Well ladies I've been off for a while during the especially busy summer months around here. For those of you who do not know I am an avid gardener and canner so the spring and summer and somewhat into the autumn months I stay extremely busy. Also this year I took a trip to see my grandson in Hawaii. I had a wonderful time and got to visit a lot of quilt shops in the islands and purchased a lot of fabric. Even had the opportunity to take a quilting class on Hawaiian quilting while I was there.
Well it's time to get it all back together and back to quilting for my late autumn and winter months. Right now I am getting ready to start a class at the Senior Center and I'm really looking forward to that. I've also entered some of my quilting into the local Agriculture Fair, in addition to some of my canning projects.
Got several quilts to get done, some for me, some for paying customers and some that I do as a charity project so I've been busy upstairs this morning working on some of those. I'm still practicing some of the things I learned in my class with Lisa Sipes who is a wonderful quilting and if you don't know about her, please check her out on the web or FB. She does wonderful quilting. I have many friends on FB that are quilters and I love sharing some of their pictures and they always and forever inspire me. Lisa Calle is just a wonderful quilter at Stone House Quilting and has some great rulers which are on my wish list.
Today I will not be posting any pictures of the projects I have completed over the summer and there have been a few. One of the ones I am working on is for my grandson Collan who is going to get married in June. He is the one who is currently living in Hawaii and he is a precious man! But then I also have another precious grandson and two precious granddaughters and one great-grandson. Each one is special in their own way and there is no way I could even begin to tell you how much they are loved and adored by me. Oh well enough of that.
What's on my schedule in quilting? Oh we will be using up some scraps and finishing some projects that are already started. Looking forward to my class. Looking forward to getting a few more supplies, such as the rulers I spoke about and learning to use them.
One little thing that I want to share with you is the importance of getting good instructions about how to use the things you are purchasing. One of the reasons for this is my own problems that I have had. I had someone recommend a particular item to me that would make my life so much easier. It was a quicker way to get my backing and tops loaded onto my longarm machine. Then another person recommended it also so I bought it. The cost wasn't astronomical but nevertheless at $80 it wasn't a cheapo.........Well try as I might I was having all kinds of trouble using this new device. After months of struggle and complaint that my hands just weren't strong enough and it was really hard to use someone posted and sent me a link on how to use the thing. Guess what, it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought and I could use it when I started doing in the way they showed. Instruction is very important! What can I say.....I'll try not to make that mistake again! Now some things you can learn how to use very easily and there is another item that I purchased that actually cost me well over $100 that was a breeze to use! I didn't need anything more than being told once how to do it and it worked really well. Be on the safe side though, and get your instructions. If there is a free class or if you can look at U-tube videos and see how to use it, go for it! If the class will cost you extra money you may want to try to figure it out first and then if things don't work out well think about the class!
I hope you all have a wonderful day! See you soon.
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