A Little Better Attitude

Hey, the sun has been shining since last Monday; it's wonderful!  Some say it's too hot, but to me, it's been great!  (Thank you, Lord!)

I need to go back  to last Monday's quilting bee meeting; I have a confession to make.  We were shown how to put those scrappy strippy blocks together.  I got three of my first row together, but my machine was not cooperating.  I got disgusted again.  I decided to gather up my blocks and leftover fabrics and give them to our leader who was working on her own blocks.  I told her I just wasn't enjoying that method from the get-go, and that I wasn't going to spend any more time on it.  She graciously took the blocks and said she would finish them, no problem.  I felt better in a few minutes, but I never will participate again in a method I do not like, particularly with fabrics or patterns I dislike so very much.   I'll just have to do my own donation quilt to my own liking.  Not very nice I know, but sometimes that's just me.  Sorry.  Anyway, now it's time to move on.

I've been doing a lot of planning and thinking, and even experimenting on the quilting for my large Civil War quilt.  I had a few blocks leftover, so I decided to put them together and experiment a bit.  I sandwiched it and quilted it like I thought I might like, but I didn't.  So I ripped all that out and tried another plan which I like much better.  It may drive me crazier by the time I get it done, but I think, with lots of patience and determination, I can make it work.  I still have a bit more to decide in the open areas, but here's a look at what I have in mind for the big blocks. Some of the markings from the first run are still showing.  You may have to double-click to see it.  Just remember, I'm new at this free motion idea and this block is just an experiment.

I'm in the process now of marking the top.  I know I should be able to just eye-ball it, but I'd hate to ruin the quilt with my quilting.  (I still may ruin it.)  I have the backing ready, but won't sandwich it all for a few days.  (Life, or rather death, keeps getting in the way.  I have to help with funeral dinners at church two days next week already.)  I am, however, looking forward to working on the project; don't know how long it will take, but I'm going to take my time.

Hope everyone is happy with the projects you are working on.

---"Love"