Moving very very slowly this morning. Too tired, everything aches, and walking feels like climbing Mt. Everest carrying a ton of bricks.
Looks like Skipper has the right idea, huh? Doesn't he look cozy and peaceful? That red print coverlet is supposed to protect my chair from doggie dirt, but Skipper thinks it makes a good cover to snuggle under.
I got the Teddy Bear quilt machine quilted yesterday. Although I am way less than excellent as a machine quilter, I thought that maybe if I did just simple straight lines, it would look ok. The hardest part was the basting. I laid it out on the back porch to spray baste. Of course, getting down on the floor and back up again, which I had to do many times, is really hard for me--but I did it. Got it straight with no wrinkles, and it only took me a couple of hours.
The quilting went well. Although nothing fancy, it looks ok. Then I made the binding. Now all I have to do is bind it and stitch the label on and it will be ready to deliver. Don't know if I'll get to it today. I should show a photo here of the quilt, but I don't feel like lifting the camera. (The photo of Skipper is a couple of days old.) I'm a real wimp today. I'll photograph the quilt after it's bound.
Maybe I'll just read today. I'm almost finished with a book entitled The God Patent, which sounded like it was going to be really good, but is actually a little lame. I've ordered a copy of True Grit from Amazon. I didn't know that there was a book until I read that the Coen brothers made the new "True Grit" movie from the original book rather than remaking the John Wayne movie. I love good westerns (not Louie L'amour stuff) so I jumped on this one. I'll let you know how I like it. For sure, I'll see the movie a soon as it comes out in a few weeks, starring my man Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn.
To all my friends out there, have a happy and blessed Sunday.
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On 11/28/2010, Debra said ...
It's not like you have been sitting around eating bon bons lately! Maybe a little sitting around eating bon bons is in order for today. Yathink?
On 11/28/2010, Linda said ...
Congratulations on getting the teddy bear quilt quilted! Today is a good day to relax. That's what I am going to try and do too. I worked Fri and Sat in all the retail craze and went home to decorate for Christmas. Today is a pj kind of day for me.
On 11/28/2010, Debby Messner said ...
You should be exhausted from Thanksgiving. Just give yourself a little rest. You deserve it.
On 11/28/2010, Cathy Burk said ...
Your doggie picture is so cute! Our dogs like to do that too...they burrow under any blanket or quilt they can find, then they are perfectly content. Have a great day!
On 11/28/2010, Kai said ...
Scooch over, Skipper! I'll join you & you can get some doggy dirt on the quilt while I get some Aunty Kai dirt on it! HAHAHAHAHA! He looks so content & adorable! Where's sweet Sophie? I'm sorry you are in pain today! I was hurting on Friday but these 2 days of being a lazy bum have worked wonders! I will write you a prescription for 2 day's worth of "Be a Bum" capsules! LOVE YOU!
On 11/28/2010, Charlene S said ...
Pain is a sign to stop and smell the roses. So take Skipper's lead and snuggle under a quilt and read a book or 4. Take care of you! There will be plenty of days to go go go.
On 11/28/2010, Brenda Kula said ...
You too, my friend! Have a restful afternoon.
Brenda
On 11/28/2010, Barbara Anne said ...
As has been said by several folks, take it easy, enjoy your well-deserved rest, and your adorable canine bedfellows!
Cheers that you've got the darling little bear quilted!!!!
I've hit a snag on DS1's quilt. The black I carefully cut 1 3/4" and parallel to the selvages stretched like crazy. Silly me went ahead and put the Celtic knot fabric border on before I saw the waving border, so now am taking both out. My dear DH and AMIL are going to the quilt shop that closes at 5p to get more Kona cotton black for me. Darned if I'm going to chance using the other black as the outer border. No way. Dec 1 is the deadline for me to get the quilt to the long arm quilter, too. YIKES!
Hugs!
On 11/28/2010, Valerie said ...
I remember how sore Granny would be after quilting a quilt. The only big one that I have ever done made my arms so sore. It is not as easy as it looks is it? I can't wait to see it. I hope you get some rest and enjoy your day.
On 11/28/2010, Valerie said ...
I remember how sore Granny would be after quilting a quilt. The only big one that I have ever done made my arms so sore. It is not as easy as it looks is it? I can't wait to see it. I hope you get some rest and enjoy your day.
On 11/29/2010, Mama Pea said ...
Hey, I'm a relatively healthy 45-year-old, and I hate crawling around on the floor basting a quilt, too. I want a long arm so bad...In part to quilt the quilts, but in part to avoid the hassle of basting! :-) Maybe that's what YOU need. ha ha! :-) Just trying to help give you excuses to buy one!
On 11/29/2010, Sandra Neel Hutchins said ...
Congratulations on a great finish! Now you need to rest a bit.
As for the quilt that is "quilted on both sides": I had a difficult time explaining to a neighbor ( I was doing a binding on a quilt that her teenage daughter had attempted.), that I really wasn't up to making the binding red on one side of the quilt and blue on the other side. Non quilters don't seem to understand that a quilt is a unit that is quilted and bound as one item, not two separate units somehow glued together. I suppose a binding with different colors on each side of the quilt could be done, but not by me!
On 11/29/2010, Sandra Neel Hutchins said ...
Due to lupus and RA, I can no longer craw around on a floor to baste quilts. But, I have a king size bed that makes the most wonderful basting area. I have one of those basting guns that I use. I just lay the backing, batting, and top together on the bed. Then I lift up a small section of the sandwich at a time and shoot it with the basting gun. After I have done an entire row of basting, I roll that section of the quilt and keep doing that. There is no need to tape anything to the floor, etc. My quilts are very smooth on the front and back with this method. I make really big quilts and my little procedure works fine on all of them. I've never seen this method anywhere, but it works great for me. Sometimes, our small handicaps lead to good discoveries. I love my basting gun, I've been using the same one for about 20 years.
On 11/30/2010, Gael Tino said ...
Ahhh, I just love how skipper has melted into your family!
As for spray basting..save your body, get 2 banquet tabes. Target has folding ones with a lite gray top, sometimes on sale for 30-40$?
I dont know how much room you have, maybe keep them in the garage, set em up in there, open the door for ventilation...
It should only take about 10 minutes to spray baste on tables..you will LOVE it!
Maybe Walmart has the tables. I say 2 cause then you can set both up and baste a lap size..
Take care, do some doggie snuggling..
Sincerely,
Gael of "pink-a-Palooza"
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