OMG For the Spoooky Month

 Isn't it fun to have goals?!

I just had to add in this picture of my small 

town looking like Brigadoon!

Sure getting ready for spooky month here!

This month I am going to be finishing up 

from the the pinning and quilting frenzy of 

September and bind everything in sight! 

Actually all of my items in the finishing 

up phase, (quilting , trimming, binding and 

labeling), usually hang out underneath the 

big work table with the flannel bins and 

the odd bags of scraps.  I think I have 

posted a few pictures of the work pile under there. 

Currently there are: 

four baby sized quilts,

(one needing a fix on the backing)

and two twin quilts to bind. 

Getting these all done up before holiday and 

travels months kick in will give me a great 

start on , dare I say it, next year?!! Time sure

flies when you are stitching!

Linking up with :

OMG October

A Big Finish and a Wonderful Day

 A queen sized quilted done and dusted! 

It is that lovely, interesting selvage quilt!

Stitching it was not too challenging, 

although there were a few lessons learned!

The biggest one is:  don't use the fuzzy 

selvages if you don't like them. I trimmed 

the fuzziness off but it left a raveling 

thread that had to be tamed with liberal 

use of fray check!! Arghh!  

The quilt still counts as a great success. 

Its uniqueness and date of completion

make it a candidate for our next guild show. 

It will have to be lightly used till then , so no

small children jumping on the bed!!!

It got a great yellow batik back with a flying geese accent. 

It is bound with a neutral beige to match the 

outside round of selvage blocks.  The quilting does

highlight the hexie shape well!

Just look at those blue hexies pop!

The week finished off with a great block party. 

Over 100 neighbors in our grandchildren's 

community gathered for a lovely afternoon

of potluck, activities and socializing. There 

was a street hockey area, craft table and even

a tiny electric police car busing around. 

 

The neighborhood is 100 years old and the

streets are lined with mature elms and has 

many century homes. Century home is a local 

phrase meaning " really old house needing lots

of repair and maintenance"!  The day finished 

out with firepits and residents showing off 

their garage bands underneath the canopy 

of the elm trees. It was wonderful.

Hope you are all having wonderful end of summer times!

Stay safe and sew on !

Linking up with :

Design Wall Monday

To Do Tuesday

Wait Loss Wednesday

Midweek Makers

Put Your Foot Down