I was making good progress on one of the commission quilts when.. my sewing machine completely stopped working. Nothing I try will make it sew. I am SO done with this stupid Pfaff.
When I take it in (YET again) tomorrow I am going to insist they replace it with something of equal value that is NOT a Pfaff. I should not have this many issues with a machine that cost that much. I have to really psych myself up because I am not a forceful, assertive person but I am going to have to be since I've already had the run around so many times with this stupid machine.
Now I need to just sit and vegitate and maybe watch a couple of old musicals to make myself feel better.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Productive Week!
It seems I am officially over taking a vacation from sewing. This last couple of weeks has been very productive with the finish of Hubby's quilt and working on my "A Lovely Year of Finishes" project ~~~>> Link in the sidebar.... so that it now looks like this:
Then today I had to begin on one of the memory quilts that my Daughter in Law's best friend has commissioned me to do for her daughters. I got the fabric order from Julie over at Intrepid Thread (again, I ordered it and 2 days later I had it!). I HIGHLY recommend her shop. I can't wait until I know the way to San Jose (and have a reason to go there) so I can go to her brick and mortar store and shop in person.
I got the first block for the teal Wonky Star quilt done and it has now been okayed and it is officially a go on that quilt! I'm going to work on it as much as possible over this next week. I'm not sure whether I will quilt each block separately and then sash them together or if I'll make the whole top and then FMQ it.
In other news we went to my niece's birthday party this afternoon at "Pump It Up". This place is awesome! It is basically a bunch of those blow up bouncy toys and houses and you get to just play like a little kid! The one I liked best and did several times is something I am calling the Navy Seal slide. You had to go through this obstacle course then climb a steep blown up and very bouncy and wobbly hill using little hand and foot holds then go down a super steep, super slick slide. It was so much fun! My hubby had a great time too. He loved it even more than all the little kids did I think! LOL!
Speaking of hubby, he was also crafty this week. He built this awesome thing for our daughter to put her beaded bracelets and chokers on!
Well that's all for me. I'm gonna sleep like a rock tonight after having my giblets bounced around. :D
Then today I had to begin on one of the memory quilts that my Daughter in Law's best friend has commissioned me to do for her daughters. I got the fabric order from Julie over at Intrepid Thread (again, I ordered it and 2 days later I had it!). I HIGHLY recommend her shop. I can't wait until I know the way to San Jose (and have a reason to go there) so I can go to her brick and mortar store and shop in person.
I got the first block for the teal Wonky Star quilt done and it has now been okayed and it is officially a go on that quilt! I'm going to work on it as much as possible over this next week. I'm not sure whether I will quilt each block separately and then sash them together or if I'll make the whole top and then FMQ it.
In other news we went to my niece's birthday party this afternoon at "Pump It Up". This place is awesome! It is basically a bunch of those blow up bouncy toys and houses and you get to just play like a little kid! The one I liked best and did several times is something I am calling the Navy Seal slide. You had to go through this obstacle course then climb a steep blown up and very bouncy and wobbly hill using little hand and foot holds then go down a super steep, super slick slide. It was so much fun! My hubby had a great time too. He loved it even more than all the little kids did I think! LOL!
Speaking of hubby, he was also crafty this week. He built this awesome thing for our daughter to put her beaded bracelets and chokers on!
Well that's all for me. I'm gonna sleep like a rock tonight after having my giblets bounced around. :D
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
May ALYOF Goal and a Finish!!
May 1st already!
My goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes for May is to get get my Global Bazaar with Kona Pepper quilt top done. I'm going to concentrate of finishing quilt tops for the next couple of months that way I can quilt them at my leisure.
I have two commissions I'll be working on in May also, and hopefully finishing though I haven't even ordered the fabric for them yet. I better get on that!
Here is the picture of what I have of the Churn Dash so far. I still need to cut a lot of pieces of the Kona and then get it all stitched together. I have 6 of the blocks done, and actually that one you see is the only one that is not from the Global Bazaar fabric! I needed one more fabric and that is the one that I had that seemed to match up the best.
And now on to the really exciting news... at around 10 P.M. last night I finally finished hubby's quilt. The pictures are outside in the shade as taking them in the sunshine made them very harsh and the colors didn't look realistic. I'm going to try and drag my rear out of bed super early tomorrow so I can catch the dawn light and see if I can get better pictures, for now, these will do. It finished at around 70 inches square and we slept under it last night. Hubby is super happy! Here's the back of the quilt........
Two quilts in one! When I first started planning this quilt I made the back and that was going to be the quilt but I thought it was sort of boring and I wanted something super special for my hubby since he is so good about not complaining when I sew instead of cleaning things. LOL! So I started collecting fabric here and there for the front and finally it all came together. Hubby is 1/4 Native American and he loves wolves and bears and eagles and the out of doors in general. As I said, he is very happy with his new quilt and so am I!! So there is Man Quilt #1 DONE!
In the next couple of days I'm going to do a giveaway of some of the wolf fabric and panels that are left so anyone who likes this type of fabric will be happy.
Things I have to get done in May:
Stash Bee Block
Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin border added
Make it Modern Bee blocks
Commissioned quilt top for Monroe
Commissioned quilt top for Reagan
Things I'd like to get done additionally in May:
Monroe's quilt FMQed
Reagan's quilt FMQed
Global Bazaar Dash Quilt top done ALYOF Goal!
My goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes for May is to get get my Global Bazaar with Kona Pepper quilt top done. I'm going to concentrate of finishing quilt tops for the next couple of months that way I can quilt them at my leisure.
I have two commissions I'll be working on in May also, and hopefully finishing though I haven't even ordered the fabric for them yet. I better get on that!
Here is the picture of what I have of the Churn Dash so far. I still need to cut a lot of pieces of the Kona and then get it all stitched together. I have 6 of the blocks done, and actually that one you see is the only one that is not from the Global Bazaar fabric! I needed one more fabric and that is the one that I had that seemed to match up the best.
LINKY TO MAY GOAL SETTING Buttons to both Melissa and Shanna's blogs and the ALYOF main posts in the sidebar.
And now on to the really exciting news... at around 10 P.M. last night I finally finished hubby's quilt. The pictures are outside in the shade as taking them in the sunshine made them very harsh and the colors didn't look realistic. I'm going to try and drag my rear out of bed super early tomorrow so I can catch the dawn light and see if I can get better pictures, for now, these will do. It finished at around 70 inches square and we slept under it last night. Hubby is super happy! Here's the back of the quilt........
And here's the front........
Two quilts in one! When I first started planning this quilt I made the back and that was going to be the quilt but I thought it was sort of boring and I wanted something super special for my hubby since he is so good about not complaining when I sew instead of cleaning things. LOL! So I started collecting fabric here and there for the front and finally it all came together. Hubby is 1/4 Native American and he loves wolves and bears and eagles and the out of doors in general. As I said, he is very happy with his new quilt and so am I!! So there is Man Quilt #1 DONE!
In the next couple of days I'm going to do a giveaway of some of the wolf fabric and panels that are left so anyone who likes this type of fabric will be happy.
Things I have to get done in May:
Stash Bee Block
Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin border added
Make it Modern Bee blocks
Commissioned quilt top for Monroe
Commissioned quilt top for Reagan
Things I'd like to get done additionally in May:
Monroe's quilt FMQed
Reagan's quilt FMQed
Global Bazaar Dash Quilt top done ALYOF Goal!
Monday, April 29, 2013
May Goal Post
It seems like when I do these goal posts that I actually get something accomplished so I'm going to go ahead and jump in with a goal post today.
Things I have to get done in May:
Stash Bee Block
Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin border added
Make it Modern Bee blocks
Commissioned quilt top for Monroe
Commissioned quilt top for Reagan
Things I'd like to get done additionally in May:
Monroe's quilt FMQed
Reagan's quilt FMQed
Global Bazaar Churn Dash Quilt top done
Since I have the MMMRR top that I'm supposed to work on already I'm going to do it as soon as I get hubby's quilt done, which I think is going to happen today, I'm that close to done with it!
In other news, our car needs one of the brake calipers replaced but the parts store keeps saying it will be here at a certain time and then it is not, for the last 3 days now! Hubby is driving it anyway and hopefully the part is there tomorrow so we can get it replaced so I can have the car on Wednesday to get a mass of errands done and see if I can pick up the fabric for the two commissions I need to get started on.
Also, our hive of honey bees made it through the winter, only to be lost to an ant colony that decided to raid them. We didn't notice until it was to late and once we got the ants stopped the bees were to far gone. Hubby was not very happy about it but this will give him a year to build new bee boxes and then we'll start over next spring with 5 hives. Plus we have a new plan for where to put them that I think will work better anyway.
I'm just glad that better weather is finally here and I can open the windows and enjoy the bird song and the fresh air. Now that May is here I should probably think about getting some squash, tomatoes and leafy greens in the ground too. :D
Things I have to get done in May:
Stash Bee Block
Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin border added
Make it Modern Bee blocks
Commissioned quilt top for Monroe
Commissioned quilt top for Reagan
Things I'd like to get done additionally in May:
Monroe's quilt FMQed
Reagan's quilt FMQed
Global Bazaar Churn Dash Quilt top done
Since I have the MMMRR top that I'm supposed to work on already I'm going to do it as soon as I get hubby's quilt done, which I think is going to happen today, I'm that close to done with it!
In other news, our car needs one of the brake calipers replaced but the parts store keeps saying it will be here at a certain time and then it is not, for the last 3 days now! Hubby is driving it anyway and hopefully the part is there tomorrow so we can get it replaced so I can have the car on Wednesday to get a mass of errands done and see if I can pick up the fabric for the two commissions I need to get started on.
Also, our hive of honey bees made it through the winter, only to be lost to an ant colony that decided to raid them. We didn't notice until it was to late and once we got the ants stopped the bees were to far gone. Hubby was not very happy about it but this will give him a year to build new bee boxes and then we'll start over next spring with 5 hives. Plus we have a new plan for where to put them that I think will work better anyway.
I'm just glad that better weather is finally here and I can open the windows and enjoy the bird song and the fresh air. Now that May is here I should probably think about getting some squash, tomatoes and leafy greens in the ground too. :D
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