On Saturday I woke up and it was raining. It was a good day to go and sew with the ladies from my Guild who were having a Sew-in. I didn't really sew as much as I'd planned. I got to help one lady start learning how to Machine Quilt on her machine and I showed one how to make the Pillowcases with the "Hot Dog Method". When I was explaining how to bring the bobbin thread up to the top to Machine Quilt, another lady came over to watch. The way I explained it, she said it was easy to understand. She said I was her hero and asked me why I wasn't teaching. I told them I used to at the Hancock Fabrics store. I really was missing it today and I'm so glad I got to help these ladies who needed me. I took several different things to work on, even my November UFO. I barely touched that project but I did choose the cornerstones and a possible sashing fabric. That is progress. I didn't take any pictures there because most of them were working on Christmas gifts.
Before I left home I was looking for my tote of SBS (Sylvia's Bridal Sampler) Blocks so that I could send the picture for the BOW ( Block of the Week) to Lynda. I finally found it after I got home and got it sent in.
N-3 Clay's Choice, sewn on my Featherweight.
I was looking at my totes and found a stack of pre-cut block parts from when I swapped with the SBS. I just grabbed the pieces and though I could stitch up a few to add to my SBS Swap Stars Quilt (last month's UFO).
Here is the Pieced border I stitched together for the Mystery by Email and the 3 new stars. Do you ever make Friendship stars that go different ways? Looks like it really doesn't matter to me...
I get to make 12" Friendship stars for the Guild Block Lotto next month. My Blocks won't start until January. Talking with the ladies more at the Saturday Sew-in, the thought came to me that I could do a short Demo on the Lotto Block for the Newbies at Guild and again at one of the Monthly Sew-ins. Now to start finding the Blocks to make in 2013.
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