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About Me

Working full time really cramps my desire for quilting. I gotta find a way to balance the two. The hardest thing about quilting is learning not to feel guilty - When I'm quilting I think I should be doing something else (cleaning the house, playing with the grandkids, spending time with husband, tending to outside chores). When I'm doing anything else, I long to be in front of my sewing machine. Thank goodness for long Minnesota winters!
If I can't be in front of my sewing machine, I crochet afghans and donate them to the local battered women's shelter or teenage pregnancy home.

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quilting, paper piecing, machine quilting, general sewing, knitting, gardening, other

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Just can't help myself

Not that I want to irritate any Wisconsin members but isn't that Sears commercial with Brett Favre trying to buy a television one of the best they've ever run?? My sister, a long-time Packers fan, says she can't help feeling like her sister (me, from MN) is having a fling with her ex (a Favre fan for a VERY long time)! WIERD - sure hope my husband doesn't find out (LOL). Anyway, I spent part of the day at the Thimbleberries store in Hutch, MN, which I understand will be closing soon. They'll jus… Continue

Posted on September 19, 2009 at 11:30pm — 5 Comments

The Great MN State Fair

I was in 7th heaven yesterday! I'd been looking forward to checking out the quilts at the Minnesota State Fair this weekend and I wasn't disappointed. It was actually a little bittersweet because while I was able to admire such beautiful quilts, I realized I'll most likely never be THAT good. It's hard to believe there are so many talented quilters out there. While the long arm-finished quilts were extraordinary, there were just as many hand quilted beauties out there. I had to chuckle to myself… Continue

Posted on August 30, 2009 at 9:26pm — 1 Comment

Gotta get this one done

Well, since Lisa from MD is going to help me out and make me accountable, I pulled out my latest UFO and have pledged that I absolutely will work on this Bargello quilt starting Friday night and hopefully a good part of Saturday. A death in the family along with a family picnic (plus… Continue

Posted on August 12, 2009 at 7:58pm — 16 Comments

Another One Finished

Does anyone remember the Friends episode when Rachel spends the whole episode doing the New York Times crossword puzzle and when she finally gets it done, after working on it for a couple of days, she jumps up and realizes that she has no one to share her excitement with? I put the last stitches in the binding of this quilt late last night and looked around to realize that with everyone else in bed, I had no one but the dog (who was snoring) and the cat (who was sleeping also) to share my excite… Continue

Posted on July 29, 2009 at 9:04pm — 14 Comments

A perfect day off

Since I work with a bunch of lawyers who don't have the decency not to ask me how old I am, for the last four years I have taken my birthday off (July 7). I don't mind the birthday wishes, I just don't care for someone asking me how old I am. I'm always tempted to say "one year older than I was last year when you asked me." The only one who really needs to know that tidbit is my doctor, and if he wants to know, he can look in his chart. Anyway, I toggled between hitting the road and visiting a f… Continue

Posted on July 8, 2009 at 8:39pm — 8 Comments

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At 9:26am on November 13, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Congratulations and I think it's a beauty. I can't tell anything wrong from the photo and I think we are our own worse critics. You have to admit, isnt it a weight off your shoulders to be done with it? Thanks for sharing the tip about piecing it though, it does indeed make sense and I probably wouldn't have done it that way either.

I am so sorry about the longarm work done on the other quilt. I had paid for longarm work for 2 quilts via ebay. The same person did them, one turned out very well and so I was surprised the 2nd one wasnt up to par. The back was black and the top thread pull through. Another gal suggested I take a black sharpie and color the thread. That does not do anything for puckering however.

It'd be good to start fresh, make something you've always wanted to make for yourself. They are getting ready to do a stack n whack swap project in the SNW group if you are interested.

At 4:49pm on November 10, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Hi Jamie, Lisa from Md here. Just checking up on your bargello. I see you are alive and well and have been on back in September. Hey, been to a MN state fair myself although didnt see quilts at the time. They sure can put on a fair up there. The fairs here are like little carnivals compared to up there. They sure do sell weird food products on a stick up there! So I was thinking about your quilt that doesnt exactly line up. Why dont you take the two halves that are together and split them into two then simply piece the four of them with borders and sashing. It'll be like looking into a window. You dont need to have the traditional bargello pattern and hey, youll be the author of a new pattern idea and perhaps youll get rich off of it!

At 4:17am on September 27, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Jamie, please don't say you gave up on your quilt!

At 4:42am on August 25, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Good morning Jamie. First of all I want to congratulate you on your progress. I also want to say that I hope the pressure didn't force you to rush through and cause your problems. I've had many quilts that didn't match up at the seams. Some of them didn't really matter but others can be REALLY obvious. I've seen some bargellos that don't match up either, on purpose, but I looked at your photo and see that all of your blocks are the same height and aligned, correct? I suppose with all of those rows it'd be hard to tell which ones are the culprit. The good news is that because they are all the same height and in a straight row, if you could lay it next to the 1st half of the quilt and find the biggest differences, you can sew a skinnier seam allowance straight across the row and then rip out the first seam. It'll be time consuming but it could be done so there's hope. Not what you want to be doing when you thought you were nearly complete but it's not a total loss. The other option is to ignore it, sew it up, and use it for your quilt when you go to a picnic or see the rth of July fireworks. Of course, it'll probably drive you nuts every time you look at it so I vote for option 1. Other than that I have no advice. I have a 1/4 inch foot for my machine so that helps me to sew consistent seams - it's been a good investment.

Kids. The youngest of the 4 is a senior in high school - we've been trying to get him out of AP Calculus II - we'll see what happens this week. The oldest gets married in Oct. The two middle are working and going to school and are both reservists. One has been in Iraq twice, the other once and begins training soon and will return again. Good grief I say.

What have I been working on? Not much. The Sylvia's Bridal Quilt is suffering - probably behind 4 or 5 weeks now, Ill have to check. Two weeks ago or so I quickly put together the mini Halloween House blocks we swapped in the East Coast group. I hurried because I promised not to sign up for the Christmas swap until I got that one done. Other than that I simply added borders for the two other quilt tops. My LQS will baste the one - it was from I class I took. Im on my own for the other. I'm also taking a class at the LQS, 1 night a month. We are doing embroidery and machine applique and it's a quilt as you go. Tonight is the 2nd class. That one way to get things done, pay for a class then you are forced to go!

Enjoy your day.

At 3:57pm on August 24, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: How's my old buddy Jamie? It's been a week since I last wrote. How's that beautiful quilt of your coming along?

At 9:45am on August 17, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Congratulations, that's great progress. I, as well as others, are looking forward to seeing this beauty completed - well, at least the top pieced. As for me, I made a little progress this weekend. I have 2 UFOs needing borders. I didnt get one done so if I quilt it myself I am ready to baste and move on with the quilting. The other I have picked up the border and backing fabric as well as the batting so I am in good shape there too. Now Im another 2.7 blocks behing in the SBS quilt :( I am at19 and we should be at 24.3 as of today. Doesnt seem too bad but they can be pretty tedious to work with.

At 2:39pm on August 16, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Ok so here it is Sunday evening. I didn't get much sewing done this weekend but did get the borders on one of the two quilts needing them. I thought I'd check in on you? Anything you'd like to share? :)

At 2:48am on August 14, 2009, Lisa in Md said…: Yes, I remember the day clearly of course it was 24x7 news coverage. I dont recall actually crossing that one although there were plenty we did. That was so sad. OK so, you probably don't know many folks in Milaca so I wont mention names but that sure is close for such a big state. DH is a Viking fan, and routes for the Ravens when they arent playing. There's another quilt idea.

At 1:00am on August 14, 2009, Sognstitcher Lana/MN said…: It starts Tuesday. I'm not entering anything this year. My granddaughter (7) entered her first quilt last year and got a blue ribbon. She was really thrilled. This year she didn't care to do much sewing. Maybe next year.

At 10:20am on August 13, 2009, Sognstitcher Lana/MN said…: Hi. Me again. OK this is what I learned. I Googled Minnesota State Fair/quilts. From there i found the Creative Activities "booklet". From what I could gather, the entry time is 8/15, 16, 17, & 18, all at specified times. I think there is probably a phone number you can use to contact for specific questions. The whole creative activities booklet is there; you just need to scroll to the quilts and determine which category your quilt would qualify for.. ie bed quilt, wall quilt, etc. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't, once you decide which niche you are in. Hope this helps. Good luck. If I get to the fair, I will look for your quilt.

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