Queen of Fractal Beauty’s blog

The List:

1.  *Frog Star using 2008 shop hop fabric -- finish purchasing fabric, finish designing, piece, applique, quilt, bind

2.  *Pacific Koi block swap -- quilt, bind

3.  Edmond Quilt Guild block of the month -- piece blocks,  prepare applique blocks, finish applique, assemble top, quilt, bind

4.  Front Porch stars -- quilt, bind

5.  *Starry Night in May -- quilt, bind

6.  The Mother Road -- quilt, bind 

7.  Weather Vane -- quilt, bind

8.  Kyoto Garden -- finish designing, finish purchasing fabric, piece, quilt, bind

9.  *Plumeria alba II -- design, fracture, border, quilt, bind

10. In the Merry Old Land of Oz -- quilt, bind

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*quilts that I want to have done in time for the 2009 COQG quilt show.

Yes, it's that time yet again.  I've accomplished a surprising amount considering how busy June was.  Between the shop hop, quilt show, classes, and guild programs it's amazing that I found any time at all to work.  But I did!

Not only did I finally finish appliqueing all the blocks for #3, I got the entire top put together.  It's waiting its turn to be loaded onto the long arm and quilted.  The day before yesterday I quilted my Front Porch Stars and yesterday I attached the binding to the front.  Now all that's left for it is to hand stitch the binding to the back.  Since I am planning to enter both of these quilts in the state fair it is safe to say they will both be done very, very soon.  I just might meet my year end goal!

What prevents your city/town from being the best place in the country to live?
Submitted by Cherney.

Hot humid summers.

Just got back home from the dentist.  Apparently I misunderstood him last week.  I had two cavities, not one.  At least they were right next to each other on adjacent teeth.  And the total time from walking out my front door to walking back in was only one hour.  Now I'm not supposed to have any solid food for the rest of the day.  Perhaps I'll have Ken take me to Braum's and have a milkshake for dinner....

You can view the carnage here.

Just got back from my semi-annual trip to the dentist.  It seems that I now have a cavity on my back upper left molar.  I haven't had a cavity since I was in college.  This sucks.  Oh, well.  I'll be going back next Tuesday to have it filled.

Yes, it's that time of the month again. 

The List:

1.  *Frog Star using 2008 shop hop fabric -- finish purchasing fabric, finish designing, piece, applique, quilt, bind

2.  *Pacific Koi block swap -- quilt, bind

3.  Edmond Quilt Guild block of the month -- piece blocks,  prepare applique blocks, finish applique, assemble top, quilt, bind

4.  Front Porch stars -- quilt, bind

5.  *Starry Night in May -- quilt, bind

6.  The Mother Road -- quilt, bind 

7.  Weather Vane -- quilt, bind

8.  Kyoto Garden -- finish designing, finish purchasing fabric, piece, quilt, bind

9.  *Plumeria alba II -- design, fracture, border, quilt, bind

10. In the Merry Old Land of Oz -- quilt, bind

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12.

*quilts that I want to have done in time for the 2009 COQG quilt show.

I haven't made quite as much progress in May as I had hoped.  The applique blocks for #3 still aren't done, but I only have 1 1/2 of them left.  Fortunately, I have finished up all the quilts for the quilt show right on schedule.  All I have left to do with them is put a sleeve on one [1], remove cat hair from them all, and get them delivered to a member of the collection committee. [2]

All in all, 5 quilts finished in 5 months is a respectable pace.

[1]  I'll take its picture and post it as soon as I get that sleeve on it.

[2]  Hey!  I'm on that committee.  Lucky me.  8:-)

What do you plan to do when you retire?

I don't plan on retiring.  I have no intention of giving up quilting until they pull the needle out of my cold dead hand.  But Ken and I do hope to do a lot more traveling in the future.  That means I'll have to cut back on the amount of time I spend working. 

Last night Jonah brought his mom and Nana Mary over for supper.  After we were done eating we went out to sit on the patio and Ken let Jonah go inside of his workshop to explore.  He thought Grandpa Kenny's ear protection was way cool (and it matched his outfit).

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He finally got to try out that glow in the dark chair we bought for him last summer.

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Then it started to rain.  I don't think Jonah has ever had the opportunity to play in the rain before.  He loved it!

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Which of your birthday parties was your favourite one?
Submitted by Jack Yan.

Well, I've had so few parties in my life I'd have to say all of them.

When I was 14 I had a slumber party with about 3 or 4 of my girlfriends.  Mother and Daddy took us out for pizza and then we went back to my house for the usual girl stuff.  Nothing really outstanding, but it's the only slumber party I ever had growing up.

Bday cake

At 30 I had a big party at my parents' house.  Lots of friends, lots of alcohol, but everyone was very well behaved.  Except maybe me.

At 40 my birthday was at Chuck E. Cheese.  Silly, you say?  We had a wonderful time.  Ken and I were only dating at the time and yet he's still around.  I figured anybody who'd still want to go out with me after hosting that party was definitely a keeper.

This year for 50 I went to Disney World.  Not exactly a party, but a big

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celebration just the same.