How Fast Can I Hand Quilt - Design Board Monday

We had quite a week here, holding a very girlie garage sale.  My daughter and I thought that we needed to let go of some of our material possessions.  For me - of course - it was a lot of material - well and other quilty things.   For her, it was a life time of toys and treasures cleaned out of her room and playroom this summer.  We both found it very freeing and thankyouGod profitable.  The garage sale was a big hit with quilters and little girls alike and I earned enough for tuition at Quilting By the Lake next year.  Tessa earned enough to open her first bank account.  Oh and nothing came back into the sale except for a plastic bin of fabric samples that I will use and share.

Now that all said, we did have our hands full for most of the week.  With September looming, school and the fair are nearing.  At least three times last week someone asked me what was I going to enter.  Well, originally, I had said nothing but. . . .with the new clean off. . . .I saw my quilt still sitting there lonely on the loom.  An idea popped into my head.  What if I took the time and finally finish hand quilting my twin size scrappy quilt that I pieced and layered last year.  I've been hand quilting it on and off again but never with   any real enthusiasm.

I really like this quilt.  I made it just for me to snuggle with during the winter on the couch and then drag around with me like Linus.  Our house sometimes gets drafty and its nice to have something on your lap when you are in the den or on the computer or up in the bedroom reading or on the couch sluggingl  Its made with Amy Butler prints from about 4 years ago and pieces of sateen solids.    I'm hand quilting it using shiny rayon and poly threads.  This is only my second time using non quilting threads for quilting so sometimes it can be a bit tricky - but I love the effect.  I would also love to have this to enter plus use for the upcoming winter.

My husband laughed when I said I was thinking of marathon quilting for a fair entry.  This isn't the first time I've done it and it always throws everything into a tizzy - still I've never missed a deadline.  All my other projects will have to stop though.  So I think I'll try it. . . . . . .I'll let you know how its going.

Oh and all prayers would be greatly appreciated!!