Hi ho! Hi ho! It's off to Mo'e we go.

While at lunch with Katie and Barb on Friday, Katie mentioned that her husband was off work that day.   I told her that I could use his help with Mo'e, who had decided to 'skate' his head all over kingdom come.  She and her ever so helpful hubby came down and I showed them what I meant... sorry it's too hard to describe, but basically the head of the machine was sliding back and forth on it's base.

"Helpful Hubby" held the machine head up so that Katie could dust the base while I went searching for some new shelf liner.  It worked!

Then I was able to load the backing on for the next quilt ... in the first photo, you can get an idea of the flannel print I'm using.  I thought it worked with the Buffalo Check top.

All loaded... after I trimmed off about 10" - maybe a little more.  It's a wide (108") and my leaders aren't quite long enough for it ( and I didn't need that much anyway).

Yesterday, a neighbor went with me to a Booth Brothers concert about an hour from here.  Missed a turn and ended up in Indiana but the next exit worked as a U turn (kinda) and we only had to backtrack a couple of miles.

Back home again by late afternoon, I decided I'd check to make sure I had the right size batting..... well, twin wouldn't work... minimum 6" short on the length.  So I went into the 'stash' room and found some queen size batting.  The one I decided to use is not the usual Hobbs 80/20 that I use... it's not Warm & Natural but very similar.

I got it in place and then decided I'd bring the quilt top out to make sure it would fit... yes, but only if I lay the top with the 72" across and float the 96" length.  Once I basted it as far as I could on the sides and across the top, I decided to go ahead and start quilting - I managed to get three rows done.
I'm just doing straight lines in a plaid pattern -- 1/4" from each side of the seam line(s) and then down the middle of each block.  Using light gray thread until I get down to the wolf when I'll have to switch to black to outline and somehow quilt it.  I know I want to outline where the hip would show and where the back of the front leg travels up into the torso but, beyond that, I haven't a clue yet.  I don't want to continue the plaid pattern across it nor do I want to create 'fur' with stitching, so, hopefully, something will work out in my head by the time I get that far.

No, I did not center the quilt on the frame ( probably about the first time I haven't).  There's only a hand width of batting & backing on the other end.  I didn't want two 'skinny' strips of batting & backing left after trimming - I'd rather have the one fatter piece.  There will be a skinny strip after trimming on the right side, but not enough to save - should only be about 2" ( I'm trimming it 2" from the edge of the finished quilt so that I can try a wide binding -- in a beautiful medium red tonal).

Ok, I guess I'd better quit dawdling around and get busy. 

Until next time... when I hope to be able to show you the finished quilt ( so you may not hear anything from me for a week lol)

take care...
ttyl.....
Stay Safe.....