Quilt Finishes! Hooray!

Some bindings are sewn – not in a hurry, but slowly while enjoying family time of TV watching, popcorn or root beer floats, and loads of laughter in between.

That is the story of the Traveling Star quilt – it’s taken me THIS long, so what’s the rush?

This photo shoot happened yesterday afternoon and of course, Zoey Jo thought it was all about her!

This quilt is destined for one of the beds at Quiltville Inn, and I will be celebrating when that day finally comes where I can put my own quilts back on the beds again.

For now, we will deal with coverlets, and the quilts that retreaters bring to make their bed their own during their stay. And that has its own benefits too. 

I love seeing what other folks have made, and they get to share them with each other, like a mini quilt show field trip, everyone going room to room to see what is on everyone’s beds.

I am really pleased with how this quilt turned out – and I really appreciate the focus it gave me in the months between June and September.

All of the string block making.  All of those evenings of hexie star applique.

I keep thinking that if it weren’t for my love of quilting, I don’t know what I would occupy my time with during this continuing pandemic. It’s a good thing that my hands are happily busy with fabric and thread.

Yesterday’s project was a quick one -

The Yellow Brick Road topper was finished by lunch time.

In the midst of quilting, I looked out the window to see a stray dog sniffing his way across the yard – soaking wet after having come up from the creek.

I went to check for tags – he came to me with slobbery wet kisses, his muddy paws making an excited mess of my tee shirt.

BLUE the tag said.  Well, hello, Blue!  Who do you belong to?

I called the number on the tag getting a message of “This person has not set up their voicemail box.”  SMART PERSON!  That stops all of the spammy robo-voicemails (HATE THOSE!) and political voicemails (HATE THOSE MORE!) that we are forced to wade through when messages are left for us to find later because we don’t answer calls from “those we don’t know.”

It also let me know that I was calling a cell phone, so I tried text.

Success!  A message came back that he would be right over to pick him up.

Blue and I sat on the brick steps in front of Quiltville Inn for about 15 minutes – and it gave me a chance to just relax.  Watch traffic.  Pet the dog.  Just sit.  It was nice!

Before long a beat up farm pickup truck pulled into the drive.   I had asked “How far had he traveled?” “Over beyond the hill and up the ridge. Thank you very much for finding him” was the answer.

We loaded Blue up in the back and off they went.

It was the best part of my day.  

Back to the quilting – it doesn’t take long when the quilt is only 48’’ square!

The edge to edge quilting design is called Day Tripper by UrbanElementz.com.

I used a rust colored thread as I didn’t want red, and I didn’t want orange – but somewhere in the middle.  It blended through everything very well!

Off the machine and ready for binding.

  

I think this orange stripe will do the job – and the best part?  I could walk right over to my stash cabinets, pull the piece I wanted, cut the binding strips I needed and return to put that piece away right back where it belongs.

No digging in tubs in the Quiltville Inn Garage/Shop.  No 200 mile round trip drives to Wallburg.  It’s here.  The stash is here where I can use it.

Yesterday late afternoon had me driving to Jefferson and meeting up with a new chiropractor.  I haven’t been seen in months – since before lock down started.  And I just couldn’t go any longer without being seen.

I am happy with the new office, their closer proximity than 100 mile drive to Winston Salem (Where the sitting in the car alone would undo the benefits of chiropractic adjustments!) and I feel a bit better already.  Another appointment is scheduled for next week.  I’ll be right as rain after a few more.

Today's job is simple.  Do the minimum of what needs to be done. Lay fairly low, don't over do it, maybe sit and sew.  Works for me!  

How about your Tuesday ahead?

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

I can attribute this quote to my mama who always signs off her Facebook posts as "find the good in the world today."

If that is your focus, that is what you will find!

Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone!