It's A Top!

Look what came together! 

And I am so tickled.

Done before all of the leaves are on the ground and the grass goes brown.

The Muddy Creek Misfits dwindled from 9 to 7 as one by one folks left to attend Saturday weddings and other anticipated events....sometimes life gets in the way of quilt retreats, but we squeeze in all of the quilting we can, gather for as long as we can and fit in as much fun as we are able.

The remainder of the group headed home yesterday morning so I had a day to get this ready for quilting.

A final press was in order...

Well dang!

That fabric is like a magnet, wanting to go back up against itself! 

Oh well, it stays.

And here too.  How does this always happen?

Do not care at this point.  It stays.

One victory lap to secure all the seams at the edge -

I am so happy that my pressing worked so that everything nests throughout the whole thing! Whooowhooo!  That makes me happy.

I was thinking of hand quilting this one so I pressed the triangles to one side...but with everything going on, I think I'm going to machine quilt it.

The only thing I may have done differently if I KNEW I was going to machine quilt it was to press the half-square triangles open to eliminate some bulk when making the blocks, but the longarm can pretty much go through everything and it didn't hinder me in matching points.

We have a top finish!

And this is good - with everything happening with Jason I just can't wallow.  I have to sew through my feelings and I know there are many who will understand.

More progress has been made on making arrangements and I am so grateful for all of those who have reached out and are working behind the scenes with offers of meals, of driving, of temporary lodging until we find out just what we are dealing with as far as Jason's recovery and rehab go.

The many prayers and well wishes and stories with positive outcomes are lifting us tremendously.

The thing I keep reminding myself of is a Martin Luther King quote:

We can't see the whole staircase.  We don't know what the road ahead really is.  But we can take the first step, and then another step, and then another step after that one.

The steps will reveal themselves as we go along.  And this is where we are.

Flash looking handsome on Saturday as I went back and forth.

Leaves have thinned out enough to reveal the old woolen mill buildings behind the inn.

And look!  I was even able to clear the cutting table of strips once the quilt top was complete.

Dinner out on Saturday evening -

Jason had texted us when he was back in the land of cell reception that he was on his way home from his camping weekend.  We snapped a selfie to let him know we were out at BBQ.

And here we are at Monday.

Our Lahinch Gift-Away happens Wednesday!  So don't miss that - 

I think that just about covers everything for now.

What's your plan for today?

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

I spent the first half of my life gathering it all. 

Now I'm spending the second half of my life sewing it all up and having a blast!

Happy Monday, folks -