Power - or the lack thereof....

I was on a good roll....quilting away and getting close to finishing the Dresden Plate quilt when the power went out.   Thankfully we got a generator the last time we lost power so hubby got it up and running.  I dare not ask to hook up the sewing machine when we really need fridge, lights, etc.  At least we can stay in touch with people since the phone and computer are hooked in.

Hope everyone affected stays warm and safe!

Snow????

It is Oct 29 in Ct and we are expecting 12 inches of snow between today and tomorrow.  Unheard of!!  It means not Sunday worship and I hate when we have to miss a meeting! 

I am almost finished with my first drunkards path candle mat.  Just have to hand sew the binding on the back.  Its really nice!  Will be a Christmas present for someone....not sure who yet.

My first Drunkards Path Block....

So, in my last post I mentioned taking a quilting class.  The instructor informed us that we would be making a Drunkards Path block at some point and showed us which ruler we needed.  Talk about intimidating!! I bought the ruler and decided I should practice before I really need to make on.

I made a few, not so great, but not too bad either.  After critiquing my own work I saw what little things I had to pay attention to and this morning I made 4 and put them together.  I am so excited about how they came out!!  Much easier than I had anticipated!

My conclusion....the harder it is, the more time I take and the better it comes out.  The easier it is the quicker I make it and the more mistakes I make.  So now I will look at each block as difficult and really take my time!

Quilting class!!!

So, I started a quilting class this past Saturday.  Its pretty cool how it works, you pay $5.00 the first class and you get a 45 minute demo and the fabric for one block.  If you bring the finished block back the next month you don't pay anything!  After 12 months of classes you get two months to make the blocks into a quilt and bring it to a party.  All quilts are displayed and names thrown into a jar, one name is picked out and they win $1000 towards a new machine from the store!

Of course, it costs more than $5.00 because I had to buy special rulers...but I figure I will get use out of them in the future.

 Maybe, just maybe, this self-taught quilter will learn the correct way of doing things.

This is the first block and I mixed up the colors!  Dark tan was supposed to go with blue and light tan with red.  Oh well, going to be lots of 'character' as usual.

Just had to copy this from my DIL's blog!

Its been awhile........

since I last posted!  I have gotten quite a bit of machine quilting done on the Dresden Plate and it will be ready for the cold weather.  I can say that I am NOT ready for the cold.  Last winter was just.....brrrr.....yuck!

I have a new venture - managing my friends ETSY shop!  Fun fun fun!
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