Very
cold and windy here today so I settled down and got some quilting done. I’ve
always layered my quilts (backing/batting/top) together on the basement floor
and pinned them while taped down. The last one I did like that bothered by back
and knee so badly I decided I had to find another method of doing it. On the
Internet I found a lady who devised a way to layer and bind them using two
pieces of wood – about ½” x 2 or 3 and about 6’ long and doing it on a table.
So, I decided to give it a try. Joe’s cousin cut the wood for me and I bought a
table from Staples and laid the quilt out as directed. Now, this lady STRONGLY
advises using thread to baste them together so I followed her instructions and
I can now tell you that I STRONGLY suggest you don’t use thread and go back to
using safety pins. The laying part seems okay though and so far I haven’t seen
any ripples on the back of the quilt….and my knee and back are thanking me! I
just finished basting the quilt together at lunch time and as we were finishing
eating all of a sudden Joe says to me, “Why don’t you quilt the quilt down in
the basement. You would have way more room.” Good idea Joe. My sewing machine
is on a small desk my father made me about 40 years ago and it is right in the
corner of the sewing room, which is actually a walk-in closet and I have maybe
2 ½” of room for the quilt to lay in as I quilt it. Some days that man is definitely
worth his keep and this was one of them! The quilt is so much easier to manage
on a 6’ table.
It’s
very cold outside so I was looking at some scrapbook layouts of summer outings
to cheer myself up and decided to post this one today.
Even
though it was July, that particular day was cool in the shade but warm in the
sun so jackets and sweaters were off and on all day. I don’t like being cold so
mine stayed on. I took a picture of one
of the trails we were on and used that as the title of the page on the far
left. To make it look like it was on a post I simply cut a piece of brown
cardstock and placed it behind it and added a brown brad to look like a nail.
Then I went through my embellishments and found some fun sayings and a little
bird to add to it. The background paper is from a paper pack from paper Wishes.
The butterflies are a combination of Cuttlebug and Stampin’ Up dies. A pretty
simple layout but I like it.
Here
are the pages up close….and by the way; the city is blacked out for posting
here but not the original of course.
That’s
all for a cold Tuesday, November-25-14 (Yikes, it’s Nov. 25…that means one
month until Christmas…I better get those other 10 quilts done - gulp)
Cheers
Violet
I clicked on the image and brought it up large and Violet i REALLY like that layout. You did a great job! Stay warm... its in the 60's here and i have a couple windows open. I made porcupines for supper so the house smells yummy... Hubs should be walking in the door any minute now... We are expecting rain Sat/Sun/ and Monday and perhaps beyond!! woohoo!!! Bring it on! Hugs! deb
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