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“I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you. “ Exodus 31:6


“O Thou who art the all pervading glory of the world, we bless Thee for the power of beauty to gladden our hearts.
We praise Thee that even the least of us may feel a thrill of the creative joy when we give form and substance to our thoughts and, beholding our handiwork, find it good and fair. “.
Walter Rauschenbusch


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"Come, and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.
I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD woud not have listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!" Psalm 66:16-20
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I am WORN OUT

I have been machine-quilting, off and on, most of today, and I am BEAT.

When I took the basted quilt to the machine, I couldn't decide how I wanted to quilt it, so somehow, it's turned into a sampler.........(that happens to me alot, now that I think of it,...I did that on Aunt Edith's quilt, only with hand-quilting !)......anyway, I started  using all the different quilting designs that I have been practicing on the quiltalong quilt, and now, I have to keep finding new things to use, or make sure that I don't quilt any block just like the one next to it.

























I have quilted 40 of the 50 blocks, and have used LOTS of thread.   One of the most frustrating things I've run into is a 'backspin'.  I've read about that happening to your bobbin, but mine spins at the top of the machine.  I've wound thread from a serger-sized spool of thread onto a bobbin, and am using that at the top of the machine.  Well, every once in a while, for no apparent reason, the top thread (bobbin) just spins wildly and flips off of the thread pin ! 

AGHHHHHHHHH  !  !  !

I had to take a break from it at one point, and it was the perfect opportunity to go look in on the quilter's monthly meeting.  I was able to give a little help (hopefully) to a lady who was putting 3 sets of mitered borders on a quilt top.......she was mitering each border separately !

Anyway, I think I'll go and decompress for a little bit before bedtime. 

Special thanks and thoughts go to my super-generous gal-pal, Jodie Ann,.......so sweet of her to understand that I need time to work on some gifts now.  Sure do appreciate all the work you send my way, Jodie.
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  1. LeslieSeptember 28, 2010 at 10:41 PM

    you are a quilting hero! that is a ton of work. you deserve a break

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  2. DeeSeptember 30, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    this looks incredible! no wonder you're tired! can't wait to see the finished quilt!

    blessings to you today and tomorrow!

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