Next week's report also won't be good, but I'm not going to freak out about it. Two quilt shops in the area are having some pretty good sales. With prices going up for everything, if I can get more fabric at $3.00-$5.00/yd I'm gonna have fun!!! I am going to try to mostly get backing fabrics for future projects and fabrics that will be used in patterns that I'm planning to work on.
This morning hubby and I met another couple to watch the Triathlon in Elkhart Lake. This was my first time going and it was amazing. There were over 800 participants...none that I knew (that I know of). There was a wide range too...from the die-hard athletes, skinny, fat, young, old. This really surprised me because I pictured someone that could do this as being in ultimate condition. What really inspired me was one man who approached the water on crutches. This man had one leg, his second leg was only from the knee up. It really made me feel like a slug. Here this guy is doing a triathlon and I have a hard time walking or biking a couple miles. Although I don't foresee myself doing a triathlon anytime in the near future, this definitely inspired me to continue getting in better shape.I also loaded the backing for Quilting Gone Wild onto the frame. The batting is de-wrinkling. After I got that done I cut more pieces for Snow Wonderland. I've got about 1/4 of the fabrics to cut yet. Then I can start piecing the blocks. :0)
On another note, DH just brought the mail in and guess what?? My package came from Fat Quarter Shop!!! I just joined the Moda FQ bundle club (they also have one for jelly rolls, charms and layer cakes) so every month I get 12 fat quarters of one of the new fabric collections. July's collection is Isn't Christmas Jolly. Also in the package was my Patchwork Party 2008 block. I know, I know. I'm suppose to be stashbusting. I tried avoiding it but ended up caving and ordering the blocks and kit earlier this week. I originally was going to get the log cabin finishing kit from Quilters Quarters but when I tried to add it to the cart, it said it was no longer available. That's what I get for waiting until the end. I ended up chosing the Fireworks in Prairie Park from Homespun Hearth. This top was just so different I thought it would be neat to make. It's very possible the top may never get completed though since I'm not a big applique fan....hhhmm, maybe one of my friends will offer to do the applique for me. (jk) Actually the applique pieces look fairly large so I think I should be able to manage it. It's the smaller pieces that I don't do well on.
Off Topic: Kudos to Ben Sheets for pitching another complete game and to the entire team for winning the first game on a long road trip. Let's get number 2 tomorrow!!!
Above is a picture of contents for the Snow Wonderland kit I'm working on. I had seen this kit at Paducah, but didn't buy it because I didn't think it would fit in my suitcase. After the huge project at work, I decided that I would this for my co-worker who loves snowmen. I searched for it online and found it on The Woolen Willow website. I had never ordered from them before, but definitely would buy from them again. They emailed me shortly after I ordered stating they were waiting for one fabric to arrive yet so my kit wouldn't be shipped right away. (I've had several online shops that didn't communicate that something was backordered until I emailed them to ask where my order was. As a quilter, you can understand that we're not patient when there is new fabric or quilty stuff involved.) The package arrived the following week and all of the fabric is labeled and there is more than enough fabric in case there is a boo-boo.
We'll see how much I can get accomplished this month yet. I plan on getting #1 done tomorrow. I should get a good start on quilting Turtle Talk on Monday when I'm off. Then I am on vacation the week of 4th of July so might get started on Quilting Gone Wild. My mind is set on doing a lot of decluttering in the house that week too, and sewing would be a good "break" project. I'd like to have the Snow Wonderland blocks done by the end of July.
This week I finished the QOV blocks for the second top our online group is working on. Then I started the top which I'm thinking about calling it Quilting Gone Wild or Out of Control. Feel free to post other suggestions in the comments. It's very bright. I finished the blocks this morning and pieced them together. I need to add the borders yet. I'm thinking of a black inner border and then either purple or blue Quilting Diva fabric for the outer border. The pattern has prairie points but I think I'm going to skip them on this one. It's got enough going on in the blocks. ;0)Goals for this Coming Week:
Goals for this Coming Week:
ricks and Stepping Stones is FINISHED!!! The pattern is on Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville site. I absolutely loved putting this top together and am pretty sure that I'll make another one at some point. Maybe blues and yellows or Christmas greens and reds? I actually finished it late last night but we had severe thunderstorms plow through so I didn't want to go on the computer.I also ordered a Snow Wonderland quilt kit today. I saw it at Paducah, but since I only took my carry-on I decided not to buy it. Well, after working on this hell project, I decided that I really wanted to make it for my co-worker. She loves snowmen and she took a LOT of sh*t from one person on the team. When it arrives I'm going to work on it right away. Hopefully I'll have it done by Christmas. LOL Update: The shop emailed me that they're still waiting for one bolt from the manufacturer before they can send out the kits. I have 1-2 weeks to get some of my other projects done before it gets here!
