Daily Archives: March 1, 2010

Shameless Plug

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April 30th – May 9th the Hawaii Quilt Guild is having a quilt show.

The Featured Artist is Patricia Lei Murray.

Now for the shameless plug.

Every year we do an opportunity quilt.  This year, we made the Sea Star quilt from Scrap Basket Surprises in lovely fresh colors.  Many ladies worked hard on this quilt.  Though it is not shown quilted in this photo, rest assured, it is quilted and bound already.

For your opportunity to win this quilt, please contact me for details.  If you want an opportunity, I will accept checks (payable to the guild) and paypal (preferred) to enter your name in the drawing.

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The size is about a queen-sized quilt.

I am just pitiful!

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The idea of finishing one UFO a month was great.  After all, I could manage to get one quilt quilted a month right?

WRONG.

January I had the problem of not being able to sandwich a quilt.  It was a good excuse.  I didn’t want to damage my new dining room table.  Then my friend Joan came to my rescue and sent me a video on a new method. I will admit that I was interested, so about midway through the month, I finally got around to going to the hardware store for some boards.

 

I tried it and liked it.  It was SO easy to sandwich a quilt.  I did change the method up just a little to suit me better.  I drew a line on the board at the halfway point.  I then marked the center point on each end of the quilt with masking tape.  I also taped down the first edge so that it was easier to roll up. 

I managed to get three quilts sandwiched in two days.  A record for me.

I even started to quilt one.  But it wasn’t one on my UFO listing to the right.  It was one from my list way back in January.  Oh well.  I still have March, right?  It shouldn’t be hard to quilt a bunch of quilts this month, right?  Considering I still have to sandwich two of them?  Do you think I can do it? 

How did I do with my February Goals?

    Date Done Project Task
    2/16/2010 Home For the Holidays     Sandwich
      Home For the Holidays     Quilt
      Home For the Holidays     Bind
    2/17/2010    Friendship Braid Sandwich
      Friendship Braid Quilt
      Friendship Braid Bind
      Simply Sophisticated 2 Blocks
    2/6/2010 Neptune Quilt Blocks into Top
    2/6/2010 Neptune Quilt Inner Borders
    2/6/2010 Neptune Quilt Piano Key Border
      Triple Scoop Sandwich
      Triple Scoop Quilt
      Triple Scoop Bind
    2/17/10 Pumped Pumpkins Sandwich

 

My March goals are:

  • Sandwich Triple Scoop
  • Quilt Triple Scoop
  • Bind Triple Scoop
  • Quilt Friendship Braid
  • Bind Friendship Braid
  • Quilt Pumped Pumpkins
  • Bind Pumped Pumpkins
  • Quilt Home for the Holidays
  • Bind Home for the Holidays
  • Piece Back for Designer Mystery 2008
  • Sandwich Designer Mystery 2008
  • Quilt Designer Mystery 2008
  • Bind Designer Mystery 2008

Nancy husband has picked #2 for the UFO challenge this month.  At least it is one that I already have the backing for and don’t have to buy any.  Yea!