Summercrafter

Ever been so determined to finish something that you wear yourself out and almost hate the thing by the time you're done? Guilty! (raised hand)   Good golly! First, I am waiting for this oh so cute Michael Miller fabric (Fishies and Swim with Us, respectively available at Fabric.com ) to arrive to finally piece the back: ANTICIPATION     Second, I had already decided to quilt it in "waves" since it has an ocean theme: EAGERNESS     Third, I try a new thread, the tension is bad, the nightmare begins: FRUSTRATION     It was just a few months ago that I was agonizing in the same exact spot over the same exact thing: Déjà vu         By mid afternoon, my daughter says "If you like quilting so much, why are you cursing?!" : Numerous mutterings of exasperation (I am not a sailor)     The job is almost complete, only binding left to do by hand, but...

For the Simply Retro Quilt Along  I'm participating in at Jana's blog, we are starting on the third project in the book.  But first I wanted to bring you up to speed with the progress of the first two I have started. You can also check out more of Simply Retro on Flickr . My first Simply Retro project "Swell"  which I did in red, white and blue had been delayed in the quilting department. I decided to quilt it in the Baptist Fan design, but I wasn't happy with how it was turning out with the machine. SInce I had to spend a day in a hospital waiting room, I decided that I would quilt it by hand (a first for me)  and so it's taking a while to finish. See how it's turning out.     The other project in the works is "Retro" a great block with a splash of color popping in the quilt.     This is a baby quilt, and I have a feeling I'll be delivering this quilt after the baby arrives. I am waiting for this gre...