I have pretty much been working on customer stuff all week so have not had much "me" sewing time.
I had lunch with a friend yesterday. In my push to try and move some of the charity fabric out of my basement and into quilts I took a panel quilt over to her house. Four of these panels have been sitting in the guild charity stash for several years and it is time to get them made into quilts. Carol let me "shop" in her stash to find fabrics to make borders and binding for these.
I put the borders on the first one last night. I don't think I would have pick the stripe or the outer border if I had taken the panel to a fabric store but I like the way it turned out.
I don't know if I am going to border the other three or just cut borders and taken them to the guild as kits for someone else to stitch up.
When I quilt on the longarm I sit down for 5 minutes after each pass or two across the quilt to rest my knees and back and in doing so I am able to quilt longer. This morning during those breaks I would sew a few squares together. Have a few rows done, this will be the backing for my Christmas Ribbons quilt.
Kathie
4 comments:
Don't you know your clients are helping you to pay for your Christmas!
Your panel turned out cute.
The way you quilt to save knees and back is a good idea. I am setting up a new Handi Quilter and worry if I can get much done on it with the fibromyalgia.
fun looking back through your blog. Yes, there seems to be lots of sewing right now. At least until the weather gets nice out. Which is soon, I hope.
I love that panel one.
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