While They Went Shopping...

I've been working on my Huka Falls quilt in my home sewing room in the evenings.

Sometimes it's hard at the end of the day to get myself to sit at my home sewing machine. 

But somehow I found an hour or so here and there in between getting home and my usual time that I call my dad each evening to just slot that in there.

And lo and behind - block parts became block quarters.

Block quarters became blocks.

Blocks became rows.

Rows became the quilt center.

I patted myself on the back for even getting the victory lap of stay stitching around the outside edge to help minimize stretch of the bias edges and to keep seams from popping.

Center done - but what next?

It needs "SOMETHING" to finish the outside edge.

I played with fabrics, thinking I could just stitch a "plain" border on the outside and call it done.  I wanted to call it done.  But it doesn't complete the design, it just chopped it off.

So...back to the strings I go.  The plan?

Big string geese to give a ric-rac edge.

It just needs it.  It's not done as it is.

And when the quilt says it isn't done, it isn't done.  So okay.

And all of this was possible yesterday afternoon because 10 retreaters headed out on a whirlwind shop-hopping-road-trip leaving only 2 remaining retreaters at the inn to hold down the fort while they were gone.

So my afternoon was free to turn my newly cleaned up studio space (after putting all the tubs of shirt parts away) back into another creative mess of neutral and aqua string bins.

From clean to chaos in a flash!  That's how I roll!

Here are some photos of the vacant spaces from next door - it was after 5pm and I was heading home and these projects were left much unattended:

But good things are in progress!

It was Dee's birthday!  Hooray!

Australian fabrics - how fun!

This is going to be amazing...

Something autumnal is happening here -

I resonate with this creative chaos.  LOL!

This morning I'm sure to find out what all of the purchases were that made their way back to the inn.

There should be a walk happening this morning - I'm up and ready for it, shoes on and tied.

Last evening Hubster Dave asked if I wanted to ride the motorcycle to Jefferson and get Mexican for dinner.  Absolutely!

It was a lovely evening and a great end to a creative day.

Brown Eyed Susans are blooming!
I know you are wondering what happened to the red/white/blue stars.
I needed a couple days break.  I'll be back to them soon.
I want Huka Falls ready for the long arm.  While that is running I'll get back to the stars so they will be ready for basting as soon as Huka Falls is done -
And...did I mention that Hubster Dave brought my mom's gargantuan hexie home?  I think I did.
I have a backing pieced.  Last night I added a few hexies to the corners so that I can square the top off after quilting.
Today I'll also get the top loaded in the machine and start the quilting on that.
There is a LOT happening here.

And Hamilton Gardens releases next Wednesday!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

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Happy weekend, everyone!