Accomplishments

I have been getting at working on the quilt project that I decided needed to be redone. The project is making blocks for a game called quilt bingo that we will be doing next month at quilt guild. I have redone 3 out of 4 and have started picking apart the last. It is rather tedious, but not so bad picking out stitches once I made up my mind to do it. I'm not satisfied that the blocks look better or anything. The problem was that I did not have them done correctly. I was meant to put 5 different kinds of an assortment of fabrics (such as stripe, flower print, plaid, etc.). But I had repeated some of the kinds such as having 2 geometric prints. There are 6 different columns in different colors and a black center - like bingo. When we are done we are going to make a charity quilt with the blocks, I think someone said.

Reverse sewing some people call it when you have to pick out stitches. But I do feel some sense of accomplishment. I have finished the blocks, not just leaving them picked apart. It is something I can see that is done. I have mostly been doing the ironing in the cooler part of the day. This month it has been somewhat cooler than June and July and I have generally been managing without having on the air conditioning. It is getting up into the upper 80s by the end of the day here, but in the morning it is in the 60's, tolerable to have the iron on.

I do prefer the warm weather to cold. But I find myself looking forward to cooler weather. I like fall. I really like seeing the trees turn color and feeling the air crisp, just a little cold - sweater weather. When I started learning quilting it was in the fall - September of 2000. Before 911. In August of the 2001 I finally completed my quilt, which however still lacks a label, so I guess it isn't completely complete. I'm glad that I finished it before 911. I don't know why, exactly. Well, so that's another subject. It seems to cast a shadow 911.

That it took me a year to do my first quilt was awfully slow progress. Some people could probably have had it done in a couple of weeks. I did hand quilt it. But it isn't even full sized, it's a wall hanging, not a full bed quilt. It could be used as a throw, but I think of it as a wall hanging. I did receive lots of compliments on it however and especially people were admiring it as a first quilt, when I had it on display in our guild's quilt show. People have told me that I am good with color.

I also did one maple leaf block (finished 6" square) in fall colors for a fall quilt. I have been planning to do such a quilt for a long, long time. So, now I've gotten started - one block - it's a long way from a finished quilt of any size.