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Quilt Talk!     This is a new category (Quilt Talk) born out of necessity!
     Honestly, I have been so busy trying to work around the house, help a company catch up on their bookkeeping, and write for this site that I have totally not had a minute to quilt. Well, today, I hit the “frustrational” level! I not only want to quilt; I need to quilt!
     My lawnmower has broken three times in the past month and it takes the warranty service-people two (2) weeks to come out to fix it. Well, guess what? By the time they show up, my lawn is getting more out of control! So, they show up last Wednesday and it broke (keeps throwing the mower belt off) 10 minutes after they left. So, another appointment… two more weeks from now. I loaded the mower up today and took it to a local repair shop and he put the belt back on for me. Should be good to go, right? Nope. Mowed for about 15 minutes and it threw it off. My youngest son said the belt is stretched and needs a new one, so I will pick one up tomorrow and Josh will put it on. Meanwhile, I should take a picture of my lawn. Seriously, I think a rake could come behind me when I mow and rake it up to bale! It is probably bordering two feet tall in places… and we are expecting rain tonight through Sunday. Can we say “MOWING NIGHTMARE”??
     OK, back to quilting. Or the lack thereof. I have a list of three (3) things I must get finished by this weekend:

  • Begin a commissioned quilt, using antique handkerchiefs,
  • Design and print a dozen customized labels for a customer,
  • Cut 1.5″ noodle strips for a customer.
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         On my wish list? I would love to be able to appliqué on the Stained Glass Rose quilt that I started after Thanksgiving. It was going to be a Christmas gift for mom, then it turned into a Mother’s Day gift… guess now it is going to be for her birthday (October 27)??? I would also love to put the binding on a charity quilt I have! Plus, work on my blocks for the “Surpassing Life’s Challenges” project!
         I really miss quilting and designing. Has anyone else gone through withdrawals such as I am writing about??


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    2 Responses to “Quilt Talk!”

    1. Valerie Says:

      Oh Terry, I feel for you! Unfortunately, it is my fridge that is causing me issues instead of a lawnmower. My fridge is broken for the second time in 3 months. Thank goodness for my warranty! :)
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      In terms of quilting, for me it is either “feast or famine”. At the moment, I am in feast mode, I have way too much to do and not enough time to do it all. And usually, once I go through a feast mode, I tend to want to be DONE for a while. :)

    2. Terry Crawford Says:

      I totally understand the “feast or famine”! I’m in “famine” right now and I’m starving. And as you can see, I missed an article for Thursday (*cry*) and here I am responding to this one at 4:45 am?? I haven’t even been to bed yet! And I’m off now to write something up for Friday (which is today already - LOL).

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