This past weekend, between my kids starting summer vaycay, four performances, the audition workshop, striking (tearing down) the set after the last performance, Tony Awards (Theatre Super Bowl) and mom coming up to visit, I not only pressed the backing for the batik, I finished it. I also sandwiched the backing and batting to the front so it's ready for the tie quilting process.
Unfortunately, my camera is acting up (or down, depending on how you look at it). I have a feeling the boys got into it and changed the settings so that, instead of the pix going onto the memory card, they're in the internal memory of my camera, and I have no clue where my little cord is to connect my camera to the computer to upload them. Horrors! I hate using my phone for these pix. They aren't as clear. I got some really nice shots of it, too, because it's a nice, sunny day. If I drag that blanket out to the deck one more time, my neighbors are gonna start talkin'! LOL I don't know what about, but I have some odd neighbors. However, if they started saying stuff like, "Hey! She makes pretty quilts. We should buy one..." I think I'll take it out one more time and use both the reset camera and the darn phone...
Yay! It's working!
Wouldn't this be lovely under yer buns for a picnic in the park?
The back is just as pretty!
One thing I should mention was that, as I was cutting the back for the batik, I realized I had under guess-timated the amount of fabric I needed. I was cutting out the triangles and was suddenly aware that I was only going to get 3 full triangles! Crappy McCrapperton! I was just about to kick myself when I thought, well, perhaps I could sew together the two end pieces to make the fourth triangle. It worked. I wasn't going to be too upset about the seam because I'm using up all the fabric, rather than having these two big end pieces. I do have quite a bit left over because I didn't need to use the entire width of the fabric, but I have plans. Oh, yes, I have plans...
Anyway, the batik is nearly finished! Yay! Two quilts in one week! Huzzah!
Poop. Now what am I going to do?
Kidding! I have lots of stuff to do. I've been working on the hand-sewing of the hexagon Grandma's Flower Garden in drips and drabs. I thought I had done so much work on it, but I'll be dipped! I only have 5 completed flowers! This is definitely NOT one of those instant gratification projects. But I imagine it'll be pretty satisfying when it does get done.
Another project I should really tackle is making a new cushion for my porch swing. Just sayin'.
My mom has "commissioned" me to make two baby quilts for some new girls in town. The granddaughter of the pastor from the church where I grew up and my sister's step-daughter's baby girl. I'm kinda hoping my niece has a boy. So much less drama. Even when they're on the spectrum. I'm all the drama I can handle!
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