Back home and frisky!

 The first night after Penny's surgery wasn't fun. She cried and cried until I gave her the pain pill that was meant for the next morning, then she settled after an hour or so being calmed by Mr Wazoo in the recliner. I went back to bed!

Mr W kept Penny during the day so I could get some work done, and she stayed mostly in her pen.

Penny chilling in her fashion collar.

I quilted the first quilt of the day and (Horrors!!) there was a seam not sewn . The unsewn part was only about a half inch long, but the hopping foot found the gap and sewed itself in tightly. Getting it out is a horrible experience. It takes a long time to undo the tight wad where you can't see what you're doing. About 45 minutes later, I had coerced the foot loose and had only a tiny hole to fix. Of course, that took another hour! I finished my day with only one quilt done. And then I forgot to take a picture of the quilt! I'll get it out tomorrow and click it quickly before the customer comes. Here are the pictures I did take.

The open seam and the hole

I'm pointing to the repair on the front of the quilt

And pointing to the repair on the back. Away from the quilt you can't see the repairs at all.

The next morning, the mail carrier came and gave me a package! I don't order much fabric on line because I like to feel the fabric and see the colors in person. These are from Hawthorne Threads. They were so pretty on their blog, I broke down and ordered a fat quarter bundle.

Meanwhile, I felt the guilt of the UFO and put the bright blocks back up on the design wall. While Millie quilted the next customer project, I moved them around until I found a layout I liked.

The first of two quilts from the same fabrics as my bright quilt was finished!

Panto: Woven Wind

Grunge backing.

I got the second quilt loaded around quitting time

Today, while Millie worked on the second quilt, I began a repair . The quilt was made by the customer's mother for her granddaughter. The kid has used this quilt her entire life and the hand buttonhole stitching has given up. My job is to remove the strawberries, reinforce them with stabilizer, and sew them back on with the same stitch. Should be fun.

The knots where she started will not let go! I'll work on that later.

I'm using non-woven lightweight interfacing on the back of the pieces.

When I carefully cut them out, they are ready for stitching.

I cut as close to the edge as I could to keep their size as equal as possible to the blank space they came off of.

I finished up the second quilt and here it is.

Panto: Funky Fans

Great texture on this one.

Next up was the tee shirt quilt for the guy who ordered them. His is a bit different than the others in that his wife chose the shirts.

Same rounded square panto.

Swirly black and gray backing. The binding will be dark gray.

I have the rows sewn and am auditioning horizontal sashing. I'm going with the plain striped one. The turquoise will be a small inner border.

More strawberries removed...

and being transformed!