Saints Stars Process 3

Oh, I was doing a dance of joy! I had finished my Saints stars Quilt. It was quilted and ready for borders and then disaster struck. I had turned 4 stars the wrong way and had not noticed. At first, I thought it does not matter but every time I looked at the quilt I saw those 4 stars! So I decided to show Steven and if he liked it that way I would put the borders and be finished. He loved the quilt but every quilter that saw the quilt immediately saw the error. So I decided to fix it.  

blocks waiting for repair

So I very carefully cut out the offending centers and the batting under them and am now in the process of replacing them with more embroidery going the right way. LOL In the meantime, DH has decided to kidnap me from the sewing studio twice for all day excursions. Today we have plans that will take most of the day  and tomorrow DH bowls all day about 100 miles away. So this quilt will not be finished for Monday unless I clone myself!
Tanya, DD#2, graduates from college today and we are all very excited. It has been a very hard road for her since she is a single mom of a very lovely but headstrong teenage girl. Now she will be looking for a teaching job which she will have no problems getting since she is a mature first year teacher who comes from a teaching family - mom, grandma, grandpa, aunt, great-great aunts, and sister.
Well, I am off to get ready for the ceremony which happens in 4 hours but we have to be there in 2.
If I have repeated information in this post, I am truly sorry but these are the items on my mind right now.   
Lator, Gators. Have a blessed weekend. Merry Christmas to one an all.

Saints Stars

I took the quilt to the bowling lanes to show Steven. He loved the quilt and did not see the error but several others did including the quilters who were there. So I have decided to embroidery new squares and replace them some way or the other. I just can't leave it the way it is! 
My DD#3 asked me to do some embroidery for her to give as Christmas gifts. So while I have the machine set up for that, I can make the replacement squares. I will also finish making the borders for the Saints Stars and get the binding ready too. That way I can get it finished by next Monday.
I will be making pillowcases after I get that ready. Christmas is coming!
I spent the day with DH. I actually cooked a big pot of Potato, Egg, & Meatball stew but first we had to go to WalMart and buy some pots. My Stepson borrowed my cooking pot and skillet two weeks ago and never returned them. No harm done - I got two new pots!!! Then DD#3 called and wanted the embroidery today instead of the planned Wednesday afternoon...children think their parents should drop everything to tend to their wants even as adults. So after supper I did the gift shirt and gave it to her. Then I came home and did hers. I will bring it to her tomorrow when I am out and about...after all it is only 50 miles out of my way. LOL.
Tomorrow my plans are to sew 3 more border strips before driving to deliver my daughter's shirt to her school and then drive to my DD#1 & 4's work and pick up my Secret Sister quilt. After that I need to go to BQ and purchase some more black thread so I can finish Saint Stars. Then home for homework duty and more sewing. A very full day as usual. Won't be able to take my sleeping meds tonight since when I do I sleep until 9am without them I am up at 5am.
Lator Gators. I am off to bed to snuggle under warm covers with my DH. Have a blessed week!

Design Wall

My design wall has the borders for the Saints Stars and blocks from my daughter's graduation quilt (Dec.18th.) (One project that won't get finished on time! I think it will need to be bigger than the planned 42" by 42".) There are pairs of fabrics for pillowcases/ potato bags/ potholders all from my stash. Some wild pillowcases for  wild grandchildren and distinctive items for DDs.
I think that Saint Stars needs a 4" border to stop the center and then it will be ready to bind. I am planning a 1 1/2" strip of the gold and then a 2 1/2 inch strip of the black with binding in gold. If the young man doesn't like it, I do know, that it makes for lovely naps b/c not too heavy and not too hot and an ex-son-in-law might buy it from me if current son-in-law doesn't claim it first. LOL
I am working on sewing bindings when I am not sewing. "Witch Doctor says Jungle Love" is in the binding process and should be finished by Christmas as well as DD#1's quilt and the 4 charity quilts for the guild. Guess I will have to force myself to sit and watch tv...oh, wait, Pape has bowling this weekend so I will have a full day to sew bindings by hand while waiting for him to finish.
Leeapaul has been very loving today...either he is feeling bad or he is cold. Either way I am worried about him.
Lator Gators. Have a blessed week!

Stash Report week 50

Stash Report:
Fabric Used This Week: 2.334
Fabric Used YTD: 126.251
Fabric Added This Week: 0
Fabric Added YTD: -184.417
Stash Reduction/Enhancement: -58.166

This has been a month of finishes. I have finished my DPQ for my secret sister, got Witch Doctor Says Jungle Love quilted, and Saints Stars will be finished by next Monday. WoW. I didn't think I could accomplish that much on my must-do list. I knew I wouldn't finish the graduation quilt until January and told my DD#2 that. She understood. It is out of the camper and in the sewing room and is next on the list to be worked on as I work on pillowcases and potato sacks.
must-do list...(5) complete Saints Stars(due December 15th Progress: 4/5 done);(6) complete DD#2's graduation quilt (due December 19th-25th Progress: 1/8done) (8)  make pillowcases for all grandchildren from stash and potato bags for daughters. (due December 25th Progress 3 of 7 bags made and 3 of 14 pillowcases made (9) clean and rearrange studio - I can't find a thing. (10)organize scraps into useable pieces for bonnie Hunter class;(1)complete QGA lotto blocks (2) complete embroidery on teacher shirts; (7)put binding and label on charity quilt 2. (3)complete dresden plate quilt4)complete lotto blocks for KSG (links to each completed project)
Well, back to Saint Stars. I need to work for a couple of hours to finish corners and then on to the border if I have enough fabric for one. The young man who wants it has asked to see it on Monday night so it has to have the corners and maybe one border on by then.
We are going to a concert at 3pm for my DGD#1. Only problem is that the Saints football starts at 3:30 pm. Her choir teacher is not a Saints fan. Well, DGD#1 wins only because we should be out by the fourth quarter and the Saints don't really play football until them.
Lator Gators. Have a blessed Sunday.