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Design Wall Monday

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Didn't get much time to sew this weekend, but knowing that Design Wall Monday was right around the corner, and I didn't contribute anything to Patchwork Times last week - I found enough time to work through the first block of my EQ quilt.  Made the first one up in scraps, to make sure I had measurements right.  Then had to change a few pieces so I wouldn't have set in seams to work with.   Seams didn't line up 100% right, but I knew what needed to be changed, so I went right to the real fabric - And I am very happy with the results.  It went together quicker than I thought, and since the other blocks are 9 patches, this entire quilt should go together pretty quickly - at least until I get to the borders !  And in case you forgot what the finished quilt WILL look like .... (God willing)

First 2010-2011 Swim Meet

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The girls turned in some awesome times over the weekend. My oldest had an exceptional meet - dropping times in every event, and dropping 5 or more seconds in over half her events. Really proud of all 3 girls - they handled themselves well, they took getting up at 5 a.m. in stride, and still were a pleasure to be around in the evenings. Looking forward to the next swim meet which is much, much closer to home !

Design Wall Monday

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Nearly Finished !   Didn't get much time to sew this weekend, but did get all 5 rows together - the borders are cut, 5" on the top/bottom and 3" on each side.   I might just try and get those on today as well.  Finished size of the quilt will be 84" by 100 ", a nice size, I think.    Backing has been ordered, so as soon as that shows up - it'll be off to the quilters.  I'll have the binding already made, so by the time it returns to me, it'll be a quick finish, and ready to gift.  I can't wait to get my hands on the fabrics that I ordered for my first ever EQ6 design !  I've posted a photo of that as well.  Of course, the kiddo's have a swim meet this weekend, so no sewing going on ..... very BIG SIGH.  To see what others are working on, check out Judy's Patchwork Times.