Finishes and looking back

I have been keeping track of how much quilting thread I use - the cotton only not the rayon Sulky - for the last couple of years to gauge if I have accomplished anything or not. At the end of 2010 I estimated I had 111,000 yards of quilting thread. I bought another 19,200 yards during the year so that is a grand total of 130,200 yards. I took pictures and counted what I have on hand and I estimate it to be 96,100 yards. Than means I used 34,100 yards in 2011. Here are the pictures.

Dec. 31, 2010


January 3, 2012

Dec. 31, 2010

January 3, 2012

I finished the binding on the two baby quilts.

I post pictures of the dutch wax flag quilt as soon as I can hang the quilt to take the pictures.

I spent Sunday visiting the twins.

After I got home from visiting I had a voice mail to call my quilting buddy, Peg, who lives an hour away. I had just talked to her and her husband on New Year's eve so it was strange that she called me. We usually talk about every 2 to 3 weeks. She called to let me know her husband, Russell, died in his sleep. He was only 52. Russell was such a charater and I will miss him. Do you watch American Pickers? He looked just like Frank on that show. RIP Russell.