Well readers, I did it! I managed to finish the wall hanging that I was working on last week. It really turned out better than I expected and will be a nice addition to my guest room. Hope that you like it! Now, I have to decide what to work on next. Even though the weather is hot and working on a big quilt seems too warm, I may get out the first big quilt I ever started and finish the hand quilting. I think it will be my next TV project. Does anyone else out there have TV projects, ie, something that you work on while watching your favorite programs? I usually try to do something, partly because it helps to keep me from snacking, and also because it is a good way to make progress on projects while spending some time with my hubby. A little about the quilt I am talking about....I think I started it not long after I started some quilting (doll quilts). This was about 1983 or so.....I didn't start with a lap quilt, instead I went for what is probably a full/queen Amish style quilt that I decided to hand quilt. Not that I did anything real complicated....it is just big! I only have the outer border to finish and would really like to try to get it done. I probably did everything wrong on this quilt.....fabrics may or not be 100% cotton and the backing is a percale sheet (no wonder the quilting has been difficult)! But, even with all of that, I am determined to finish this by the end of the year. It is something on my list that I want to finish mostly because it is the first one I started. So look for updates on my progress in upcoming posts and let me know if any of you have projects like this hanging around. I'd love to hear about them.
I am also excited to share the good news that two more members of the challenge have notified me of their FFO's this week. Sylvia finished a lovely quilt and Stephanie finished a quilted flag just in time for display for the 4th of July! Congratulations to both of you for keeping with it! Check out the photos of their finished projects and my new wall hanging!
Hope you are all managing to keep cool this hot week! Staying inside and sewing on a hot day seems like a good thing to do to me. So until next week...happy quilting! - Vicki
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