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Done, done, DONE!   The hand quilting is finished on "FOOD FRENEMIES," 48 x 48 inches!  It was quite the marathon...hand quilted in a week, and a week that was busy with other things.   The deadline for getting it entered into the August AQS Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan was midnight on Friday, April 13 (how appropriate...Friday the 13th).  I filled out the form, uploaded pictures, and pressed "send" at 10:30 PM.   Whew!  WAY to close for comfort! Sometimes I think I "use" quilt shows to motivate me to finish things rather than add to my pile of UFOs. The nine center squares are quilted with cross-hatch design.  I also outline quilted around the motifs with some quilting on the motifs to bring out details or add fill on larger pieces. It is not done for this picture, but I quilted a small fish in the shark's gray belly...maybe it should have been another Hershey's Kiss. I basted the quilt sandwich so severely, especially the outer bo...

Well, the deed is done.  "Food Frenemies" is done and ready for basting and hand quilting. It is now thread basted and ready to get into a hoop.  For some reason, it took me forever to get this thing basted.  It is only 48 x 48, but it seemed slow.   I was careful to do a lot of extra basting on the outside six inches of the top.  I do not want this to get pulled out of shape.  The binding is to be a bright black/multi stripe, which will really show from a distance if it is not square. The pressure is on... As I am trying to spend more time in my quilt space, I decided to set up two folding tables in there for the thread basting.  It was a bit of a tight squeeze, for sure.  I am still trying to get that space to feel more like home, so it was worth feeling claustrophobic for a while. It was very cozy in there basting away and re-watching Masterpiece Theater "Endeavor" DVDs (I have a major crush on that dude, for sure). I have gotten the...