Trimming

I picked Ann's quilt up at lunch today. I was in a hurry and didn't look at it really close.

After work I came home and cleaned off the table. I put the quilt on it and started trimming the sides so I could bind it. I got two sides cut and was starting the third. I noticed the bottom wasn't laying flat on that side. I turned it over and it was really bunched up. It just made me sick. As I examined it, I realized that it was almost a third of the quilt. I felt like crying.

I called Christie and took it over to show her. She suggested that I call the quilter and explain what happened and see if she will fix it.

I guess you get what you pay for. I have learned a good lesson. Unfortunately she is out of town and I will have to wait until she gets back. This is getting down to the wire. Ann comes home next Thursday.

Dropped Off Quilt

I dropped my quilt off at the quilter's tonight before going to work at Cracker Barrell. She said she would charge me $20. I'm so excited.

She threw me a little bit of a curve ball and asked me what kind of design I wanted the stitching to have. I hadn't thought about that. We talked about it and I decided on a large open "c". It looked a lot like waves. I thought that was appropriate for an ocean quilt and the colors. The thread will be an aqua blue.

Ocean Top Done

The top to my daughters Ocean quilt is done. The back is cut and ready to seam tomorrow. I can take it to the quilter Friday.

Found someone local that charges by the hour and not the square inch. My friend took a king to her and it only cost her $40. That included the batting. I'm thinking mine should only be about $15-$20. Definitely worth it verses the time it saves me.

I find I like these colors a lot more than I thought I would. If she doesn't like it, I'll just have to keep it.

Ocean Quilt

I've decided to call my daughter's quilt "the Ocean Quilt". With all the blues, greens and purples it reminds me of looking at the ocean.

I got the middle put together tonight. It was a breeze once the blocks were uniform. I also got both borders and the bias cut. I am hoping to get the borders on tomorrow night. I did special corners for mine. Trying to decide what to do. My corners look nice, but we're a real pain. I'm trying to think of something easier.

I have the backing fabric in the wash now. If I try real hard it might be ready for the quilters this weekend.

Blocks and Rows

Took about half an hour tonight and sewed all the blocks into seven rows. I didn't press them yet. I'll do that tomorrow before I start putting the rows together. It is amazing how well it goes together when they are all the same size. :)

Quilt Redo

A couple of months ago I bucked down and started working on my daughter's quilt. I cut all the strips, sewed them together and made the blocks. Sewed the blocks together and noticed they didn't go together quite as well as they had on the first one. I passed it off as being the variance on the strips. I plowed through and began sewing the strips together. By the time I was sewing the third row to the second I knew something was really wrong. It just wasn't going to work. I set it aside and decided to think about it before I did any more.

I talked to my daughter on the phone this morning and realized she is going to be here in less than a month and it is still sitting at the side on my machine waiting for me. About a week after I put it aside I realized what the problem was. I had cut some of the blocks incorrectly. It wasn't variance.

This afternoon it took the whole thing apart down to the basic block. I individually squared them up. Originally they were to be 10 1/2" blocks. I don't know what to say other than I must have been sleep walking when I cut them. They were anywhere between 10 and 11". Not consistent on the mistake either. I squared them all up to 10". Now it should go together quickly like the other one. Can you say Speedy Gonzales?