Sew, nap, iron pieces, nap, cut pieces, nap, repeat...
That's been my week so far, and I'm ready to sign my Siggy Swap blocks this morning and mail them out this afternoon. Yay! I actually made the July 1 deadline!
I used an Oh, Cherry Oh! Moda honeybun and Kona White to make my strips and then cut them into 4.5" blocks.
Sitting in a recliner and adjusting the ironing board down to my level worked just great so I wouldn't have to stand for long periods of time for the cutting and ironing.
Here are all the 101 blocks ready to sign with my new fabric pen. Sewing this week has been fun and great therapy.
I'm trying to figure out what the "nap" part is about?! Do tell!
Posted by: Dorothy | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 09:42 AM
Dorothy..."nap" isn't quilting terminology.
Nap = rest, sleep, conk out awhile to get energy to keep going. :)
Posted by: Deb | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 09:47 AM
LOVE THEM !!!!!!! Oh Boy! or should I say "Oh Cherry Oh!" :) I can't wait to get one of your blocks in the swap!! Having your ironing board at sitting level is a great idea...even if you didn't just have surgery, especially ironing and cutting all those blocks!
Posted by: Chris | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 09:53 AM
Good to see that you are getting back into the swing of things even if in between naps.
Posted by: Tammy | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Isn't it hilarious that I thought "nap" was some type of quilting term?! LOL!!! I thought and thought before posting my comment!!!
Posted by: Dorothy | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 04:19 PM
Just love the material choices and glad to hear you are "up" and busy again!! That's good therapy!
Jane
P.S. can't believe I can be outside and writing on your blog--wow I might get to be a techy yet! lol
Posted by: Jane | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 04:35 PM
Yay! I'm glad you got them done! Putting the ironing board down to sitting level was a good idea. You did it! :)
Posted by: Susan | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 07:48 PM
Such pretty patterns!!
Glad you're able to rest and recuperate while sewing some blocks. I'm afraid that would be the opposite of therapeutic for me. They'd be putting me back in the hospital for frazzled nerves I'm afraid :)
But I'm so glad that others can do it because I love the end result!
Glad you're on the mend Deb!
Posted by: Islandsparrow | Thursday, July 01, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Thanks for the nap joke...I got a good laugh! If you are pleased with your pen, will you show us a closeup of it? We have wasted so much money on "permanent" pens that bleed!
Glad you made your deadline. That was a big order! And thanks for the quilting inspiration.
Posted by: Kathie | Thursday, July 01, 2010 at 04:11 PM
Hi Debs, you are certainly keeping busy! I like the nap in between! Living in the UK I have never come across these siggy things I don't know what they are or what you do with them!
Still I like your choice of fabric.
Praise God that you are getting stronger every day.
Here is a lovely verse for you Zeph 3:17
love Val
Posted by: Val | Thursday, July 01, 2010 at 04:33 PM