Six of Ten in 2010, Happy New Year

I didn't get Illinois Sampler's backing stitched on the 31st, got too sleepy to keep my eyes open at about 11 p.m. But I did finish it today, Jan. 1 and since it is a holiday I will count it anyway. And I will get the label done tomorrow, so because that is a Sunday and still the holiday weekend, it will still count. (My quilting, my rules!)  I missed the guild deadline anyway, since it was way back on the day of our party on the second Wed. of December.

The best news of all, I retired on Dec. 31-sewing room here I come! It's going to be a great, quilty 2011.

Year's End

I've taken a time out from Roll Roll Cotton Boll to finish some nearly done UFO's from the 2010 list before tomorrow night at midnight!  I finished the quilting on Illinois Sampler and trimmed the back and batting yesterday evening. This morning I started stitching down the backing. No work today, so maybe I can finish this before 2011?

Sewing This Week

Made a cute little paper-pieced house block for the guild's evening meetings chairperson, did a feather design (my first attempt) machine quilting on my Illinois Sampler, sewed some blocks on Autumn, and made some prairie points for Il. Sampler.

IL Sampler Postponed

The answer is no, not this year. I've got tendonitis in my shoulder (probably from pushing the big President's Quilt through the machine to quilt it); so I'm resting it to heal. Instead I'm finishing the snippets project "Shawnee Forest" to put in the show. Tried a border using an off white with small blue print, but I don't like it-looks muddy from a distance.(see photo) Bought some bright white-on white, hopefully the third try will be the charm. Started the project in Cindy Walter's class June 2008.

Illinois Sampler continued

Resumed machine quilting Illinois Sampler that I began last Oct. Will I get it done in time for the Quilt Show the end of March?