That would be my Mom I'm talking about. I took her to the airport today. While she was here my kitchen never had dirty dish in sight and dinner was ready in half the time. She's a whiz at getting things done. Pity I didn't inherit that trait from her. We went for a walk every day and enjoyed a glass of wine before dinner each night. We played many a game of cards and she finished every crossword puzzle she could find. She does not however, have the quilting bug, yet. But, I'm trying.
Ya know that bag of HST I have from the exchange? I showed her "pressing" vs "ironing" and she took off and got most of my 1000 pieces pressed open. (I joked that I couldn't take her to the airport until they were ALL done. Hee hee.) She showed me her favorites as she went along. Then, she "graduated" to pressing block units while I sewed the Layer Cake block sample. Wow, that was really fast. I've never had anyone press while I sewed and let me tell you there can't be anything finer than to have those pressed pieces come flying back at you as fast as you can sew them together. Did I mention the laundry is all done, too? And, the ironing?
I miss her already.
Showing posts with label triangle exchange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label triangle exchange. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Three Little Tidbits
I feel like such a weasel to say I've been too busy (for me, that is, not for some people who remind me of the energizer bunny, but, that's not me) the past couple of weeks to have the time or energy to think about posting. But, I do have a couple of things you all might like to know about.
One, CV gave me this link to Sharon Schamber's instructions for a Quilt Show quality binding and it is wonderful! I've used this on two bindings recently and it's a winner. Don't worry about whether your quilt is going to a show or not, it's a good method for any quilt for which you want a machine-finished binding; I haven't tried it yet for a hand-finished binding. Once the binding was sewn on front side of the quilt, it only took an hour to prepare and sew down the other side and it came out well even on the first try. I'm thinking that's pretty good; and I can surely get better at it. http://quiltinggallery.com/2008/05/15/binding-with-elmers-school-glue/.
Two, I did complete one small task. I told you about the triangle exchange I hosted so the next step was to take the paper off the units. Ta Da! That’s done! Now to press open 900+ pieces but, that should be way more fun since I’ll be looking at all the different fabrics as I press. (picture added 3/20/11).
Thirdly, I'm making an Easter Basket out of 1/2" cotton cording wrapped with fabric strips that I think will be sooo cute. Hopefully that will be ready to post over the weekend. I'm not even close to being a Grandma but, a friend asked me to teach her how to make corded baskets for her grandson so I thought I'd make one to share with you all. If I get it finished soon you'll have plenty of time, I hope, in case you have a little one that needs an Easter basket this year. (It's not ready yet...maybe next weekend??)
One, CV gave me this link to Sharon Schamber's instructions for a Quilt Show quality binding and it is wonderful! I've used this on two bindings recently and it's a winner. Don't worry about whether your quilt is going to a show or not, it's a good method for any quilt for which you want a machine-finished binding; I haven't tried it yet for a hand-finished binding. Once the binding was sewn on front side of the quilt, it only took an hour to prepare and sew down the other side and it came out well even on the first try. I'm thinking that's pretty good; and I can surely get better at it. http://quiltinggallery.com/2008/05/15/binding-with-elmers-school-glue/.
Two, I did complete one small task. I told you about the triangle exchange I hosted so the next step was to take the paper off the units. Ta Da! That’s done! Now to press open 900+ pieces but, that should be way more fun since I’ll be looking at all the different fabrics as I press. (picture added 3/20/11).
Thirdly, I'm making an Easter Basket out of 1/2" cotton cording wrapped with fabric strips that I think will be sooo cute. Hopefully that will be ready to post over the weekend. I'm not even close to being a Grandma but, a friend asked me to teach her how to make corded baskets for her grandson so I thought I'd make one to share with you all. If I get it finished soon you'll have plenty of time, I hope, in case you have a little one that needs an Easter basket this year. (It's not ready yet...maybe next weekend??)
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