I had to make a road trip to an architect's office to deliver paperwork, make a stop at my brother's house, and then I finally headed home. I free motion quilted for a couple hours while I watched/listened to/glanced at Stage 4 of the TDF. I managed to get six out of the 20 blocks quilted - not bad at all! That thread Vicki gave me looks wonderful and adds another layer of color.
I had to speed watch the end of the tour as it was almost 6:30. Peter finished 5th and gained a few more sprint points. He is still leading the green jersey competition with 104 points. The second place biker has 81.
I had to mow last night; the grass was looking like a hay field! So at 6:30 I headed out and trimmed until the battery ran out on the trimmer then mowed the front. I was sweating buckets. I had put the battery for the trimmer in the charger and once I was done mowing there was enough juice I could get just enough trimming done to finish the front. I called it a night, took a shower, and went to bed. It is suppose to get up to 92 here today so I don't know if I will brave it and try to continue mowing the sides and back or just wait until the weekend.
Well, it's good your life is busy. Your quilting is beautiful. Some day I MAY learn FMQ. The issue is taking time to learn something new, or spending that time doing serene sewing.
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xx, Carol
It is way to hot to be mowing....even at 6:30. I'm glad I got mine done on a cooler day and it isn't growing much without rain and with intensive heat. I hope you can hold off for cooler weather for the rest of the yard. Today is extremely hot here and then we are supposed to get 2 cooler days. I hope you get them too.
ReplyDeleteThat thread does look great! Your quilt tops arrived today. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI like the close-up. It really shows how the thread is enhancing your blocks.
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