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"In Quilting Heaven"


I have been a "bad blogger" because I've been frantically quilting since Wednesday. I finished my sister's placemats and matching napkins on Thursday, and as I was eagerly finishing the last few stitches, I suddenly felt a slight depression coming on ... and a slight panic ("What am I going to do when this project is finished?? Oh, no!"). So Ashley and I went out and bought all the fabric for her Hawaiian quilt she wants. And I did all the prep (won't bore you with the details), and cut the fabric yesterday (including making another trip to the fabric store for more fabric (oops!) and thread), and this morning I started piecing a bunch of fabrics together. And I'm in the "I'm-so-excited-I-don't-want-to-do-anything-until-I-finish" stage.
This is where I am now. I just need to make about 40 more "mini blocks", sew the mini blocks in groups of four, then sew the groups of four together. Piece of cake--not :) The fabrics are pink, light green, and bright yellow, but they don't come out so well in the photo. Sorry.

But life must go on. Family time, time for friends, etc., etc. So the quilting will wait until "kiddies" have gone to bed this evening (IF I still have a few ounces of energy!).

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tjep said…
Hey Carm, don't ever feel guilty about not blogging, although I felt that way in the beginning too! Maybe all bloggers all go through that stage? Anyways, life happens!

I can't wait to see Ashley's Hawaiian quilt!

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