Bill had a good day, he moved some brush from the woods to the burn pile (he has a large tractor with a loader on it, so he doesn't do all the work). And then he went down to the neighbor's to visit.
I had an excellent day -- quilt shop for our bom, (bought some baby flannel to back my Baby Rails with Attitude quilt -- at 15% off), lunch at our favorite sandwich place - Mary's Market, stopped at the grocery store and just plain had a good old-fashioned gabfest with my quilt buddy, Jackie.
And then I came home and played on the machine. Did a third row of the pantograph -- need lots of practice on that and need to learn to line them up better -- so will wait til the class to do any more. Then I practiced feathers -- I have never been able to do feathers well, so this is an area I am going to practice til I can do them in every direction, up, down and sideways. vbg I'm almost to the end of this practice piece and the bobbin is about to run out, so I quit for the day -- but I feel good about getting the time in. I also cleaned and oiled the machine and still have a few oil drips, so need to use a bit less oil in certain areas! It's all a matter of getting the feel of the machine, I think. Sometimes I feel impatient with myself and want to put a quilt on and have at it, and then other times I just want to practice, practice, practice before I go near a quilt. I think I'll do the latter!
Gratitudes:
Bill's feeling better and I'm not panicking today.
New soup to try tonight from Harry & David, Garden Vegetable or something like that. I bought some crusty sourdough bread to go with it.
We're going to be getting snowed in this weekend -- the Bears play (and hopefully win), and I'm going to sew and quilt.
6 comments :
I'm glad he's feeling better, and not only better, but good enough to be out doing yard work!
A snowy afternoon quilting sounds nice to me too, as long as it doesn't stick on the roads. :)
I'm so thankful Bill is on the mend. I'm completely fascinated with your progress on the quilt machine. Sorry, though, my alliances are to my home state of Louisiana. Even Don and I were saying-- we don't wish the weekend away, but we're looking forward to football on Sunday...
'When the Saints go marching in....'
Mel
It is so fun to watch your progress with your machine. I am fascinated. Enjoy your snowed in day...I'll be in Chicago on Tuesday for the week to see my grandbaby...I just know this Florida girl is going to FREEZE :) but it will be worth it.
Oh, don't be impatient with yourself. It takes a lot of effort to get those feathers the way you want them. Mine continue to get better but I had some really horrendous feathers for quite a while.
Don't give up!
Judy L.
Your feathers look wonderful!
So glad Bill is better. I continue to be amazed at the energy both of you have.
Your practice quilting looks wonderful. Are you going to bind them and send them away for charity quilts?
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