Sunday, January 2, 2011

My First Blog

This is my first blog post ever.  I have no idea how to post pictures or add buttons.  I am sure that I will learn as I go.  I have not much to say yet but I am sure this blog will be a great diary of all of my quilting adventures. 

I am currently working on a mystery quilt by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville Quips and Snips.  I am sewing the 600 hst units together into sets of five right not.  What a tedious job.  I am sure I will have that part finished within the next couple of days.  It only took a couple of hours to sew them into twosies.  I really like the reverse hole in the barn door blocks but I will have to see how the string blocks look together.  I might change the setting once I have that part of step 7 done.  I don't think I will make it as big as Bonnie calls for either. 

About me.  I have been married for 31 years, have a married son, and a dog named Charlie.  Charlie has taken over the household and is boss.  We need Cesar here to teach us how to be pack leaders.

I have a Gammill Classic longarm machine and quilt for others.  I am currently on a sabbatical to catch up on my own work.  I was overwhelmed taking in customer quilts and needed a break.  I hope to go to MQX in the spring and get excited about quilting again.  I am suffering from burnout so that might be the catalist to get me going again.

I am enjoying using up my stash.  I have a lot of UFO's and plan to spend this winter finishing the tops and getting my own quilts quilted.  In a future blog I will list all of the projects I have on the go and use this as a record of getting them done.  I do not want to purchase any more fabric to complete a project and will try my hardest to use only fabric from the stash.  I say that now, but I will most likely breakdown and buy sashing fabric.  I think I will work hard at making only pieced borders.  That should use up alot.

Happy quilting

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