Boys and Girls Club Auction 2009

Another Sampler...

This one is a kingsize, lots of Fairy Frost. It is philanthropy for a Boys and Girls Club raffle coming up. My friend Debbie pieced it. Meticulous work is her norm.

I quilted it custom with continuous curves, pumpkin seeds, cross-hatching, alternating hashmarks, applique outlining and lots of stitch-in-the-ditch. The quilt top and back sitting unquilted in a paper bag was already heavy. We decided to use Quilter's Dream Poly batting. It gives great quilt definition and is not as heavy as cotton. I used Signature Cotton white thread top and bobbin.



I tried a new sashing stitch on it. It is very similar to a Deloa Jones sashing that I learned at MQS 2008. But that sashing requires a long pass over the stitched sashing amd I don't always slow down enough to miss cropping the top of the sashing. So this one works better for me.



The borders stacked outside the sashing was a challenge. I had just watched a Deb Levy video on Machine Quilter's Resource that demonstrated dividing borders. These borders were not wide. In fact, that was part of the problem. The inner border was 3 inches and the outer border was about 4 inches. It would have been a different border treatment if the outer border was 5 or 6 inches. I ran a double-spine and one-sided feathers facing into the quilt on the inside of the border treatment. I did piano keys on the outside part of the border treatment. I was pleased with the result. I hope it makes them tons of $$.

An Afternoon of Bliss

My husband and I commute about 100 miles a day to work. Yeah, I knhow, I hate it, too. I live in a beautiful country town and for now, I am willing to pay the price in gasoline and seat-time, usually 2 hours and 15 minutes per day total. Normally Terry drops me off at work and drives to his job 3 miles away and hikes in to his office from the north-40 parking lot. My clock started the second I walked into my office. Terry comes and gets me 10 hours later and we go home. So by lunch time on Friday, I have done my 40 hours. So I decided that I wanted the car so I could run some errands. What a great day.

First, I drove a co-worker to the airport.

I braved the militant homeless guys in Point Loma and went to Staples to stock up on several items for a drafting class I have on Saturday. Compass, triangles, graph paper and a couple of other things. I found everything plus I found the lead and erasers for my favorite mechanical pencil.

Feeling emboldened by this score, I went over to Dixieline Lumber and found outdoor solar-powered malibu lights, regularly $36.00 each on clearance for $6.99. I scooped up 6 for our front sidewalk. I have been asking Terry to get some for months but, well, you probably have a similar story.

I want to replace the interior "builder's doors" on our house before we try to sell it. I found the perfect doors for $141 each. They are 2 panel with an eyebrow top panel solid wood, fir, I think. I almost fell over a plastic shower curtain for the guest bathroom. We had used the old one for damage control when we had the roof leak about a month ago. I have been meaning to order one online, who can remember a shower curtain if it is not in your bathroom?

I scooted over to Smart & Final and got some cleaning supplies. The back of the Trailblazer was full, so I had to stop shopping.

I still had 30 minutes until time to pick Terry up for work so I parked on the quaywall near the Star of India on San Diego Harbor. This is one of my favorite spots. All along the quaywall are these enormous pots containing pieces of artwork done as part of the San Diego Public Art Program. It is a great place to stroll or sit and watch the sailboats, ferries, and Navy ships go by.



Across the street is the San Diego County Administration building. It is a popular area for small weddings. I lucked out and got to see two small groups all dressed up for weddings under the copse of palms.



Yeah, it was a good afternoon.

Madison's Quilt

Isn't this a sweet panel. I just added some half-square triangles on the top and bottom. I tried quilting it with my DSM. It looked awful.... Oh, yeah, that's why I bought a longarm.