Rough draft

I started bloging a few years ago so I could keep up with my grand kids and share pictures and information with my family - since we are scattered all over the place. I was putting all my quilt things on it as well and I decided last year to seperate the two. I don't have any problem putting the pictures on here (since that is what I want to share) but having to write a little something is hard. I'm not a very good writer. I remember a time when the only way to keep in touch was writing letters - I wasn't very good at that either. My friends didn't get very many letters from me. I see that blank piece of paper and my mind goes blank.

Anyway enough of that. I don't know if it matters or not showing my Hoffman quilt since I'm debating on entering the contest but I have it put together. I need to fix the outer ring so it lays flat - which won't be to difficult - and a few minor fixes and it will be finished. I'm hoping to be completely finished by the end of the weekend. I have bought a dowel rod and hangers and I'm going to hang it in my office at work. I don't have any space on the walls at home.

A Little Peak

I was going to build a fence yesterday but I decided to work on my Hoffman quilt instead. I now have everything ready to be quilted - just waiting on the thread to come in. Should be here sometime this week.

So I thought I'd put a little peak out here - can you see what it is going to look like.

I still have alot more work to do but I think it will look good when it's finished - that is if it turns out like I plan on

Grandmother's quilt

I finished my grandmother's quilt today. I was going to wait and bind it later but I decided I wanted to have one completed project for the weekend.

Now that I have this quilt out of the frame I can finish the Hoffman quilt - time's running out.

I worked on the Dresden plates yesterday and I only have 6 more to go before I can start putting it together.

Block Swap

This is the block I made for my April partner

I managed to get this done the other day. Now if I can finish My other granddaughter's Easter dress I can get back on my Hoffman quilt. I have finally figured out how I want to do it and can't wait to get going.

Center section - DONE

I finally got the all trinagles sewn back. Right now it measures 50 x 31.5 without the borders. Now for the borders - what to do. I've been thinking on it and haven't come up with a good idea yet. I didn't want to do strip borders and I have thought of a few options but nothing has hit home yet. I think I'll just move on to something else for awhile and stew on it.

I'm still not happy with the way it's turned out - not perfect. I wanted the triangles to form perfect circles. Maybe I can fix that when I quilt it.