Saturday, April 16, 2022

I really wanted to get a quilt sandwiched yesterday but it didn’t happen so I was determined to get it done today. It was chilly out this morning so while I waited for the temperature to warm up I finished off my last April card; I still need to finish hand stitching the binding but that doesn’t take long.

I took care of my cleaning tasks and while I was taking a break (i.e. playing Candy Crush) a friend stopped in to help us with a task that needed a special tool. I bought a new shower head for Pat for his birthday but we couldn’t get the old one off. Geoff came by with a pipe wrench and had it off in no time and then he stopped for tea and a visit. It was almost two before we finished lunch and I got out on the deck.

I was using a new technique for sandwiching but I’m not sure I like it. I rolled each of my layers onto a board, laid them out on the table and then unrolled a bit of each one so it could be pinned. The backing isn’t maybe as tight as it would have been had I taped it but I think it will be okay for quilting. I mainly had small pins so there was a lot of pinning involved and my back and fingers are feeling the pain. I think it would be a good method if I were spay basting and the whole quilt didn’t fit on the table. In this case it was a small quilt and taping the backing probably would have given me better results. At any rate I’ll be ready to start quilting tomorrow. Next time I’ll remember to “borrow” the leg extensions from the Guild and save myself some back pain. And hopefully some spray baste will have made its way to Powell River from wherever it comes from.

We are having our Easter dinner tonight. Pat bought a nice big ham and I have scalloped potatoes ready to go into the microwave. Pat is performing at an on-line event tomorrow night so it would have been harder to fit in a big dinner. We still have birthday cake for dessert so it will be an easy meal and clean up.