WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

[threadbndr]

Wow, June already! How did that happen? Spring basically came and went in about three weeks around here. Mid April snow and by last week, summer 90 F / 32 C temps!!!

I gave in and turned on the air conditioner last weekend. At least I made it to Memorial Day weekend (that's always my goal, though sometimes Kansas weather gets the better of me!)

Lots of family stuff going on this weekend, but I'm hoping to get back to "It was the 80s". I've not made much progress at all on it the last several weeks. How is the start of summer treating everyone (or fall for those of us on the southern side of the equator)?

[pcbatiks]

Re: WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

I’m happy.....I hustled finished the color wash quilt this afternoon! Posting pictures soon.

[DeniseSm]

Re: WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

I know what you mean. Winter dragged on with hard freezes after the hummingbirds had already migrated up from the south. Spring last a few brief weeks and we went straight into summer. It is supposed to be 99 tomorrow. Too hot, to soon.

I got to play with my Double Wide Dresden ruler today for the first time. I used my 2.5" scraps to make a Dresden plate and zig zag sewed it to a t shirt. This is going to make a fun quilt.

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I was so pleased with the Wolf Abstractions pattern by Violet Craft I am going to make it again. This time I am going to do a night time version. The background will be the electric purple in the center and the eyes will be a haunting ice blue. The four lightest of the fabrics have silver highlights to give a shimmery glow like moonlight.
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[MSN]

Re: WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

Wow, Denise, can't wait to see your night time wolf. I absolutely love the fabrics you selected. As fast as you work, you'll probably be posting a picture by next week.

[RockinLou]

Re: WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

Hello!! Thanks for getting us started- I snuck away and went out of town! We went to see Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan and it was certainly a unique place, the architecture is so modern there, it's almost surreal. I wonder what the world will think of it in a hundred years....

23 days left in Kazakhstan, the sewing will be shut down and the packing will begin. Sooner than I'd like to admit. :-(

I'm not ready to give up my sewing space, but I am looking forward to being back in Atlanta, a world that I can generally navigate on my own and have my own level of independence.

The hardest part of being away this weekend was not sewing... im not sure I can make it through the next month!

I'll have to live vicariously here on the forum!

[Josephine09]

Re: WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

Good evening! It's been a long time since I've been a part of this group, but since I'm focusing on finishing projects this summer, I thought I'd join back in. We didn't get much of a spring here either--though snow in April or May is not out of the ordinary! Does your school year end in 23 days then, RockinLou? I think I remember you are a teacher too.

[Granny Judy]

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Glad to see you here, Josephine09. I drift in and out myself. It's always refreshing to get back here and see what everyone is doing. Esp, when I need inspiration or a kick in the pants.

G/son had a little boy on 22nd of may, so finished up the baby quilt and got it mailed... rushed to get the binding done. so No new photo of the quilt.
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[Claire Hallman]

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Very cute, love the elephant. Congratulations on the new little boy.
I am trying to get some things cleaned up and cleared out but new stuff just calls to me.
I got some free fat quarters last week and they did coordinate nicely. One had little fairies on it so I fussy cut them yesterday into small squares that will be sashed several times with some coordinates and go to Project Linus eventually.
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[14margarette]

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I know what you mean. Winter dragged on with hard freezes after the hummingbirds had already migrated up from the south. Spring last a few brief weeks and we went straight into summer. It is supposed to be 99 tomorrow. Too hot, to soon.

I got to play with my Double Wide Dresden ruler today for the first time. I used my 2.5" scraps to make a Dresden plate and zig zag sewed it to a t shirt. This is going to make a fun quilt.

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I was so pleased with the Wolf Abstractions pattern by Violet Craft I am going to make it again. This time I am going to do a night time version. The background will be the electric purple in the center and the eyes will be a haunting ice blue. The four lightest of the fabrics have silver highlights to give a shimmery glow like moonlight.
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That shirt is so lovely, I will try to do it on my end. I hope that it will be as nice as your design.

[SuzanneOrleansOntario]

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I finished the Quatrefoil xmas quilt and have been to a few quilt store to find the final border. I want black with sparse gold metallic stars or scrolls. The search continues. I think I have enough fabric for backing. I bought a bolt of xmas fabric on sale last year.

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I cleaned up the sewing rooms, ready to tackle the next project.

[RockinLou]

Re: WiP - June 1 to June 7, 2018

Good evening! It's been a long time since I've been a part of this group, but since I'm focusing on finishing projects this summer, I thought I'd join back in. We didn't get much of a spring here either--though snow in April or May is not out of the ordinary! Does your school year end in 23 days then, RockinLou? I think I remember you are a teacher too.

Yes! I'm in my final year teaching here in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and we end on June 21 this year - we will have a crazy short summer :-( but I'm definitely ready to move on from being here.