I am sure on a roll!
Another log cabin complete and bound!
Working on guild charity items to be quilted,
one is complete and another is started.
Our local guild usually ties the quilts but
I took a few unfinished ones home to stitch up on my domestic.
They were pillowcase turned and a line
of stitching run around the outside to
close the turning hole and stabilize the quilt sandwich.
I am finishing them up by stitching quilting lines that
either follow the piecing lines or compliment the pattern.
The first one, a disappearing nine patch, received
a 6 inch grid pattern.
The next one is a concentric
strip quilt and I am quilting the diagonals and between
in matching colors.
These are donated charity quilts so I
feel comfortable showing a portion of them!
Woot, woot! The machine is working
well, threads are flying. My two thread bunnies
are busy collecting the trimmed off threads!
trimmed and clipping a cutoff piece of batting
to my tall thread guide or stuffing it in a cup,
really keeps my socks from becoming thread catchers!
I even managed to attend
a quilt show meeting. My very first one and it has
really opened my eyes on what goes on behind the scenes.
I am part of the intake team. Secrets have been revealed!
I will get to see all the beautiful quilts first hand!! Wowzer!
Finishing up some entries had me fighting with my
printer! The printer won and I managed to completely
block myself from the internet while trying to
connect it. The learning from this is to: be brave!
It turns out my printer does not like the cloud so I just PDF
what I want to print and it will come out perfectly!
Here is a mug shot of the evil printer!
The solution to reconnecting to the WWW was to
just go back and undo a few of the LAN (local area network)
changes I made while trying to make the printer connect.
After a little internal turmoil, (like in a dream when you
can't remember your locker combination from high school),
it rebounded perfectly and I feel like a hacker!
Stay safe and be brave with your tech!
Linking up with :
Fun post to read!
ReplyDeleteI also have a fussy HP printer, so congratulations for making it work for you. And for using up some of your binding scraps! I just keep adding to the pile. Time for me to use it.
Someday!!! I have a whole rack full of backs and tops, time to get quilting, someday!
DeleteTriumph for you on several levels. I've had HP printer problems, too -- unplugged, deleted and reinstalled the driver, and crossing my fingers.....Quilt show staging is certainly a science. I was on the layout committee that measured where each quilt would hang.....And how great to have finished quilts!!
ReplyDeleteWe are getting closer to show time!!! 1 month to go! I love to get quilts off to their forever homes!
DeleteIt's a happy day when we can get the tech to work! Love your log cabin quilt. I have to say you sure are cranking them out! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss. https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/04/03/wednesday-wait-loss-374
ReplyDeleteSo many log cabins! Four more wonky ones to quilt! I'm still in love with the look!
DeleteOh my, Deb! You've been SEW busy!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha! That is sew true!
DeleteWell done with all these quilts sewn, bound, quilted! You were quite busy this week! Congratulations for your success over the printer too ;))
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
You're welcome. I really like all the linky parties.
DeleteLots of stitching going on. Those charity quilts are great practice. Technology is such a double edged sword, when it works it's great, when it doesn't it really doesn't. Enjoy your stitching time this week.
ReplyDeleteOh I will have a great week stitching! Getting ready for a quilt show and there are always new projects to start!
DeleteHi Deb, congrats of figuring out your printer. Sometimes work arounds are great! Those quilts are perfect for practicing. Have fun and thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.
ReplyDeleteIt was rewarding to finally get it printing!
Deleteoh I like that log cabin a lot!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is very fun to do, so many fun scraps!
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