I was able to finish both of these by New Years Day. The top one was completely done in flannel and finished before New Years Eve and the bottom one only needed binding and a label sewn on..along with a small patch on the back where there was a small hole.
This Scotty one was kind of a disaster because of the sashing and borders..they were just a hot mess and I don't think I'll do another scrappy sashing or border again. Other than that, the only problem I had was not noticing when the bobbin thread slipped out of it's place so I have a little railroad track in at least one spot and just some yucky stitching in other spots on the back. I was checking, but obviously not often enough.
This was one of my #3s for this month's American Patchwork & Quilting UFO Challenge for 2023. I decided that my goal this year should be all my tops that have been waiting to be quilted... 1 done and still about 40 to go (I'm sure there are at least a couple that are in hiding).
They won't be the only UFO that I'll be working on, but I hope to quilt at least two a month, maybe more since almost all are on the smaller side - think large crib or maybe a twin size.
and he told me that I probably shouldn't have, but it's been at least three years since I've had anyone look at him and I'm sure it can't hurt ( unless they mess with my tension settings).
Then, on the way home, my car got rear ended (again!) I saw it coming - this little car was right on my rear end and kept on coming closer even as I slowed down and then stopped for the red light. If there hadn't been a car in front of me, I might have been able to make a right turn and avoided getting hit. As soon as she hit me, I put the car in park and jumped out to look at the damage (she hit quite hard), but I couldn't see anything except where I was rear ended several years ago. She got out of her vehicle and started saying something about having two artificial legs and I just waved her off while telling her to drive a little slower and pay attention. She didn't listen to my advice as she was still behind me when I got on the freeway. I tried to put more distance between us, while not going too fast myself. I kept checking my rearview mirror to make sure she wasn't getting closer and saw her exit the freeway - then I was able to relax and breathe again.
Anyway, so back to quilting. Now that Mo'e is off the frame, my son, Chris, is going to help me make some changes to the frame...like taking the rear bar apart if necessary to straighten it out and taking off the old velcro that holds the leader canvas onto the bar and replacing it. We may even adjust the height of the frame so that it stands a little higher. We're also going to see if there's something we can do with the power cords so they're not such a jumbled mess.
Well, can't think of anything more for today...time to fix Buddy's dinner.
Take care
Stay Safe
Oh my goodness! She can't even blame the weather for that! I'm sorry you got hit...again, but it sounds like you're okay, so there's that. The Scottie dog quilt is cute and the scrappy sashings we're worth the trouble. I hope M'oe comes back better than he left and all the adjustments to the frame go as planned and help in the long run. (I've been debating lowering mine just a bit, but am hesitant because sometimes it seems right and sometimes it doesn't.) Good luck with the UFOs. I hope to get some of my tops done, too but who knows. Life has a way of changing my plans for me!
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