FLIMSY FRIDAY

Here's my friend, Carol, working the frog stitch (rip-it, rip-it) on my Blue and Whtie quilt.  What a friend!  This was taken last Friday on my lanai.  I've decided to use solid blue where I had the stripe.  The stripe will likely become binding.

No working on flimsies for me today.  Our DGD, age 9, is here.  She is high energy!  We walked, did our fitness trail, and currently she's shooting hoops with Grandpa.  Whew!  After lunch, we head to the pool.  She is hard to keep up with!  Ali's on a swim team and practices 90 minutes, five days a week.  Her muscle strength and endurance sure show!  I know what I'll be doing this evening -- collapsing!

FLIMSY FRIDAY AND A FOUND QUILT

It's Flimsy Friday and I'm working on the same quilt top (flimsy) as last week.  I decided to switch the stripe sashing to a solid Kona navy.  So today I have a long date with Mr. Seam Ripper.  Joy.

On another note, here's a link to a found quilt.  Yes a found quilt, not a lost or stolen one.  This one was found in a field weeks after a tornado.  The label says it was mde by "Grammie". Maybe if we all post about it, someone will recognize this beauty from 1999, and help reunite it with its owner.

FLIMSY FRIDAY - AKA FINISH IT UP FRIDAY

Today I'm working on this flimsy.  It still needs the bottom row.  I'm working on that now.

Then the question will be to end it there, using the stripe fabric for binding, or add an outer border, somewhat like piano keys, but from the same stripe fabric.  Opinions?

Edit by Pat:

Hmmm...........I'm starting to think those stripes are fighting with the blocks.  How about a really dark navy there instead?  And would you then use the stripes for binding?  Or maybe a navy 'stop border' (narrow around the whole thing) and then the stripe border?  Decisions, decisions................

FLIMSY FRIDAY aka FINISH IT UP FRIDAY

Many of us in blogland are participating in Flimsy Friday (aka: Finish it up Fridays), a day to get those quilt tops made into quilts.  I have a stack of completed quilt tops that aren't quilted and bound, so this is really good for me.

However, today I'm sorting blocks for a swap I'm hostessing.  They are lovely blue and white Disappearing 4-Patches.  Pretty, pretty!  Just one more set to arrive before I can swap them out.  More on that later.

FLIMSY FRIDAY

It's Flimsy Friday and I'm busy making and stitching down the label for the dino quilt.  Each of the swappers made a label (bottom 6) and mine are on the top -- one saying Happy Birthday, and the other saying made by.................

How are you progressing on Flimsy Friday?  Getting those flimsies turned into quilts?

FLIMSY FRIDAYS

Last Friday, some friends on the Applique Boutique Yahoo group and I decided we'd devote our Fridays to getting our quilt tops made into quilts (thanks for Debbie M.'s idea).  This could be working on binding, labeling, quilting, or even putting a top together -- anything that would get those near-finished projects done.  Gals who didn't have a near-finished project pulled out a BOB (bag of blocks or other UFO).  

I'm getting positive response to this idea on my blog, so I decided to create a button for anyone who wants to participate.   The picture is just three of my unquilted tops from my plethoric pile of them, LOL!  You don't need to be part of a group or link back anywhere.  Just add this button to your blog and link to this post (so gals will know what it's about).  Work on one of your flimsies on Fridays, and post about it on your blog.  Let's see how far this idea spreads!  I hope you'll be joining us.

FLIMSY FRIDAY

A group of online friends are starting an effort to get our flimsies (completed quilt tops) made into quilts.  We decided to dedicate Fridays to this.  It can be doing the binding, quilting, or putting the top together.  Anything that gets these UFO's finished.  This first week, I stitched together this quilt top.  It's from a row by row swap last year.  My theme was dinosaurs and I made the row with the blue, orange, and green dinos, to set the tone.  The other rows were made by the other swappers. 

Everyone put in such detail!  Some of the eggs open to reveal dinos inside.  One row has Brendan's name (my 5-year-old DGS, who the quilt is for).  Another has wiggley spines.  I love them all.

Now to get it basted and quilted and in the mail soonest!