It's Spring! whoopee????

So it's Spring and I think I am starting to realize why I love the Fall so much! ;-) I enjoy seeing the plants grow and flowers bloom, in fact I love flowers along with my bird feeders...But the blooming flowers and freshly cut grass just do not like me.....my allergies are in full force and headache,running nose season has arrived.......Oh well there will be air conditioning and quilting to get me through....... ;-) lol .......Everyone take time to enjoy your spring!

Whoops.....inexperience showing!

Okay so here is where experience would have helped? I have just had one of those wonderful "learn by mistake" happenings! I am going to someday be completing this really cute pattern of monster's under my bed quilt that has 9 different monsters each appliqued on a square of it's own. So cute my daughter wants it for Caleb. (It's in my pile to do someday) I had started this first square months ago by just looking at the image and semi eyeballing it as I cut the monster out. I figured this is tooooo easy! lol Well sadly I did not realize it really should be fused onto the square then applique stitched around or however one chooses to finish. I didn't want to do it the hand stitched turned under by hand technique so I heard about the fusing part after I had the silly monster cut out (and ready to go in my mind). I figured well heck I'll just get some tear away and sew it down anyway loosely without worrying about the fusing part lol lol....well go figure lol lol........now I know there is a reason for the fusing and NOT using tearaway! So this can go into my whoops "I just learned" this pile so onward and forward marching I go! ;-)

What a week!

So we got back to VA and wow! what a week.......it's amazing how time zones can screw with your body and energy! We made it through the week and finally TGIF and weekend! Sunday I finally get to set up my machine and get back to the semi norm I hope. I'm excited to try out my new free motion bobbin and go along foot to see if it makes a huge difference for me. I had my machine cleaned before I left for Hawaii and am anxious to see how much of a difference it will make since I know it had some invisible thread in places it never should have been.
I did complete one goal this week, actually should say I have completed my two goals I had set for the year regarding my quilting. I have entered and completed a challenge competition. My challenge was connected with the Artful Quilter in VA and we were given 10 different pieces of silk duponti along with a silk tie that we used to create an original art quilt. I discovered not all people who enter complete the challenge so I am proud to say I did! I also enjoyed the journey. The second goal I had set was to enter a SAQA Exhibition. Well I sent off slides for my first official entry the other day. Deadline for entry is April14,2008. Wish me luck.....So both goals completed and now time to move forward and set some new goals ;-) Tomorrow's goal lol is get back to my t-shirt quilt that has an impending deadline fast approaching!