Day 5 wedding quilt quilting

I wasn't moving very fast when I got home after work last evening. I was just a bit tired. It has been a hard week with focusing on the exercise. I did manage to get block 7 almost quilted.

So this Labor Day weekend will be all about exercising and quilting. Only 90 days until the wedding.

Have a great Labor Day. Be safe and hopefully Issac disapates very soon.

Day 4 wedding quilt quilting

Block 6 of 42 is done. It takes me about an hour to quilt each block. I am using Sulky rayon for the top and a matching cotton from various manufacturers (Star, Connecting Threads Essentials) on the back. The back is an off white and the colored thread adds just a bit more interest to the back which I will show you once I get farther along.

This block is the matching one from the block I showed yesterday with the fabrics in the opposite position. Doing the pair of blocks one right after another makes it easier so I don't forget which color of thread I used.

Day 3 wedding quilt quilting

After I rode my bike indoors for 20 minutes and exercised with Susan for 54 minutes I worked on the qedding quilt. I now have 5 out of 42 blocks done.

I appreciate everyone's encouragement during this time of little sewing and lots of exercise.

Day 2 wedding quilt quilting

I didn't get much quilting done. I only got started on the fifth block.

So what was I doing? Well, I spent another evening with Susan Harris. Who is Susan Harris? Here is her picture

I am on this mission to lose weight before my brother's wedding. I have 94 days. Since walking was out yesterday with the downpour of rain and the heat, I went home and rode my bike for 15 - 20 minutes and then did this exercise tape. I can do all of the tape except for the jumping jacks. I will have to work my way up to those. So after all that I was pooped and pretty darn sweaty! That's the way my life is going to be for the next 94 days. Not very exciting - lots of exercise and some slow progress on the quilting side. We have a three day weekend coming up so I am planning to get a nice chunk of the quilt quilted between walking and spending time with Susan.

Progress on the wedding quilt

Over the weekend I finished the top and got the quilt pin basted. I have four of the 42 blocks quilted.

I went walking on a different path. This one is narrower because no bikes are allowed. Again the water is very low. There is more shade on this path so it is not as hot to walk.

I don't know if I will continue to walk at lunchtime until the weather gets cooler. I was physically sick from walking last week because I get too hot. The humidity has rolled back in and coupled with 80 degrees - forget about it. I will just have to do more in the evening.

MQG meeting and progress on the wedding quilt

There were about 30 women at the meeting last evening. What a great turnout!

We laid out our challenge fabric pieces. They ranged from finished and bound pieces to blocks. I could not get them all in one picture.

I went for my lunchtime walk yesterday. I sure hopes it cools off soon, because for me 84 degrees is too hot to go walking. I can't stand the heat and it really wipes me out. Here is a bench that was calling my name and you can see how low the water is. There were also a bunch of men in orange trucks working on the sewers that run in this area.

Despite attending the MQG meeting I still managed to get five more blocks made for the wedding quilt.

It is going to be a long day today. I still have the headache I went to bed with last night.

Progress on the wedding quilt

I got five more blocks done on the wedding quilt. I am starting to go in a little different direction than what I orginally had in mind, but that's ok. I have a lot more blocks to make so this will evolve.

I went for a walk at lunchtime yesterday. I need to add more exercise to my day. Just doing my exercise tape in the evenings is not getting the weight loss moving fast enough. Down the street from the office is a biking and walking trail. The mileage markers are really goofy so I have no idea how far I walked, but I walked for 43 minutes. The part of the trail is where some locks use to be and here are a couple of pictures I took for your viewing pleasure.

I have to lose some weight before my brother's wedding so if I am not sewing, working, or sleeping I will be exercising. I have 99 days until I get on the plane.