Monday, June 30, 2008

Quilty Week

It seems like it has been forever since I have posted. Time has flown by, is there a way to stop it? I have been trying to catch up on customer quilts. Here is one that I did get done, the other I have been working on, well, let's just say I didn't pay attention and have to undo over half the quilting and have spent at least 9 hours so far picking out stitches. How stupid I feel and I should have know better, especially since it is over 90" wide. Now I have to call my customer and tell her that it won't be ready on Tuesday. If it wasn't Monday I would take the day off work and finish but can't do it today. I should finish up tonight thank heaven.
On a happy note, I received my FQ bundles that I ordered from Hancock's of Paducah. They were having a big sale and that is the only time I usually buy these kind of bundles. I haven't decided exactly what I will make with these yet but there will be projects come up that will be perfect I am sure.

5 comments:

Candace said...

The quilt and it's quilting are beautiful, and I'm sure you'll find something to do will those colorful bundles.

Ruthie said...

Very pretty quilting and the bundles look great. I couldn't bring myself to order any bundles, but if they stay on sale much longer I may give in.

Amanda said...

Lovely quilting, but you must be spitting feathers about the mistake and having to unpick so much. I can't imagine ever being able to buy so much fabric at one time here in the UK, but I'm drooling over your picture.

Amy said...

I'm with Amanda here----"drooling" over all those fat quarters! WOW! That must have been SOME SALE!

I can only feel your pain to a point regarding your customers quilt. I had to rip/pull out about half of a quilt once too because of tension problems; I was spitting nails! Hmmm....spitting "feathers" sure gives a new visual to that saying... :0)

I hope your customer is understanding!

Unknown said...

I remember the first quilt I had machine quilted. I was so new at quilting that I didn't ask questions. I picked out the color of thread and the pattern I liked and I left. When I picked up my quilt it looked more like a sleeping bag than a quilt. She used the thickest batting I had ever seen in my life! It was aweful but I paid her and took it home and ripped it out. I have a new machine quilter now and we communicate really well :)