Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

"Quilt with Love" just reminded me of what day it is today (it's also cousins day today).  I imagine that it's for hand sewing which is good since I was in the mood for hand sewing mostly, so here are some things I did today: Started to package and get the hexies ready for the Wasimgton  DeMoin  Carriage Country Quilts "Row on Row Experience"  Love their wool and hexi pattern. Practised on some hexies for another project.  I decided to make a hexi quilt. And  finally doing a bit of wool to relax.  A UFO to complete from 2008 (boy is that old!!!). Hope everyone is relaxing like me.  Enjoy the day.

Well, as we both know, I'm behind in my BOMs and that means sewing to catch up, but that's OK because I love to sew.  From my list (which I editted because I missed some things), you can see how long it is.  But I'm getting there.  Here is what I've done so far: June's Block March's block Plus the two rows shown in the previous post, I'm on a roll.  I've also cut out Pat's vacation.  So I have many to sew there, tomorrow.  Getting there.  Short entry today, sorry.

Two days ago for about three hours I started to catch up on my BOMs.  Last year I tried 9, and finished 3, this year I'm in 5 and I just signed up for another one from Bellingham, across the border.  I have to pick up the package every month, across the border.  Sometimes I think I'm crazy!!!  But it was such a lovely pattern (tea time - I love drinking tea;) and my safety guard - my best friend Gro - didn't stop me from buying into the pattern.  Gro and I were on a "Row by Row Experience" hop - collecting rows from BC and down by the border in Washington, and it was her job to make sure that I don't buy anything but the rows (I'm a recovering Fabric-aholic like most of us).  But with a $2 price on material for backing from A Great Notion in Abbottsford and then Fabric-Etc in Bellingham, I didn't stand a chance. By the way, if you are in BC, you have GOT TO pick up the row at Laura's Fashion Fabrics at 1552 Johnston Road in White Rock - 604-531

OK, here it is this time, but now I have the summer  :)  So I hope do to some catching up because it's been so long since I've hand a serious quilting day.  Will I be able to do it?  I have the time, and some energy.  So I can get it going and get serious. Pat Sloan's Vacation January - Cut arealready - need to start February - cut and sew March - cut and sew April - cut and sew May - cut and sew June - cut and sew July - cut and sew Animal Party April May June July Elephant parade (this is for my Q3 section) Complete flower block (need to cut new ones out and then make them) Complete one bird block Put it all together quilt it. Quilt the sun flower quilt. Quilt Doodle BOM April May June July Norma quilt (from the guild). 2nd last blcok last block Center Block Sew it all together Block Lotto Sun - 5 of them Large Circles - 4 of tem to complete set Cross bars - 3 of them  to complete set Flowers Arrows Chains Put them all to

Well in the last post you saw my quilts I entered in the "Wrapped in Colour" show, and although I was extremely impressed with myself in regards to finishing my Prairie Flowers quilt (man did that kill my hand), there were so many better quilts.   So here are some of the winners... The Challenge Quilts - 25"  Winners of the Challenge Quilts Viewers Choices 3rd place - Wendy Whiting, Quilting with Norma  Take a look at the quilting in this quilt!!!  Absolutely makes the quilt!!!  Hope I get this good. Someone at the show said that you don't compare yourself to others, but to what you're at, and how much you've improved in the year.  I can only hope that I improve each time I do it.  Thus the courses I signed up for to do this summer from Craftsy. Take a look at the classes: One of my goals this section from the 2015 Finish Projects.  This looks so interesting, would love to make one.  Painting material and le