HUGS AND KISSES BOUND

 I made the binding for Hugs and Kisses.  Then I sewed it onto the back, pressed it and folded it over to the front and sewed it down.  

It's done.

It's a really nice quilt.  I hope I can find it a good home.

HUGS AND KISSES DONE

 I finished the quilting on Hugs and Kisses today.  It has ruler work all over.  I used a small circle to make point-to-point arcs in the squares (what is this pattern called?  I forgot).  Then I outlined the Xs and Os and put straight lines, spaced an inch apart, behind them.  I alternated the direction of the lines in each square.

COMPUTER ILLS

 The computer on the Q24 won't turn on now.  But, I've been able to keep stitching.  In fact, Erik is stitching beautifully.  I got another row quilted before I ended for the day.

Then I called Sewing Machine Service and spoke with Cevin.  I explained the problem and he asked me to check a few things.  He said he'd call Bernina and get some advise and call me back.

A short time later, he called with instructions.  Apparently, there is a little battery inside the computer that went dead and needed to be replaced.  I ran to McLendon's Hardware and got the battery.  Then I asked Darrell to help me.  He did pretty much the whole thing.  Which is wonderful.  He always has the right tools.

And, lo, that fixed it.  It's ready to go now.

HUGS BACKING

 I made a backing and label for Hugs and Kisses using that fabric I bought yesterday.  I used the leftover parts from cutting the 4" squares from the front to make a long strip. 

HUGS AND KISSES TOP

 I got the last two borders sewed onto Hugs and Kisses while visiting with the BP-Monday Sewcialites.

Its a top!

THIS MONTH'S UFO

 This month's UFO Challenge project is another old one, called Hugs and Kisses.  It was probably made in the late 90's.  I hand-appliqued these Xs and Os onto the squares.  The fabrics are a heavy flannel and woven plaids, all of them from Clothworks.  I usually really dislike flannel, but these are pretty nice.  Found along with the top was a pile of the fabrics I had  used.  There were big pieces, maybe one third yard cuts.

The top was 44" by 56" as found.  I want it to be bigger.  So, the easiest way was to add another border.  I decided to cut all of the extra fabrics into 4-1/2" squares and add them around the outside.

I was only able to sew the top and bottom rows on before the dogs insisted on leaving.