BINDING ON DAISY

 I got the binding on the Improv Daisy quilt.  It's done!

About this above photo: I was using the leftover white thread that was still on the bobbin after quilting Opening Night on the longarm.  This is the piece of thread that was still on the bobbin after I finished sewing down the binding here.  Talk about bobbin chicken!  I won!

FINISHED IMPROV DAISY

 I've been busy quilting on my Improv Daisy with different free-motion designs in each section.  I finished it today and am very pleased with how it turned out.  

LOTS DONE TODAY

 It was a very rainy morning, so after we got back from grocery shopping I went up to the studio and started quilting on my Improv Daisy.  It's coming along (other than it's not really flat).

After lunch, I made the first block for the Bryan House Quilts sew-along - Wildflower.  I finally settled on some fabrics.  

I even sewed together some of the rows on Opening Night, but I didn't take a picture.

DAISY QUILTING

 I started on the quilting of the Improv Daisy.  I'm going to do custom free-motion quilting, changing designs in each section.

I was rolling the quilt back and forth to complete the sections that were too big to fit in the quilting area.  I've never done that before, hope it works.

DAISY ON THE LONGARM

 I loaded up the backing and batting for the Improv Daisy, then rolled the top onto it's bar.  It wasn't happy trying to be straight, flat and square - mainly because its not!

I've got it all ready to go, now I just have to work up the courage and confidence to just do it.

DAISY DONE

 I finally finished piecing the Improv Daisy.  It still needs to be squared up.  I tried doing that, but it didn't work out.  It's still a lot bigger on one end than the other.

I've ordered a laser square - it should be here next Tuesday.  I think I'll clear out the floor, put it down and see if I can get it to lay flat.

BACK TO DAISY

 I didn't work on it yesterday, but I'm back to working on my Improv Daisy.  It's big pieces and curves.  At the end of the day I'm about 3/4 of the way done with the top.  Woohoo!  But, if the center comes together it will be a miracle!

SEATTLE MQG SEW-IN

 We had the last of the year Seattle Modern Quilt Guild's Sew-in on zoom this afternoon.  It was fun, as always.

I was finishing up working on my Bias Strip Daisy project when the meet up started.  I had been working on it most of the morning and made some good progress.

I put it aside at this point and worked on making more Bowtie blocks from yesterday's Joe project while we talked about trivial stuff and enjoyed each other's company.

WORKING ON IMPROV DAISY

 Our Brave Patch community is currently working on their Improv Daisy patterns.  So, I got mine out and started working on it again.

I had stopped because I was stumped on  how to proceed.  I got some advice and decided to just do one bit at a time and not worry about the whole thing.

That worked better for me and I was able to make some headway.  I've got the top left quarter sewn together.

DAISY PLAY

I'm not sure how to proceed on the Improv Daisy I started in last weekend's workshop with Sherri Lynn Wood.  She said to take just one step at a time.  But, that is difficult for me - I see the project as a whole and get overwhelmed.  But, I'm trying to just go slow and do just a little bit at a time.