I did it! 30 quilts prepped for the long arm in 30 days!
Now, to be fair -- all but two or three of these were completed tops, "flimsies." The challenge was to prepare the backing and cut the batting, so each quilt is ready to be quilted.
And I did it! Six of them have been passed on to various long-armers. I'll quilt the smaller ones myself, and probably all of the Bonnie Hunter mysteries. I love looking at the empty shelf formerly filled with tops waiting to be quilted. Four years of "52 Quilts in 52 Weeks" makes for a lot of flimsies!
Half the doors in the house have quilts/backs/batting hanging from them:
And here is #30, "Jelly Roll Jingle." (The batting and backing are downstairs on the cutting table.)
Jelly Roll Jingle is my original design. It will be a free pattern for all who attend the December Jelly Roll Party at Ruth's Stitchery and buy a jelly roll. Thanks, Pati, for your help in deciding on a name for this pattern!
I'm off to San Diego next week to meet my returning Sailor -- and two 52 Quilts followers!
Come back tomorrow for the October UFO Parade.
From the desk of your
Well done. I cannot believe that you had 30 quilt tops ready to finish in the house!
ReplyDeleteGive the returning sailor a hug and thank him/her for serving!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job!
ReplyDeleteOMGosh - that is a huge tally...do they all have homes?? or they join their finished brothers/sisters??
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