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Busy Week...

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Well, I have one week left and still a lot to do on my list, but I am on the move. I promised that I would do the following: The Zen Chic Black and White King Size quilt that needs to be quilted, it's all together already. Put together 16 row by rows to make two panels for my barn door (see previous blog on what I am trying to do). A plan pattern for another barn door I am planning. Finish the Candian Quilt BOM by Shania Sunga Designs.  This one is quite far along..... Three more Row by Rows form this season that's really 4 row quilt from Pacific Fabrics (getting the 4th one in about a month and then I just want to put it together.  It's a wall hanging. Four more Row by Rows from two seasons previously. A cover for my freezer that is out on the top patio.  To protect the freezer from the rain. Midnight quilt - one block left to complete. A red embroidery piece of two kids together that I want to frame and hang up in my office. OK that's nine things.  H

What is a Barn Door?

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Are you asking this question?  You're probably asking the question what does this have to do with quilting? Well, I have a door that leads to my extra bedroom which is now my quilting room.  It opens from the extra bedroom to the dining room and then looks out to the double door patio.  There's the light and there's the rub.  I need that light.  I'm in a loft/condo.  The wall where the door is has one side that is 26 inches wide and the other is 32 inches wide.  Both are support walls for the loft above. So I can't have those doors that slide into the wall.  So where does that lead me?  To barn doors like the picture below. From Wayfair They look great don't they?  Except the one on the left  is $1400 Canadian for everything but installation, but just a plain doors.  The mechanics for it are about $600.  The door that are a little unique range from $1,500 to $1700 per door (and don't forget I need doors that are no bigger than 26" wide and tw

Update on last year's quilts

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Awhile ago (a year ago) I published a list of 10 quilts that I wanted to finish in 2016.  Below is the results as of June 2017.  This was all part of the   "All the People's Quilt 2016 UFO Challenge".   What's in red is my update of 2017.  I took out the ones I completed in 2016. Project Status Before Status Afterward 1)  Pixilated Sunflower I created All cut out and sewn, needs to be quilted. April 2016 - Started.  Done at least 10 hours these past two weeks.  Still working on the center piece of the sunflower but I am approaching the brown, and out of the black.  I'm pleased with the work.   Finished!!!!  And it's wonderful.  See 2016 Page of finished quilts.  It was in the Quilting Guild's Show in June.  It was the quilting that took so long and I finished the quilting in May, 2017 3)  Midnight Garden All material there but haven’t cut anything I have ONE more to complete and what's funny is that I packed it up so I can'