Stuff I can't show you...yet

It has been quiet on Wazoo Newsbits this week because I have been working on a secret project for the upcoming retreat talent show. I am very certain now that making this secret object is not my talent! I am pretty funny, though, so I think the ladies will overlook the slip-shod workmanship and find my presentation humorous.
Meanwhile, Mr Wazoo has been busy quilting, and getting things done before we go to Texas later this month. We're going down to visit my Dad and my sister for a few days. Its always a fun trip.
Here are a couple of the quilts he has been finishing up.

I l-o-v-e this quilt pattern!!!I haven't figured out how to make it,
but the quilter says she will give me the pattern. Oh, yeah!!

Panto: Vertigo

Ooh la la! Bright backing, too

Next, he quilted this pretty split nine patch

Panto: Popcorn

I did get this Comfort Quilt for my guild done. I finished the binding last night, and it is ready to snuggle with.

The blocks are scrappy-happy, all with green centers.

Digital panto: Dancing Daisies

The backing and binding are a sweet print, and oh so soft.

While I was working on my top secret project, I did take a break to get this absolutely fabulous scrappy reproduction quilt loaded and ready to quilt. It is a custom job, and will take some time to do. I'm excited to get started, even if it is only to stitch in the ditch. Gotta start with the dull stuff before the fun part begins!

While I was loading it, I noticed how perfect the piecing is.
Impressive  for such a large quilt.

I'm loving the assortment of neutrals!

Tomorrow, I have to get my class samples ready for my two classes at the retreat. That shouldn't take all day, so I'm hoping to get started on the reproduction quilt. We'll see how it goes.

Rainy day work

I finished the quilting on the custom order yesterday, and it is so cute!! I hope my customer is happy with it, too.

Bright and cheerful. How could you not smile?

Loving the lemonade

Just a bit of whimsy...

Mr Wazoo took a day off from quilting and put new edging around the rock garden in the back. He was back in the studio today, doing this lovely log cabin quilt. The fabric for the back is wonderful.

I like this different setting

Panto: Rosie

This fabric with the flowers and birds didn't photograph as beautifully rich as it looks in person.

Meanwhile, it rained today...most of the day, and very hard. We haven't had a bonafide rainstorm in quite a while. I love thunder and lightening and pouring rain, but only if I can enjoy it from the inside of my house!! Driving in it is no fun. Tomorrow looks rainy, too, so it will be a studio day for both the Wazoo quilters. (Or all three, if you include the welcome committee...)

Sidetracked

Yesterday, I got off the path and out into la-la land. I should have been working, but when I got the email with what the next UFO selection was, I just couldn't let it go. So I sewed. And sewed. And sewed some more, until the top was done. Now, I can put it on a hanger and get on with work.

This was my plan

This is a close up of the sashing and corner stones, along with the pictures from a nursery rhyme panel

I opted not to use this one...
Georgie is a bit creepy with his hands.

The finished top.
I changed the position of the strip set colors to be more pleasing, and made the borders a bit lighter to keep the sweet look going. It is 57 x 67. Nice size for a small child.

After a day of play, I made the binding for the dresden plate quilt, sewed it on and got the hand sewing done last night while watching PBS. At least I did some customer work...

Quilted and ready for hand sewing

Panto: Flower Festival

The white backing shows the quilting nicely

Light blue binding ready to be sewn down

A little detour

Yesterday, I had a lesson on my new machine from an APQS dealer from Marietta. Shirley drove up here to answer my questions and show me some tricks that will make my quilting go better. I'm still not 100% with the Millie, but I will try, try, try to get comfortable with using it. I took off the partially finished quilt I was working on, and put on a charity quilt for the practice session. After Shirley went home, I finished the quilt, machine sewed the binding and label on and re-mounted the custom job. I'm determined to get it finished this weekend.

pretty charity quilt for Pieceful Mountain Quilters guild.

Pattern: Dazzle

This quilt is really soft, thanks to the lovely hand of the fabrics used.

Progress is being made on this happy quilt. I am determined to get it done!!

Mr Wazoo split his time between quilting and yard work because the weather was so darn perfect! He got a good start on my customer commission, and vows to finish it today. Then, I'll be hand sewing the binding. A huge job.

The panto he is using is Flower Festival

My UFO group got its order s for March, and I have to get going on my number 7 project. I used EQ to come up with a plan, and cut the pieces before quitting for the day. Here's a teaser...

Print out of what the quilt will look like, without the panel blocks. (represented by the blank blocks)

The days are getting longer! I took this picture as I walked up to the house after quitting for the day at 6:00. Just a couple of weeks ago, it was dark when I took the same walk.

No surgery!! Back to work for the man.

The trip to Gainsville was a nice one in that Mr Wazoo is healing well and can avoid surgery for now. The rotator cuff tear hasn't changed in size, and the fracture is slowly healing on its own. The doctor is happy with his progress. Six more weeks of rehab and he should be good to go. Yippee!!
When we got home, both of us charged right in to working, and are pleased with what we accomplished today. By 6PM, Mr Wazoo had finished yesterday's cowboy quilt and did a small charity quilt for me to tweak the settings on his machine. He has been having some tension problems, but not with my quilt. Must have been the slinky backing the customer used on the cowboy quilt.

Cowboys galore on this manly quilt

The customer got the panels in California and added the denim
sashing and borders to keep the manly vibe going.

Mr W did a starry panto in keeping with the star in the center of the quilt.

The back is a slinky sheet. Not our favorite fabric, for sure; but it turned out better than expected.

This UFO has been in a bin for a couple of years. I was going to add a border, but decided to just get it done as a child's charity quilt.

The panto is Jungle Fever

This is one of the fabrics I got on my little shop hop when my sister was here.

I wasn't idle while Mr Wazoo was busy quilting. The final borders are on the Dresden plate customer commission quilt, and I sewed up the backing and pressed everything so it will be ready for him to do the quilting. 

Top together, inner borders done

Here is what the blocks look like

Small outer borders on and ready for quilting!

Just before quitting for the day, I made and sewed on the binding for the cowboys. I'll do the hand sewing tonight after supper. Mmmm..Turkey pot pie.

After show after-glow

As a final nod to the Peace River Quilters' Guild 2017 show, I made a little slide show of my favorite quilts from the hundreds that were shown. Sorry if I left yours out, but I had limited time for photos, and picked the ones that made me say, "Oh, Yeah!!"

Slideshow design created with Smilebox

I have been home a couple of days, and the work is flowing along.

All the blocks for the customer commission are done and the sashing in

I couldn't fit them all on the design wall.
There are two more rows on the ironing surface!

The quilts are put away, and Mr Wazoo will hang my ribbons soon.

He just finished quilting this cowboy quilt, and I need to get the binding cut, sewn and applied.

My colorful show quilt is happily on the bed where it will live from now on.

Tomorrow we travel to Gainsville to follow up with the Orthopedic doctor about Tim's shoulder. He still has pain, but is able to lift it pretty far. I sure hope she doesn't recommend surgery.Not sure he'd go for that... Well, time flies when you're having fun, and we have winged our way to midnight. Good night readers. I'm off to dream of beautiful quilts.