Second day

This is the second day in a row that I've had absolutely no ambition to sew; not even on the Strings for Siren blocks.

After counting the blocks that I have ( either done by me or done by other guild members), I sat down and did the math to figure out just how many we'll need for each quilt.  Linda G. had told me we'd need either 106 or 108 ( I can't remember which)... well, according to my math, that wouldn't make a very big quilt top.  My figures showed that we need 143 to make a top that will measure 71.5" x 84.5" which would make a nice twin size.  We can do with less blocks if we either add sashing or borders.

Right now, I have 249 and my cousin, Cathy V., has about 100 blocks done herself.  Other members are still working on blocks, too... so, we should have enough for at least 3 quilt tops - I was kind of hoping for 4, but I'll be just as tickled if we get the 3.  We'll know for sure come Friday when we'll be putting the blocks into tops.  I'm hoping that someone shows up at the sew in to help with the assembling.  I just need one more person... then, I hope to find others willing to quilt & binding them.  Colette has volunteered to quilt one and Cathy V. might want to quilt the one she's been working on.  I can do one, but since I have had the same quilt on Mo'e for probably more than a month and still have to take even one stitch on it, I'd rather not commit to doing it.  And, we have plenty of members who own long arms that could do it - and I'd like for them to get more involved in the charity quilts... it's not something that should all be left to Colette and myself.

I still have soooo much left to do before Christmas... haven't even started on my son's quilt and I really NEED to start on it within the next week or so... and that means that I need to get my San Antonio Star quilt quilted and off from Mo'e!!  The flying geese borders are what have held me up... since they are '3-D' ( meaning that you can stick a finger - or toe) under the 'wings), I have to make sure that whatever quilting I do, it will fasten the wings down enough so that they won't be 'toe catchers'.  I've been watching Linda V Taylor videos for ideas and I THINK I might have something that will work.

In the meantime, I've still been working on other Christmas gifts and trying to clean up both my sewing room and the mess that has spilled out from there into our family room.