A bit of everything!

What a week it has been here at Wazoo! Mr Wazoo has divided his time between the yard and the studio, working long hours and getting things finished.

Hard at work on one of the huge quilts.

Manicured lawn and the garden is filling out

I had a couple of challenges as well as some of my own quilts to get finished for the guild meeting on Thursday. A gentleman came in with a beloved quilt that had some holes to be repaired, and he was a fascinating person. I have never met anyone who actually lives in one of those tiny houses you see on TV. This guy lives off the grid, collecting rain water and using solar energy. I was thrilled I could help him with something as simple as a repair to his favorite quilt!

This is what it looked like when I got it.

Here are the pieces pinned in place and ready to applique down.

I realized when posting the 'before' photos, that I had forgotten to take the 'after' shot. Drat!! Well, you'll have to believe me that it looked great and he was thrilled. The next quilt will show you an 'after' shot worthy of the blog!

This quilt was found at a sale for $10!!! I am always sad to see quilts like this, where someone in the family worked for months hand sewing a beautiful quilt just to have it discarded by the people who should love it the most. Fortunately, there are quilters out there sniffing out the cast-offs and giving them new life in new homes. Here is the customer's $10 find, and the repair.

This block was the only one with disintegrated fabrics. Look closely and you'll see all the brown plaid fabric is falling apart.

Here is the same block after I appliqued in the 9 new pieces. The owner wanted something 'prettier' in place of the plaid.

This is the quilt. I took this picture to show the colors better.

I didn't think they showed up as well indoors, on the bed.
The repaired block is center right.

Hand quilting all intact. Lovely!

 The Bernina dealer finally called with the good news! My machine (that was ordered right after the Paducah show in April), was finally here. Mr W drove me to Chattanooga last Friday to pick it up, and I spent the day Saturday following along in the book and putting it through its paces.

I also got a new chair! Ooooo!! Swanky!

Here she is! The insert for the Koala table hasn't come yet,
but I'm comfortable using the extended platform that comes with the machine.
The nifty accessory box came with it, too.

With the new slim light on, I am in sewing Heaven.Thank you, Mr Wazoo!

On Sunday, I quilted my quilt tops from the retreat. Then, I used my new machine to do the bindings. All but one of these are going to the guild for charity. Two for kids and two for adults at the Second Wind respite house.

This quilt is a two-fer. Not only will it be a charity quilt, but it is one of my UFOs for the UFO club. I have been bending the rules a bit by doing mine out of order, but it doesn't seem to matter. They're done.

The digital panto is feather swirl

This one is a good boy quilt, with meander quilting.

This one looks more girly to me. Same quilt pattern.

I'm not sure I like this quilt...too pink! It is from a jelly roll pattern.

My favorite digital panto: Flower Power

I did make a quilt for me, too. Using some of the Australian fabrics from my stash, I made this BQ quilt. The background fabric is a Kaffe Fassett shot cotton.

BQ (which stands for Big Quilt) and Miss Molly on the photobomb.

Panto: Stacked Snailz.
I love the texture of this quilting.

We had our annual meeting of the guild where I present the budget and install new officers, as well as remember friends and relations we have lost in the past year. Oh yes...it's also a luncheon. The meeting went well and everyone left full and happy. I'm really pooped from all the excitement, nd I still need to make supper! More hand sewing, and then to bed...to dream of more quilting.

Back home from retreat!

My batteries are recharged and I am raring to get into the studio! We had a wonderful day despite it raining all...the...time. Soggy was the word, but we were in the sewing room getting our groove on and making quilts. I didn't take pictures until the last day, so you get to see what all the girls did. It was a perfect getaway, and I think we all had fun.

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On the last day, I got the call I have been waiting for since Paducah. My new Bernina is finally here!! I high tailed it home from the retreat and Mr Wazoo and I took a road trip to Chattanooga to pick it up. We made a pit stop in Ooltewah, TN to check out the quilt shop there. Awesome!! I bought enough fabric to make a sweet quilt, as well as a bath of fat quarters for another BQ quilt. Then it was off to the Bernina store, and home again.

This quilt was in the shop, and I got what I need to make one!

I'll have some pictures tomorrow, since I forgot to take my phone to the studio in my excitement to try the new behemoth 770. It is beautiful, and sews quietly and with a perfectly formed stitch. I can't wait to take it through it's paces. That will happen on Sunday. Until then, good night, dear readers, I am off to bed to dream of quilting.

Finishing up some projects and seeing double!!

Mr Wazoo slogged along on the gigantic quilt today, quietly cursing under his breath and growling every once in a while when the bobbin ran out, but he did get his part of the quilt finished. I'll take over tomorrow, and quilt the border.
I finished the custom job and also quilted a small wall quilt for another customer.

This little quilt is perfectly square and flat. A joy to quilt!

I wish the quilting on the back looked better in this picture. It is really nice!

This little quilt is only 25 inches square, but the shoo-fly in a shoo-fly pattern is quite charming.

Simple quilting for a clever quilt.

A peek at the back

Today, I quilted two identical (except for their batting choice) quilts for two customers who took a class at the local quilt shop. These are number three and four from the same class. I must say, they are the best constructed so far.

Friend number one's quilt

The digital pattern is called Yarn Tangle

Here is the backing

This is the second friend's quilt

Same quilting pattern and same backing!

After work, I strolled around the garden a bit, to see what the plants were doing after the big rainfall. We have had rain daily for over a week!

Mr W has his work cut out for him, weeding and trimming.
The butterfly bush is overtaking the right side of the bed!!

I must say, rainy days have the best clouds!

The back walk is finished, and Mr W put in this planter to brighten it up.

Kind of an odd day

This morning, I drove to the fabric shop to get something for my 'Secret Sister' gift for the retreat next week. I had to drop off two quilts, so I chalked it up to a delivery for work! I also got the fabric for the applique border on my 1930s quilt. I thought it was finished, but decided it needed something...that happens all the time.

It just needs one more border...
with vines and flowers and birds.

Mr Wazoo finished the quilt from yesterday, and then loaded a giant quilt. This one involves both of us. He will do the pantograph, and I will quilt the borders. Tag team quilting! I love it.

The finished quilt for a customer from Boston.
Her Mom lives here and will bind it and send it for a birthday gift. Nice!!

Panto: Popcorn

A peek at the back

112 x 112 inches. This one will take a while...

Meanwhile, I finished quilt number eight for the eight quilt lady! Yippee!! She, her friend, and her husband (someone had to carry the quilts...) came this afternoon and claimed the bounty of quilts. She dropped off another quilt, and everyone was happy.

The last of the eight quilts, all from one customer!

Digital panto: Flower Power

The backing is a nice, soft print from Connecting Threads.

I'm working on a custom job now, and hope to finish it tomorrow.

My day was interrupted by a sudden urge to cut off my hair. I went to the closest salon, and they did the deed. It feels so much better now that Summer is here. I'm ready!!

This and that...

Not a lot happening around the Wazoo house, but we do plug along, quilting and doing laundry, all the most glamorous things. Like bees and flowers!

Bzzzzzzz

Mr Wazoo finished the quilt he was working on and quilted another one while I was off at a meeting.

This little gem is the customer's first quilt.
She is an octogenerian with pluck!

Santa got the panto: Holly Berries

She did a great job.

Kaffe Fassett next on the rack

Aren't the colors yummy?

Its quilted with the panto: Splat, which complements the floral patterns.

Even the backing is Kaffe!

I'm not idle for long...I finished number seven for the eight quilt lady, and fixed the back of number eight!! I will be quilting that one tomorrow.

A really different dresden plate quilt.

I used a feathery panto.

The backing is pretty, too.

On Sunday, I squeezed in a charity quilt for the Heart to Heart group.

This is a great scrappy quilt.

My machine came with this meander panto. Works well on this type quilt.

It came out really soft.

Also on Sunday, I put together this little quilt top. It will have flower wreaths embroidered in the plain squares. I'll do that after I finish quilting it.

Looks like a nice lap quilt

For Barbie!! 

And since we're looking at minis, here is the storm at sea, all done.