February 2009

In February we got a bit bogged down with taxes and paperwork. I managed to keep busy with a teaching a quilting class on Sunday afternoons. I'm hoping to post pictures of our quilts from class next month.

So far, I've started 3 quilts and finished one (shown here). This quilt is one I found in a catalog. They were selling a kit to make it. I'm too cheap for that -- I just looked at the picture and figured it out. Of course, I have no idea how the size of my blocks compares to theirs. It turned out that my free sample of thinsulate 250 was enough to quilt it with, so I used the thinsulate for the batting and was delighted to find that my quick and easy quilt turned into a comforter. Next month, I'm hoping to finally organize the scrap pile - wish me luck . . . .

January Flew By

January was supposed to be a chance to relax and take a break before starting to make stuff for the 2009 shows -- my goal is to make at least one quilt each month.

As luck would have it, it took most of the month to get customer quilts done because there were too many days of being sick and not wanting to risk sneezing too often and having to rip out stuff. But, the sun came out again. All customer quilts got done ahead of the promised date and everyone was happy with the results. We even found time to start up a Sunday afternoon class for some seniors in Silverdale. We've been working on 'The Road to Oklahoma'.

I did manage to get a quilt done in January. I finished Bonnie Hunter's New Year's Eve mystery quilt called Double Delight. As always, I made little changes . . . .