! I hardly wear the sling any more, and I'm trying very hard to use it normally as much as I can. I've been driving a rental car since I hurt it in January (!!) because our car is a stick shift. The rental is due back on Apr. 8 and I'm really hoping I'll be able to drive our car by then.

I'll probably do a bit of work on my hand piecing project. I need to cut more pieces, so we'll see if I'm up to the ruler and rotary cutter yet.

Donna

I am determined to get six eyes on my fox blocks. I am practicing on using my machine and hand stitching with the suggestions from here. If I can get that finished, then I will be happy!

We went to a hockey game last night and have friends coming for dinner & cards tonight so have been cooking and baking.

Tomorrow I am also driving to Laramie, WY to help with transport 2 rescued Brittney Spaniels to their forever home. They left Oregon this morning and are handed off to new drivers every 70 to 100 miles. They will overnight in Salt Lake City. I am the next-to-the last leg of their journey.

Linda, our 3-month old granddaughter is a Charlotte, also. Lois - I remember your other Mountain Majesty quilt and loved it. I can understand why you would want one for yourself! Safe travels back to the mainland!

Sue

I spent yesteday cutting out a new quilt for my daughter (Asian road)....taking lots of breaks in between. I'm going out for the afternoon, but may do some FMQ when I get home.

Very nice quilt, Lois. I've never done a quilt on point, but really like the look of it, Linda. I really wish I could have done the Asian quilt that's on my porch on point, but I didn't know how and was bound and determined I was going to get it finished and hung in time to enjoy for the summer. And I have enjoyed it.

No real sewing here except to make some scrappy binding for two tops. I have five quilts ready to put to the machine but it hasn't been to the "doctor" yet. I have a smaller machine which is good for piecing but too small to wrangle a quilt through.

And I went through two binders of "maybe someday patterns" and actually pitched several. They were lovely quilts but some beyond my abilities and I didn't really like some others anymore. Reality check!

Hope the weather continues to improve. And Donna and Sue are well on the mend.

Theresa

Blew my fabric budget for the year! Blueberry Park from Robert Kaufmann. Each bundle has 25 fat quarters.

Vasu

Ooh! Delicious looking!

Theresa

Beautiful fabrics! Do you have particular plans for them?