Mid August quilting

[bridesmom]

So, Jan is trying to finish a ufo and I have sandwiched two small lap quilts. I will leave those til next week to quilt cause I am working on a baby quilt that I am really having fun with, except for the ripping and sewing and ripping and sewing and ripping and sewing. Then I started to do the top half and wanted to sew curved pieces and messed it up twice, so I walked out and came up here to see what everyone is up to.

I'm off tomorrow, and can't decide on - do I paint the bathroom, do I go out and weed or do I sew. I need to weed, I don't need to paint but I bought it and I'd like to do even just one bathroom and i want to do a bit of sewing. Decisions, decisions.

[momquilts]

I vote for painting the bathroom. If it's as small as mine, you can sew when you're finished.

[Magot]

and you get to feel virtuous! Face it, the weeds will just grow back - why not let them get big enough to really get hold of...

back to the borders - I have finally decided what to put in them and Tony comes home. Not that he needs entertaining but he likes to spend time with me...

[lendube]

So what have you decided, Laura? Anything yet? If it was my decision I would weed for a while and then sew for a longer while. Even if it's a a small bathroom it'll still take your whole day. I know it would me!

[Magot]

I got one border section done and then went for a bike ride with Tony. Only 7 more to go and the binding..

[sewingmom]

I have a rag quilt in the works. What size seam allowance do I need to use for the most pizaz?

[lendube]

I use about 1/2 to 5/8ths inch whenever I make a rag quilt. Do you have spring loaded scissors? Makes it so much easier.

[bridesmom]

Blunt nose spring loaded scissors!! I have a pair of Fiskars and now I can't find them again. I knew I should have bought more than one pair.

So I painted the main bathroom, 2 coats, painted one wall in the hallway as I had too much paint in the tray. In between coats I went out and weeded the front yard, which was pretty quick. Then after the 2nd paint coat, went downstairs and worked on a quilt that I am donating for a fundraiser auction. I should tell you I was up at 6:45 and started taping the bathroom at 7 am! Cleaned up the sewing room a bit, went for a shower and just got back from getting my hair colored and cut. I am loving the cut!

[Magot]

Make that 11...I keep adding borders.
Laura- you powerhouse, I get in a bit of sewing now before I make lunch for a friend coming round.

[sewingmom]

I had a pair of the snippers like Laura describes. Perhaps our two pair had a rendavous somewhere .
My blocks are 10 inches so I can afford 5/8" seam allowances. Thank you Lennie!
Laura, You are like the energizer bunny. You just keep going and getting stuff done.