More quilting and it's Friday!

I keep plugging away at quilting the Harley quilt. I got one more shirt quilted last evening so now I am 45% done with the quilting.

This picture gives you the overall look at what is quilted. Pins are still showing in the picture for the shirt I just quilted; I was too tired last evening to take a new picture. LOL!!

I have a lot on my to-do list this weekend. Besides mowing and cutting that tree up, I have all those sewing tasks for my friend at work and replacing the zipper in a hoodie for my nephew. Have a great weekend!

More quilting progress. Lunch for 80. The bush/tree question answered. Cornbread.

Two more shirts are quilted so now the quilt is 41% quilted.

Yesterday we had our annual fall protection training and lunch for the crew we have working on the bridge. The fire station next door came over for lunch and talked about their rescue procedures. The guys from the ODOT office which is next to us in the same office, also came. There was brisket, pulled pork, mac and cheese, green beans, slaw, bread, and cornbread along with beverages. Several of us were helping get everything ready. Then the cleanup happened and by 2:00 I had over 10,000 steps.

Earlier I had spent some time cleaning up the dock area. There was a bunch of leftover stuff from when our office was built out. I tossed that off the dock and dragged it to the dumpster. We needed the space for items. Since I do most of the receiving I was tired of dealing with the mess. So it is all swept and in good shape. This is what it looks like now. Yes, we have a big freezer for ice too!

It was a beautiful evening yesterday so I went out to the back to see if that was a limb or a tree that fell. I was a tree. I will have to add cutting that up on to my list of things to do.

I made a pan of cornbread for work this morning. One of the guys was looking for more cornbread as we were cleaning up from the luncheon, but the cornbread was all gone. So now the fellow can have a piece of this today. It smelled so good!

Quilting progress and the Ward race

Another shirt is quilted so I am now 36% done with the quilting.

The candidate I was helping out a bit did not win the primary. It was 56.42% to 43.58%.

A bit of quilting and that's not a bush

After work I had a appointment to see my chiropractor/functional nutritionist. I then stopped a couple places while I was on that side of the county and then mowed and trimmed the front and one side yard since they were dry when I finally got home.   It was 6:30 by the time I was done mowing, so I didn't have much time to quilt. I did quilt one of the smaller t-shirts (the white one) and I am now 32% done with the quilting.

The skies were getting dark; looks like more rain!

It did start to rain around 9 P.M. and there were several loud claps of thunder. When I got up this morning, I saw that either a tree or a big limb laying in the backyard; no that is not a big bush. I will have to investigate and probably deal with it this weekend.

Progress on the Harley quilt

It was a cool and rainy weekend; a good time to stay inside and sew! I finished sewing the top together Friday night. Saturday, I got the backing sewn together and then pin basted the quilt. The top measures 89" x 98.5". It is now 30% quilted.

This week is going to be busy so I will try to get at least one shirt quilted in the evening. I have to find the time to put a new zipper in a hoodie for my nephew, and hem a pair of pants, shorten a dress, fix a hem in another pair of pants, and make wristlet handle for two little pouches for a friend at work.

Two more columns sewn

Right now I am sitting and waiting for Fire Training. It was mandatory. Last night I took the cover off the a/c condenser. It is getting into the 70's, but the humidity has been awful so I may need to turn the a/c on this weekend.

I did get the two right hand rows sewn together last evening. I didn't think I would get this far. My goal is to get the top done by tomorrow morning and start pin basting it. I don't hae anything else going on this weekend so machine quilting will be happening.

Two-fifths sewn

After a quick bite to eat, I got to work on the Harley quilt. I decided to add one more shirt to the top of each column; 19" wide x 14.5" high. I trimmed the five 19" x 19" shirts again so they are now 19" wide by 17.5" high.  Column 2 and three are sewn together.

Tonight will work on the two columns on the right.

Progress on the Harley quilt

After work I had to run a couple errands. One of those stops including getting a new lightbulb for my sewing machine. It burned out the first night I was in NY. It is such a pain to replace, but now I can see a bit better.

Both of the Harley tank tops have been modified so I could square them off.

I continued to press on interfacing and rough trim more t-shirts for the side rows. I didn't hang them on the design wall because I was just too tired.

I pulled all the fabrics I had for backing Harley quilts and settled on this one.  Once I figure the final measurements for this top, I cut the backing and throw it in the wash.

"Dancing and singing, moving to the groove"

KarenNY - you are a no-reply blogger so I sure hope you read this. Email me at pattynubs at gmail dot com. I didn't have any problems finding the airport and picking up my sister. We headed to Hobby House Needleworks for some shopping. I bought a piece of linen, a cute pair of scissors, and some floss.

We headed to the hotel, got her checked in, then decided to head toward the mall to find some place for dinner. The mall was only a couple miles away and we found a Mexican resturant that was excellent. We took a walk around the mall to get our steps in and this place was HUGE! They even had a merry-go-round in the food court!

For snacks I brought a coffee cake and pan banging chocolate chip cookies. The coffee cake was our breakfast.

Thursday night my sister helped me finish the angels. I sewed and she stuffed. I was so glad they were finished and gifted. I got to meet Brenda and Laura from the flosstube Brenda and the Serial Starter. What a couple of lovely ladies. I got big hugs from both of them, and they loved the tote bags and angels. Laura had brought her mother, and their friend Kelly was there too. We had met them over at Hobby House on Thursday so that evening while we finished up the angels, my sister put together some project bags and pouches for Laura's mother and Kelly as a little gift. It was so fun to see the smiles on their faces when we gave them their presents! Mom almost cried. I am so glad I brought extra stuff!

I gave my sister her tote bag. She was checking it out and found that when I topstitched the zipper I had caught the back of the pocket and sewed the pocket shut! LOL!!  I fixed that. My sewing set up sure came in handy!

My sister gifted me this cute hedgehog pin cushion, some butterfly pins (those came in handy for pinning the angels), and a sugar skull needle minder.

The trees in front of the hotel were so pretty.

Friday and Saturday there was a cash bar in the stitching tent/building. We had ourselves a cocktail. The space was nice a big, but the lighting was not so good once the sun started going down. I had brought my Ott light, but the battery must be dead because the light wouldn't come on unless it was plugged in. There were very few outlets and they didn't want cords running across the floors.

Saturday night they had a band that played for 2 hours. We were "dancing and singing, moving to the groove..." That was part of one of the songs they played. The one hit wonder by Wild Cherry which was Play that Funky Music.

Hobby House Needleworks

Then they gave us a chart of the building to stitch!

They gave us these charts, fabric and floss for making these small pillows. This was an collaboration between two designers for Heartstring Samplery and Plum Street Samplers.

They gave us this chart for making a pincushion

My sister and I gathered an armload of those pouches and walked around to pass them out. Everyone seemed to like them. I think there were 300 people there. We are planning to do another retreat together! We had a great time at the retreat and just hanging out together. We don't get to see each other very often. Here are the goodies I received

The route I took to and from the retreat was partly off the beaten path or otherwise meaning the scenic route. I went thru this cute town and stopped on my way home on Sunday to take a look in a couple of the shops that were open. I found a handmade chip and dip set (the bowls are separate) for $24.00. What a steal! Palmyra is in the area we were so I thought it would make a nice memento. I put some of the little things I was gifted at the retreat into it.

We left for the airport at 12:30 Sunday. I spent about 45 minutes in Mt. Morris, NY shopping, four hours later once I hit Ohio I stopped for a break and to get gas, and got home at 7:02 p.m. Traffic was light the weather was beautiful. My yard needed mowed and trimmed, so I did that as soon as I got home.

Monday I unpacked, did a load of laundry, and had to clean up the sewing studio. I had left it in a wreck! All cleaned up now!

Monday afternoon I got started on the Harley quilt. I have to get it done by June 5th. I have these two tank tops I took apart and need to fill in the neck and armholes so they can go into the quilt. These are the one I had to wait for.

This is where I am right now