Did some quilting on the big blue quilt today. Put in about three hours on it and have about two thirds done. Can't say if I will get back to it this week or if it will have to wait until next weekend, but it's coming along nicely.
I really like using the all cotton Essentials brand thread from Connecting Threads. I haven't tried the Essentials Pro yet, but would like to. Saturday I went to a garage sale and had an opportunity to buy Gutterman polyester thread for a quarter a spool. I know this is almost giving it away, but I didn't buy any. I just didn't want polyester thread.
There was a Fall Festival in the city park yesterday. There were vendors and locals selling different things, as well as music and food. At one of the vendors there was a bow tie quilt top that had 'make offer' on it. It looked like it was stained and definitely was showing it's age. I said I would give the guy at the booth (who happened to be my grade school gym teacher...) a couple bucks for it. He said "How about three dollars?", after telling me it wasn't a completed quilt. I said okay and gave him three bucks for a full size vintage bow tie quilt top! Upon closer inspection, the stains weren't really stains, they were unbleached muslin. I took it home and washed it with an oxy cleaner. It came out beautiful! I was concerned about washing it because it was just the top, but since I only paid three for it, if it was ruined I wouldn't have been heartbroken. As it is, it all worked out and I'm thrilled!
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Not jealous. Just happy for you. And absolutely thrilled that when you washed it, it turned out so well! However, I especially loved the fact that you bought it from your grade school gym teacher!
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