Sunday, February 8, 2009

Week 6 - Stash Busting revisited...

I don't know what I was thinking last week when I published my post... I forgot all about the 6 floral fat quarters I purchased at the Pre-Game Extravaganza at the Piece by Piece Quilt Shop last Sunday.  I only remembered them this morning when I wandered up to my studio and saw them on the cutting table.  My Bad!

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Now that I've gotten that confession off my chest I feel better.  And I am physically feeling better too.  I think I've managed to not allow this cold to progress to a sinus infection... at the cost of dozens and dozens and dozens of tissues.  I don't think I've ever blown my nose so much in all my life.  Between the Chicken & Dumplings, humidifier, breath right strips and saline nose spray I've managed to only have to use that 'sniffling sneezing aching yada yada yada stuff' for the 2 worst days.  I'm still tired... but this too shall pass.

I have done no sewing... haven't even gone up to the studio all week.  Worse yet... I haven't worked on the handouts for my classes... and since the class list is going to be published - I'm guessing I need to get those done.  That will be my excuse to sit on the couch today.  Next week I will get back up to the studio and finish up the 4 Patch Stacked Posie samples.

7 comments:

Brenda said...

I have been fighting a cold or something all week too!!! And rest is what I did to, so you make sure to stay rested!!! Have fun getting better. Next week (tomorrow) you can play with the things you have to do - and good luck with getting it all done. It will happen, it has to! Take Care!!

Lori in South Dakota said...

when you're fighting a cold you just don't feel much like sewing!

Lisa Boyer said...

Hope you feel 100 percent soon! I had a terrible cold/flu like that just before Christmas--felt like my head was going to explode. If it's the same bug...it takes a while to get back to normal, so take it easy on yourself, kay? That red bean soup looks WONDERFUL...

Vicki H. said...

Hope you are better soon, it is going around. I LOVE 4 PATCH POSIES!!! Yours are lovely.

Vicki H. said...

I have a Question for you about 4psp, I don't have enough of the posie fabric to make a border. Do you think that it is important to tie the quilt together with a border of the original fabric as in the pattern? I may have to make a modified wide pieced border.... I am not sure but the quilt will be finished hopefully this weekend.

Howdy said...

I think the "Rules to Break in Quilting" manual says that you don't have to use the standard Slab o'Border approach to finish off a quilt... LOL so you can do what you want. A pieced border sounds fun. A pattern is a guide - if you choose to follow the path laid out you will get to the exact same location... if you decide to take a different route along the way... you will still get to a quilt - it will look a bit different from the pattern. But it will be your quilt. I've made only one 4PSP by the pattern - I also used a two color combination (blue & yellow) with the same frame, sash and cornerstones but with a border print from that fabric line. Otherwise I've played with the settings... square in a square, log cabin, alternating squares... and now one with different size 4PSP blocks set on point... check out my Webshots album for more pictures of 4PSP's from friends, family, and students. I have to tell you my students have been all over the idea of different settings... Enjoy!!

http://community.webshots.com/user/howdyquilts

Vicki H. said...

Thanks for the encouragement and I have lots of ideas after viewing the photos. I just put a border on and decided to make a simpler border than originally planned. I love the log cabin idea with a posie in it..... I have a lovely fabric in my stash already!!