Happy Birthday, Dechen!!

The Mom and Dad, Chikako and Andrew

We are all a flutter here at Wazoo because our son and his wife just had a baby today!! Our new Grandson came into the world at a whopping 8 lbs. 14 oz, 21 inches long. A little cutie with a crop of dark, thick hair and a mellow attitude. Life is really good.

Little Dechen

Meanwhile, I had to keep going on quilts to get them done before the big knee day. The double wedding ring quilt is done. I don't have a photo of the bound quilt, but a pale yellow and white striped fabric added the perfect finishing touch.All the curves were a challenge, but the end result was with it. Here are a few more funky fabric shots from the quilt, too.

Hey! I found the horse's head!

And the bobby soxer's heads, too.

Rickshaw man...

Rickshaw rider!

Mr Wazoo finished the fire pit!! I would say it is an all around good day.

Like the song says, "Its a rainy night in Georgia"

The nice weather has moved on and we are experiencing rainy days here in North Georgia. Those are the best days for getting some quilting done!
I finished the custom Judy Niemeyer quilt.

I also quilted the first of two vintage tops for a customer. He wanted his Aunt's quilts finished for his children. The pattern on this is mind boggling!! All hand pieced, which has caused it to be very wonky. There are a few tucks in the fullest parts of the quilt, but even with those, it is stunning. This gal loved some bright, wild prints! I just love the whole thing. 80 x 100".

I love this quilt!! Mostly 1950s fabrics

How about these wacky pink tools?!

An eye-popping bold print

                           

                            The customer wanted a simple muslin back and this Baptist fan panto.

                             Tim stayed busy , quilting and then mailing quilts off to our waiting customers.

               

Happy Birthday baby quilt from a new Gandma 

                                                                                                     

Panto: Dragonflies

Beautiful batik Turning Twenty

Panto: Retro Leaves

In the afternoon, I worked on the second vintage quilt. This one is a wonderful scrappy double wedding ring, done in mostly 1050s fabrics, too. Some of the prints from the other quilt are in this one, too. The pink tools, the funky bright print, the dark pink roses, and the red checks and dots. She really busted her scrap basket stash with this 78x 100" quilt.

1950s teenager legs. Dig those saddle shoes!

Horse legs. Typical 50s cowboy print.

Mr Wazoo got in a bit of leaf raking during a break in the weather

The leaves are passing peak quickly here. The trees and mountain are starting to look bare.

Winter is just around the corner.

It was inevitable! A new knee is looming...

I got a slow start today because I spent the morning at the orthopedic doctor's office. My knee is shot. I really tried to make it to 65 so Medicare would cover it, but it didn't happen. I have had physical therapy, arthroscopic meniscus repair and bone spur filing, Hyaluron injections, and cortisone. There is nowhere to go but replacement. November 19th.
Meanwhile, we need to work our tender hineys  off to get the customer jobs done and returned and the parts made for the repairs. I'll be able to sew the first couple of weeks, but not quilt at the Gammill. I got a good start on the ditch stitching on this beautiful quilt today. Very slow going with all the curves and points to stitch around. The actual quilting will be more than fun!!

ooh la la!

Tim has been quilting up a storm since it has been cold, wet and windy outside. Here are a few of his latest hits.

Panto: Popcorn

Panto: Small Splat

After finishing up quilting for the day, I made the replacement blocks for a quilt I am restoring. When I'm laid up, I will have hand work to do. I will pick out the old blocks and appliqué the new ones in. There are many muslin block parts to replace, too. This is just one of the quilts waiting for the new lease on life. Stay tuned for more!

Old block...

New block

Torn, worn block...

Brand spanking new block

Oops, forgot the 'before' picture

Only a tear in one piece

Close to the original patch

Misty Mountain Guild 2015 Quilt Show

Wow! I think this is the biggest slideshow I have ever made, and it was really hard to do this time. My apologies to the friends and family of Betty Jo Gibson for the omission of her photo. I think I accidentally deleted it from the group of photos.
If your quilt has the wrong information card, again, Mea culpa. I totally forgot to take the photo of my own quilt's card! Anyway, here is what I came up with.
Enjoy!

Make a picture slideshow

Basking in the afterglow

The show is over and we have to get back to our regular activities here at Wazoo. Mr Wazoo tried in vain  to quilt a customer project with alpaca batting. We have tried three times now, and only succeeded once to quilt through the batting. It is really thick and dense, making it really difficult to move the hopping foot over. After loads of picking, I told Tim "No more!" The customer was very understanding, having broken a needle herself while hand quilting through it. On to better fun...raking leaves!

It was a perfect day for it, cool and overcast.

Just around the corner from home

Our road, right before turning to our driveway

A maple in the yard

The view from the front deck

Today, I worked on a little project for fun. I have a stash of vintage blocks I have acquired over the years from thrift shops, antique stores and ladies who don't know what to do with them! I got out a packet of twenty blocks made in the early thirties and set to work giving them a new life as a quilt.

Here are the final choices for the sashing...

Here are the blocks with the sashes and corner stones. I think it will be a sweet little quilt to display instead of languish in a drawer, don't you?

The fabrics are all petite flower prints.

Here are a few more

We got our quilts back, and I have some new ribbons to add!