IPad Update

Had to be restored.  Lost all my stuff.  But I am attempting to restore it, don't think I will have much sucess.

Tim said the problem was caused by an update from Apple.  And they are supposed to be so far ahead of Microsoft.  Give me my old faithful Microsoft.  The only time I had a virus was from a Mac computer.

Go figure.

So if you have a meeting with me in the next year, I may not be there!  Send me our appointment time so I can reload!

glen

Ipad Rant

I really like the IPad but it is not anywhere near as reliable as any of my PCs have been.  I know there are those out there who love the Mac, but based upon my experience with this Ipad, I would never purchase one.

My Ipad constantly requires hard reboots and now is in what it calls "recovery mode".  I just may lose everything in it.  It is only two years old now.

I am soooo frustrated with it, just trying to deal with it has been one big hassle.  I have half a mind to trash it and get one of those notebook things.

glen:  and I really liked the thing too, it should have worked well

design wall monday 3-5-12

Lots of things on my design wall STILL, even after the retreat this weekend.

 I have The Neighborhood blocks all done and everyone came out to be 14.5 inches except one.  Go figure.  So I have that one to redo or remake and I can put that top together.  No rip rip rip there but a make, make make.  A few people were very visibly upset about the fact that I put swastikas in my quilt.  I did not even see it at first.  One said she couldn't own a quilt like that.  It never occurred to me that the rail fence block would offend so many people.  I said, I guess that is just the German part of town!  LOL.  They did not appreciate it.





Paula got a great finish on her Patch No Work Quilt.  They are sort of the RAGE here!



Then I put the borders on the Elephants and added a flange, but did not like it, so I have to take it off and put the final border back on.  Nearly finished but rip rip rip.




Stained glass got about three quarters of the black frames on the blocks.  Then I realized you can't frame EACH block.  Rip rip rip.  The white pieces are notes telling me where each block goes and what direction it goes in.  This is not the final layout, but the top two rows are complete.  I still need the final black strips around the others.


You can see how important that black fabric was to me at this retreat between the Neighborhood and this one.


No more little houses, no time for that, but I did get Caroline started on them.  They are additive.
And of course there is all that quilting still to be done on about 12 quilts.

glen

stash reduction report 3-4-12

Well, I had to purchase the black since I left my black home in the box I left at home during the retreat.  So that is 2 yards added, but I have used 1 1/2 of it in the stained glass and the large house quilt I put together at the retreat.  Not too bad, and since I didn't go on the road trip I bought no more fabric.  See?  that was smart sending money with Beth!  Still down 33.08 yards this year.

The used fabric consists of the backing of Amber's quilt, backing for Dan's quilt and the border and backing for the mystery quilt.  They should be on the quilting machine at least by the end of this week.

I have to add up the borders for the Elephants and a border for the houses.  I will show you those on the design wall tomorrow.

used this week	-13.500
used Feb	-23.33
added this week	2
added feb	16.5
used YTD	-52.58
Added YTD	19.5
stash reduction	-33.08

Photo A Day (still at retreat, but you will like this one!)

Today's photo is Bedside.  At first I read it beside.  And that would be DiNozzo, always beside me.  So here is what is at my bedside!

This belonged to my grandmother, Irma Pottharst Sellers.  She was a dressmaker.  She and her Aunt Wilemena Pottharst came from Alsace - Lorraine between France and Germany, so they are French AND German.  They used this treadle machine to sew for the rich and famous in New Orleans.  I have several quilts from them that are made from the scraps of the ladies fine dresses and another of the men's wool weight suiting.  They are not pretty quilts at all, just crazy patched together.  

I had a local furniture restorer work on this a number of years ago.  He painted the Singer name in gold leaf because that was the way they were originally.  And the machine is in the attic somewhere.  

When I was a child I would sew on it by pushing the treadle up and down.  I would quickly tire of that and get into Mimi's button collection.  

Gee, I sure wish I had those buttons now!

glen

At the retreat

Having a blast in Clinton at the retreat. Got borders on the Ellies bur need to rip out one of th,e and start over. Completed a 20 block house quilt and working on the ztaoined glass after Beth brought me some black from her road trip. Guess what I did? I left the box with all my utensils like rulers, scissors, rotary cutters, pins, black fabric etc etc etc.....sitting on my cutting table at home. I have had to borrow EVERYTHING except my sewing machine! Thank goodness for good friends!!! glen

Photo A Day

Today's photo is Your Neighborhood.

I did this wall hanging of our house a couple years back and it is a perennial on my UFO list each year.  This year, I keep saying.  This year.