Another big quilt and a beautiful appliqué custom job.

After the two giant quilts, I thought I was done helping Tim and could get to my stuff again...no dice! He had another huge quilt that he couldn't fit on his table. I quilted that one and told him, "No more!!" Must've gotten through because I was able to work on a pretty Piece o'Cake quilt for a couple of days. I love the orange color theme, it is really refreshing and fun.
The man did some mowing and then came back to the frame to quilt a couple of nice customer projects. We're getting closer to the end of the queue, but I am worried my last five will take awhile since they are mostly king sized. The one I have on right now is 111 x 111 !! HUGE!! But very pretty. I have been working on it for two days so far, and think I can get it done tomorrow if I work 9 or 10 hours. Another marathon day, but well worth it in the end.

The last of my big quilts done for Mr Wazoo. Notice it is dark out...took all day.

Wonderful applique quilt. Love the orange fabrics!

circles and echoes

Some of the blocks

So cute how they overlap the sashings

Even the border circles overlap!

Perky orange backing, too

Mr Wazoo struggled a bit with this one block wonder, but it is really interesting.

Nice shadow quilt. The color went funny in the photo...the red fabric looks pink!

Back to work...and hurry it up!!

Mr Wazoo had a couple of quilts to do that were too big for his machine and table, so instead of doing my custom work, I did two GIANT pantograph quilts. It helps when the quilts are square, flat, and pretty. These were the trifecta of wonderfulness!
One more to do for him, and then I turn up the pace on the custom jobs yet to be done. I can't wait to start the next one...another Piece o'Cake cutie. Should be done over the weekend.
Stay tuned!

Mr Wazoo did this bright zebra quilt

He did this snuggly flannel quilt, too

Here is the first of my giant quilts. The angel panel is really pretty.

This batik baby is 114 x 120!! The maximum I care to do on my 12 foot table.

Draped over the machine table, it makes a great fort for little kids. Too bad there aren't any here!!

Basket Case pantograph

And I put on the binding, too. Busy day.

My last Wazoo retreat in Sebring is now history

Everyone had a wonderful time in Sebring, and it was hard to say good bye to the staff there after all these years. This was retreat number 45 for me there! I sure will miss the camaraderie of fellow quilters all sewing and creating unique items for family, friends and charitable organizations. I will miss all of you. Thank you!

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Another trip to Georgia

It's deja vu all over again... here we are in Georgia unpacking a truck and gazillion boxes. Well, maybe not that many, but scads of stuff. I thought we had downsized before we packed, but we are getting rid of even more stuff now that we are here trying to find a place to put it all!
Tim shaved a 1/4 inch off the bases of the dining room cabinets to get them to fit close to the wall. The saw made Molly so scared, I thought it would be good to take her to see the new road and neighborhood. Up the road we went, taking in the cool morning air and woodland sounds. We walked to the new construction and then chickened out for the huge hill. When I am in better shape we'll take it on. Back to the entrance and then home. Lots of up and down hills, and some rest stops along the way.
We were so tired last night, we turned in at 9 pm! When you do that, you are wide awake at 5:30. I don't see too many sunrises, so it was a treat. I wish I had taken the picture a few minutes earlier when the sky was fiery red, but Molly needed to go, and that takes precedence!
No sewing yet...I'm not sure, but I think the retreat quilt project got a free ride to Georgia without being worked on. We have to take back the truck, go to Walmart yet again, and drop in at the Home Depot for some replacement light bulbs for the kitchen.
Enjoy your day!

The view I had for 600 miles

                                 

our nearest neighbor

our house

Molly enjoyed the outdoors

cozy fire in the evening

our sleeping quarters. Don't you like the bedside 'tables'?

Cabinets in and the cover finally on my chair!

Front porch with the new rockers...sweet!

Sunrise over the mountain

Construction happening up the road from us. This house really hangs over the cliff. Very scary looking!

The road home .

One last thing...

Tomorrow we go to the house in Georgia and I will have limited sewing time there, so I decided to make the blocks for the next retreat project today and get a jump on the quilt. They went really fast, too!
Maybe you'll see some sewing from the new digs...who knows?!

Customer's Modern Sampler finished!

This quilt was a stretch for me, because I don't get too many 'modern' style quilts from customers. The batting is a thinner cotton, so I didn't want the quilting too dense or it would have been stiff instead of soft and drapey. I used a lot of straight line quilting with some swirls and circles to soften the look. There are eight colors of variegated thread on it! I think it looks great, and the customer will be pleased.
Mr Wazoo did one quilt today, and then went outside to gather up pots and yard ornaments for the trip to Georgia on the weekend. We will have another truckload of stuff going, but much smaller than the last time. It may only take one more load after this to completely move out. The Gammills will be the last things to go. I sure hope I have all my quilts from the queue finished!!
Enjoy the photos...I got carried away taking photos of the blocks. :o)

The back is pieced, and shows the quilting up nicely