by toogie 31 Jan 2023

Hello Cuties, I thought I’d check in today. Life has been busy and I haven’t sewn since before Christmas. You all know that’s so unlike me.

My sister Sheila, has been at her house here, since before Christmas. She wanted to make a baby quilt for a young girl at church. She made the top with her scraps. The fabric she wanted to use for the backing wasn’t large enough, so she asked me if I could add another fabric all around the green clover. I told her I could but I just hoped I could lay the top on centered and the back border not look wonky.
I think she’s happy with it. I quilted my usual meander or stippling and bound it with a 2 1/2 inch folded over binding, with the same border fabric. It’s a pretty paisley and the color of the clover blooms.
I sent her these pictures and she says she thinks it came out pretty and said she knows the girl will appreciate it. I didn’t know when she is returning to her other home in Missouri, but I wanted to finish it for her because the girl is due in April.
I hope everyone is doing well. Please keep our family in prayer. ❤️Toogie

Ps. You see that dark spot on the green? I don’t know what it is. I told her I saw it when I was pressing the fabric to square it up. It had left a spot on my ironing board cover. Whatever it is, is yellow. I tried Oxiclean after she wanted to go ahead with the quilting. I think it lightened some but still shows. Any idea what else to try?

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Comments (7)

by sebsews 02 Feb 2023

I am glad you had your sister there to work on the quilt. Cute quilt, don't worry about the stain, baby blanket will see more stains. I missed you on Cute. Hugs, Suzanna

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by toogie 03 Feb 2023

How sweet of you! I am trying to get back into things. We have our National Sew Day, with Quilts of Valor tomorrow. I may try to attend, mainly just to get out and away. Thanks

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by 02kar Moderator 01 Feb 2023

You and Sheila made a great team with this quilt. I hope you both get to work together more often. I agree with jrob, try a little bit of Dawn. It works magic with grease stains. Otherwise, just think of it a bit of character. It'sgood to see you posting again. You have been missed.

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by toogie 01 Feb 2023

Thank you, I miss Cute and all of you. Just a lot happening right now, so not sure how often I can post, just keep our family in prayer as I know you do. ❤️

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by jrob Moderator 01 Feb 2023

I can't tell what it is, but if feels like it's grease based, squirt some dawn on it and throw it in the wash. It will take it right out.

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by toogie 01 Feb 2023

I thought too it may be grease but when it came out yellow, I thought of wax for some reason. I don’t know but I will tell her she can try the dawn on it. My ‘new’ Maytag washer I got a couple years ago takes almost 2 hours to wash if you use the setting that fills the washer tub with water. I hate those sensor type settings that just spray water on your clothes, but I hate to fill a tub with a small item in too. There is no small, medium, large fill like old washers were. I hate this thing.

by jrob 03 Feb 2023

That's why I bought a Speed Queen. Made in the USA, fills with water and has an agitator. I love her and protect her with all I have. :)

by toogie 04 Feb 2023

This Maytag fills with water if you want your clothes in water but no level setting. It fills the whole tub no matter the size of the load. Mine also has the agitator.
I glad to hear Speed Queens are made better now. Our first washing machine was a SQ and the first year, before I got it paid off, it had to be repaired. I had nothing but trouble with it but that was over 50 years ago. Good to know a real someone with a good review.

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by anitapatch 31 Jan 2023

Lovely scrappy babyquil you have sewn together with your sister

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by toogie 01 Feb 2023

Thank you. When she told me she wanted to make this expectant mom a baby quilt, she said she liked piecing but not quilting. That’s when I offered to quilt and bind it for her.

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by pennifold 31 Jan 2023

Silly me, I looked all over the patchwork and thought, gosh where's the spot? Didn't see the second photo till after I exited out - he he he.

I wouldn't worry about it either, after a few washes it might disappear and as Betsey has said - it's the back!!! Love Chris