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FrankieP · Jun 30th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Hiiiiiiiiiiii everyone! Thanks for the lovely words.

I've been working since my last post, I'm on call at nights and somehow don't feel I have the head space to settle into sewing with that frigging phone sitting there next to me. Yesterday though was my last day of work before days off and leave, so I've endless days stretching out ahead of me for wonderful, wonderful sewing!!!!

I'm going to stitch the rest of the front together this evening, I can't wait. Then I'll have to put it away again for a week because on Friday I'm going away to run my first marathon, and won't be back until this time next week. SO excited about the race, can't wait, but doing the quilt tonight will at least happily distract my overactive adrenal glands for a while.....

KittyBag · Jul 1st, 2009, 10:01 AM

^ Good luck with your marathon! I am looking forward to additional snaps of your quilt in the coming weeks. Imagine how excited you will be once you have it together and finished! Are you keeping the first one for yourself?

FrankieP · Jul 1st, 2009, 05:21 PM

Ooh I didn't get anything done last night, was just running around doing acres of laundry and making sure there's nothing in the house or fridge that would turn to a stinky mouldy mess in our absence! All I can think of is running anyway, my legs are jiggling non-stop and so is my brain, hahahaa!

Kitty yup this one's for us! I don't think I could let it go! I've a billion projects for others coming up though, so will be sending the next few away. I can't wait to get stuck into them all, my poor DH will go spare with our big square dining table commandered again by my sewing machine and a big jumble of fabric, bits'n'bobs, and prayer flag lines of semi-sewn squares!

Thanks for the good luck!

chaz · Jul 2nd, 2009, 01:57 PM

Frankie!!! What an awesome job you are doing!! I poked my head in on this bit of the forum (been meaning too for a while!) and saw a thread by you,knowing you are always such an enegetic zingy character and great for funny stories,I could'nt not drop in....and I'm so glad I did!!!

I must start a thread of my own in here...been doing lots,but not posting anything...you have inspired me and given me the kick up the ass I needed!!

I cannot wait to see your finished quilt...it looks bloody fabulous!!!!!

dearmissie · Jul 2nd, 2009, 02:38 PM

OMG that looks so great!!

madamefifi · Jul 2nd, 2009, 07:22 PM

That Amy Butler fabric is TDF!!!

FrankieP · Jul 4th, 2009, 12:25 AM

Awwwww Chaz thank you!

Thank you too Missie and Mme Fifi!

Am away and have my marathon tomorrow, but I've been sketching and planning some quilty stuff whilst I'm having my pre-race laze around, and can't wait to get back and enjoy my holidays getting stuck into sewing! Ooh and I've lots more Amy Butler fabric coming too, a few decor weight ones that I'm going to make cushions out of.

piperlu · Jul 5th, 2009, 09:50 PM

Wow! What a great job! You're so lucky to have the talent to do this. I am a huge quilt lover, but of course, I always buy them. LOL

The colors look so beautiful too. You did a great job at putting them together. I think I could probably design one okay, but I have zero sewing skills.

Once I went to this quilt show where people had entered what they had made. They were all so lovely. They made you put gloves on before entering to look and touch the quilts.

frenchtoast · Jul 5th, 2009, 10:56 PM

WOW!!!! That looks so great!! I love it! The colors are fantastic. Keep posting pics for us!

KittyBag · Jul 6th, 2009, 09:36 AM

So, how was your race? Are you sewing again yet?

FrankieP · Jul 8th, 2009, 05:22 AM

I'm back! My race was frickin' AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did really well despite barely doing 1/4 what I should have in the 2 months prior due to injury, but I ran a 3:35 which was aroundabouts my goal before I got injured!!! It was the most amazing experience, absolutely incredible and I am majorly hooked on marathoning now! There's a brief race report in the Run Club Thread if anyone's interested, though I still need to do a full catch-up in there.

And now I'm back home, and over the moon as I've 4 weeks off now to get stuck into sewing! I've a ton of projects I want to do but first of all I'm going to finish this quilt. So tomorrow stand by for more updates and a bunch more photos! Whoo!

briar rose · Jul 8th, 2009, 07:20 AM

Hi FrankieP, can't wait to see your quilt finished. I just discovered Amy Butler fabric and love it. I bought a piece to cover the seat of a french-style chair and a bit extra for a cushion. Think they're from the midwest range.
I've made 3 quilts over the past few years and love them.
Anyway, congrats on you progress and looking forward to seeing the end result!

chaz · Jul 9th, 2009, 02:36 PM

Congrats on your Marathon!!
I'll keep checking in and see how you are getting on with the quilt,can't wait to see it finished!

Sternchen · Jul 11th, 2009, 06:24 AM

You did a fantastic job!!

oranGetRee · Jul 11th, 2009, 10:07 AM

wow! that's alot of work and patience
I can never sew like that

Jun 30th, 2009, 05:33 PM	#31
FrankieP OP Thundergals are GO!! Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Now on Twitter! GO: /BeautyCorrupt Posts: 8,835	Hiiiiiiiiiiii everyone! Thanks for the lovely words. I've been working since my last post, I'm on call at nights and somehow don't feel I have the head space to settle into sewing with that frigging phone sitting there next to me. Yesterday though was my last day of work before days off and leave, so I've endless days stretching out ahead of me for wonderful, wonderful sewing!!!! I'm going to stitch the rest of the front together this evening, I can't wait. Then I'll have to put it away again for a week because on Friday I'm going away to run my first marathon, and won't be back until this time next week. SO excited about the race, can't wait, but doing the quilt tonight will at least happily distract my overactive adrenal glands for a while.....
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Jul 1st, 2009, 10:01 AM	#32
KittyBag Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,943	^ Good luck with your marathon! I am looking forward to additional snaps of your quilt in the coming weeks. Imagine how excited you will be once you have it together and finished! Are you keeping the first one for yourself?
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Jul 1st, 2009, 05:21 PM	#33
FrankieP OP Thundergals are GO!! Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Now on Twitter! GO: /BeautyCorrupt Posts: 8,835	Ooh I didn't get anything done last night, was just running around doing acres of laundry and making sure there's nothing in the house or fridge that would turn to a stinky mouldy mess in our absence! All I can think of is running anyway, my legs are jiggling non-stop and so is my brain, hahahaa! Kitty yup this one's for us! I don't think I could let it go! I've a billion projects for others coming up though, so will be sending the next few away. I can't wait to get stuck into them all, my poor DH will go spare with our big square dining table commandered again by my sewing machine and a big jumble of fabric, bits'n'bobs, and prayer flag lines of semi-sewn squares! Thanks for the good luck!
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Jul 2nd, 2009, 01:57 PM	#34
chaz Superstar DJ Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Blissful!! Posts: 14,817	Frankie!!! What an awesome job you are doing!! I poked my head in on this bit of the forum (been meaning too for a while!) and saw a thread by you,knowing you are always such an enegetic zingy character and great for funny stories,I could'nt not drop in....and I'm so glad I did!!! I must start a thread of my own in here...been doing lots,but not posting anything...you have inspired me and given me the kick up the ass I needed!! I cannot wait to see your finished quilt...it looks bloody fabulous!!!!!
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Jul 2nd, 2009, 02:38 PM	#35
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Jul 2nd, 2009, 07:22 PM	#36
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Jul 4th, 2009, 12:25 AM	#37
FrankieP OP Thundergals are GO!! Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Now on Twitter! GO: /BeautyCorrupt Posts: 8,835	Awwwww Chaz thank you! Thank you too Missie and Mme Fifi! Am away and have my marathon tomorrow, but I've been sketching and planning some quilty stuff whilst I'm having my pre-race laze around, and can't wait to get back and enjoy my holidays getting stuck into sewing! Ooh and I've lots more Amy Butler fabric coming too, a few decor weight ones that I'm going to make cushions out of.
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Jul 5th, 2009, 09:50 PM	#38
piperlu Member Joined: Jun 2006 Location: At the beach Posts: 9,658	Wow! What a great job! You're so lucky to have the talent to do this. I am a huge quilt lover, but of course, I always buy them. LOL The colors look so beautiful too. You did a great job at putting them together. I think I could probably design one okay, but I have zero sewing skills. Once I went to this quilt show where people had entered what they had made. They were all so lovely. They made you put gloves on before entering to look and touch the quilts.
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Jul 5th, 2009, 10:56 PM	#39
frenchtoast Member Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 663	WOW!!!! That looks so great!! I love it! The colors are fantastic. Keep posting pics for us!

Jul 6th, 2009, 09:36 AM	#40
KittyBag Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,943	So, how was your race? Are you sewing again yet?
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Jul 8th, 2009, 05:22 AM	#41
FrankieP OP Thundergals are GO!! Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Now on Twitter! GO: /BeautyCorrupt Posts: 8,835	I'm back! My race was frickin' AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did really well despite barely doing 1/4 what I should have in the 2 months prior due to injury, but I ran a 3:35 which was aroundabouts my goal before I got injured!!! It was the most amazing experience, absolutely incredible and I am majorly hooked on marathoning now! There's a brief race report in the Run Club Thread if anyone's interested, though I still need to do a full catch-up in there. And now I'm back home, and over the moon as I've 4 weeks off now to get stuck into sewing! I've a ton of projects I want to do but first of all I'm going to finish this quilt. So tomorrow stand by for more updates and a bunch more photos! Whoo!
	__________________ I tweet too much..

Jul 8th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#42
briar rose Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,777	Hi FrankieP, can't wait to see your quilt finished. I just discovered Amy Butler fabric and love it. I bought a piece to cover the seat of a french-style chair and a bit extra for a cushion. Think they're from the midwest range. I've made 3 quilts over the past few years and love them. Anyway, congrats on you progress and looking forward to seeing the end result!
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Jul 9th, 2009, 02:36 PM	#43
chaz Superstar DJ Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Blissful!! Posts: 14,817	Congrats on your Marathon!! I'll keep checking in and see how you are getting on with the quilt,can't wait to see it finished!
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Jul 11th, 2009, 06:24 AM	#44
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Jul 11th, 2009, 10:07 AM	#45
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