I might get some time in on Sunday. We are celebrating Father's Day on Saturday while my son is home from camp. My DD and I have been Shop Hopping that started yesterday! We are collecting FQ's (blue batiks) for our next project together.

Rebecca

It's Strawberry Festival Weekend which means most of the weekend will be spent in town enjoying the festival.
If I do get any quilting time this weekend it will be to repair a 60's yo yo quilt a friend has so it can be raffled off to support a local animal shelter in Oct.

Not sure what I'll be sewing on. I might go through some scraps and see about getting some cut and ready for the Magic 9-Patch Beverly posted. I have some black pieces I can certainly square up. I also have a couple tops I need to back for Haiti.....sigh. So much I want to do and so little energy right now. Although we did get a good rain today so that will bring the temp and heat index down.

SharonG/FL

Carol, in Florida our strawberry festival is in February...guess that wouldn't work in NY!

I've done my sewing yesterday & today. Yest. I made some test blocks trying to settle on a pattern for a table runner swap. Today I've been working on some more minis for AAQI since half the ones I just made are too big.

We're having DH's family over on Sunday, so tomorrow we have to clean the house, do yard work and buy food. Hopefully I can get in a little sewing sometime during the day!

Donna

I'll be cutting pieces for a French Braid quilt Christmas gift (Oh, I hope the recipient is too busy to read this!) I need to get at least one of each color cut because I need to start carrying them with me to find end triangle & border fabrics.

PLUS!!!!!!!!!!! Drum roll please... I FINALLY replaced my 35-year old Kenmore. My new Juki HZL-F600 arrived today, so I'll be learning to use it!

Maybe with the supposedly fantastic lighting I'll be able to sew better on black fabric, Marsha!

Congratulations Marsha. I know you will be having fun with you new machine. Sounds deserved after 35 yrs. LOL. Jayne

kay got the new Juki ~ not me :-(.
But I got a new machine 1 1/2 years ago after 35 years...so don't feel too sorry for me, but I would always love a newer machine --
Kay-if the light isn't adequate - try a bendable bright light - I love mine! Congrats on the new machine!

I am taking a fabric dying class through Quilt University called "Dying with Teas and Spices".

Today I made 2 potato bags and small microwave finger mitts to match.

Hope everyone can celebrate a wonderful weekend with no storms, rain, extreme heat...just nice warm sunshine.
Jeane

wishing your weather forcast would work, but it's not looking good:(
Last year I made two quilts from a pastel flannel line (Woolly Lights) & last night I pieced the 2nd baby quilt from my leftover scraps (did the first one Thurs night) Used my own patterns, something I just altered slightly from one I had seen in a mag - had to go w/the sizes of scraps I had! You all know what I mean! I still have scraps left, so I'll try for #3 today. Love those scrap quilts! It's like they're free!!

We are still in Columbus but heading home this afternoon. Yesterday Jennifer and I went to the Red Rooster quilt shop for more shopping. I bought some quilt hangers that I didn't find at the quilt show and another charm pack to go with a panel I have. Jennifer bought a pattern for a purse and fabric. (I got even with her and payed for her items.) When her DH came home from work, we all went to the Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival in Gahanna. (Jen lives in Gahanna)
Her DH is going to fix my desktop computer for me today, it needs a new hard drive, and then we will leave for home.

I finished all 30 center blocks for a king sized quilt this weekend. Hoo RAY! Started working on the dimensions for the 3 borders that will bring it up to the final size. AND I shopped local quilt shops until I found the right backing fabric for this quilt. It was a great weekend!!!!

Kate

We were in the car all day Saturday coming home from vacation. Had a great time, but I didn't get any quilting done. I like to hand quilt in the car (10 hr drive) and thought I had everything I needed, but realized I was working on some flowers that needed to have their leaves stitched down first and of course I didn't bring the leaves with me! (I hate when I do that.) Then Sunday was laundry and grocery shopping. Now, back to quilting!