{"id":3399,"date":"2018-04-04T09:10:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2018-04-04T09:10:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:10:55","slug":"the-next-step-and-some-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/04\/the-next-step-and-some-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The next step … and some news"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>My sewing room has been put into “shrink” mode so that I can begin the quilting on my most recent project. LOL! I needed to extend the back leaf of my table to support the quilt’s bulk, so the room is suddenly about two feet narrower than usual, and moving around in here is tricky. Right now I’m doing the “boring” part of the quilting; that is, I’m doing the stabilizing ditch stitching, using the walking foot on my machine. Once that’s done, I’ll be able to begin the more fun free-motion part. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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And now for the news. Our local guild had its annual quilt show last week, and I’d entered three quilts. Amazingly, all three were awarded ribbons! Here they are in their finery:<\/p>\n

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Holi Ganesha — second place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Enchanted Pumpkin — third place<\/dd>\n
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Convex Illusions — Honorable Mention<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My sewing room has been put into “shrink” mode so that I can begin the quilting on my most recent project. LOL! I needed to extend the back leaf of my table to support the quilt’s bulk, so the room is suddenly about two feet narrower than usual, and moving around in here is tricky. 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