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Have marked the fourth block now and hope to quilt it tonight. So, I'm thinking with center and borders, this means I'm 4 out of about 30 sessions done, or maybe 1/10th to 1/8th of the way finished with the quilting. Of course, then putting the three parts together. Then binding. Then sewing on a hanging sleeve So, lots to do, lol. But still nice to keep track. I think I'm going a little faster, getting into the swing of it.

Nancy, I'm glad to know you have varied projects so you can move to others when your hand is bothering you.

I can tell that I am already starting to brainstorm about a next project sometimes, in order to have something different to think about.

Cathy said she was about to reach a finish, I think.

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Sunday night -

Now after marking and quilting the side borders of this bottom third, I'm 5 parts out of an approximate 30 parts done. So that's 1/6th done. Turning one of my homemade templates a different way gave a design to quilt these, so that decision is made for half the borders now. 2 more sections for the bottom border, plus one session to do some extra touches, and I'll move on to pinning the next third.

I've changed to 3.5 stitch length, and I think it's working better than 3.0. The stitches look more even, and the stitching goes along curves easier.

I need a visual to check off progress.

Shamelessly stealing FrenchFlyBebe's bar chart idea

Quilting progress : 5 out of 30 sections. . ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

I have finished all of the actual x stitches. Now I'm finishing up the backstitches.

I've done the blue yarn part on knitting project the red white and blue has been added this is the 2nd of the colors now.

Dish cloth got some done on it only 4 more points to do on it. It's done now.

Red white and blue project is over half way done now yea & nearly 2/3rds of the way done.
I'm enjoying this project. Yes it's the star one with 14 points the only kind I make.

Have started a diff crochet project going it's not as fun yet.

I'm to the last sections of each color now on the red white & blue project! Done! yea!!!
Worked on it, it's big like a blanket in size and growing still.
Got the ends woven in and cut off while watching a movie.

Happy for you, Cathy. Hope you enjoy changing colors of cloth. I like working with black backgrounds - seems very sophisticated and sometimes that's a fun change.

Nancy, is this dishcloth a star with points? Is your hand feeling better?

I had to take a day off because my back had protested while I was tending the houseplants, so I thought nope, take a break from anything that strains the back for a bit, and that would be the sewing machine.
THEN I had to take a day off because of disappointment in a line of quilting that went partially through a dark purplish fabric. Since my marker draws a purple line, and the one that draws a while line doesn't disappear neatly, I was trying a combination of marker and freezer paper shape ironed on. The ironing on would let go and drive me crazy. Finally, I pinned the freezer paper and managed. I won't do that again. That color of fabric gets quilted in the ditch or with echo quilting so I don't need to mark.

Quilting progress : 7 out of 30 sections ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

DgdC came by today and looked at the quilting. She thinks the echo quilting around the pieces is the prettiest. She pointed out the Falling Timbers block, where the curves are kind of stacked in light/dark, light/dark. The quilting does stand out there. But I'm happy with the designs, too. On the back, she liked the designs. I showed her the open middles of a couple blocks where I'll probably add in some small designs, and she was pretty convinced about that, saying don't leave those blank.

Deciding on my new project today.
I'd luv to do another stripe project those are fun.
I have a self striping yarn in pastels I'd forgotten about choices choices!

Did some knitting early before day lite and watched a gardening show.

UGH!! I am backstitching tendrils of a flower with a vine-like stem... The colour is a dark green and it is being stitched on top of the other greens in the mason jars that hold 2 different flowers and their stems... UGH!!

I can only tell about one more segment of actual quilting, BUT it's a good progress day because more has been done.

The next section has been basted now. I took out all the curved safety pins from the bottom third and set it aside. Then layered - backing, batting, top - of the top third out on the kitchen/den bar. Cutting mat underneath so no scratching. Pinned that. Everything spread neatly and flat, I am believing.

Ds' children came in while I was working and were somewhat interested. Right in the middle of this section is a block made by their great-grandmother, my dfirstmil, before she passed away. This was late in her life, but well within her ability to sew, she just usually did embroidery. She had misunderstood cutting directions like we all can do, and the block she had intended to be 12 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches came out too small. Rather than let it be forgotten in some drawer as an orphaned block, I added four thin borders so that it could match with others and have a place. Anyway, it was a good conversation with the children to talk to them about why she made this particular block, show them her interesting hand stitching on one applique part, etc. DgsW remembers her, but dgdC says no, she can't remember - not surprising.

Cathy, you are making a map of embroidered tendrils! It will be beautiful one of these days and you'll be so happy to move on to the rest of the design. It's getting ready to bloom.

Nancy, fun to have choices, choices. That's a great time of day to enjoy handwork.

Quilting progress: 8 out of 30 sections ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

"Mason Jar line up" is officially done!! Now my dh is showing me all the different spots I can hang it once it's framed. LOL!!

CathyS. that is so inspiring!

I have gotten half way done with a prayer shawl with some odds and ends of striped yarns for fun this week.
Weather has not been very warm so inside projects are a great thing!