AfterGlow

Friday Night Free for All and July BFG's were great fun.

The July block from Quilting Quarterly was the trickiest one so far but Lynne ably guided us through it. Her block and Rosie's are full off sparkly fabric and they just shine.

Denise is making a double sided quilt by making two blocks, sunny and cloudy, for each month; she's planning on quilting them together and having it on her couch, turned to reflect her mood. I think it would be a great thing to train her husband to notice which side of the quilt is up as he comes in the door.

Sue gets the award for most improved; she got her entire block finished before she left and only had to tear out two pieces along the way.

The funniest story award goes to Brenda who explained why she froze the body of a family cat (double-bagged, of course) until her husband got home from a business trip.

The only one who didn't get the block done -- me. I will take some sit down time today away from the longarm to finish the last two units and complete my block. Because I found an amazing teal batik in my stash, my blocks continue to look similar to the pictures in the magazine--bright and high contrast.

Friday Night Free for All was a quiet group that got a lot done. Dinner from Clay's Cafe included Root Beer Floats for almost everyone. Nancy probably got the most done -- she is so industrious. I got one border on my Block of the Month Quilt from 2006 and made two Lucky Star centers. I think I talk too much. Other people get far more done that I do. We even had special guests from Heart of Ohio Guild who stopped by to pick up some quilts for display in the Art Walk in Newark, Ohio, on the evening of August 2. It's a free event and has some 50 artists displaying and selling their work. It should be fun.

Back to work today - time to longarm so I can pay the bills here at the Quilter's Bar and Grill.