The homes are situated on Palm Circle, the parade field which gets its name from the large, magnificent palm trees that line the perimeter. One of our fund-raisers this year is to have a home tour of the historic homes on our army post. I'm the member of a non-profit organization that raises money for scholarships and financial contributions to local organizations that support the military. All he has to do is be on leave and it's like we are on vacation! It is a really nice time to be living in Hawaii. He has been home for almost 2 weeks now and we are having fun relaxing on the beach, snorkeling, etc. The best thing that has happened since I last wrote was that my husband made it home from Afghanistan!! And even a week early!! That NEVER happens in Army life, so I wasn't getting too excited until he was on the final flight. I have been busy playing in my quilt room, but it is getting to be that time of year when things are being made for holiday gifts and I don't want anything secret to leak out! I know it has been forever since I last blogged. I got home again and before I finished the bag holder, I set the ribbon to soak in the sink, because it is some really rigid ribbon. So, the next question is this: Can a quilter/sewer go into a fabric shop and ONLY buy the hank of elastic that is required? If you can, you have a lot more self-discipline than I do! I found a really neat piece of ribbon that exactly matches a project I'm working on so I got some of that, and another hank of elastic, because I really couldn't believe I was down to so little, and one or two more things. Other than going across the island to another of the shops (there are 3) she was out of luck. I felt bad for her because she was stuck. I was trying to be helpful and suggest alternatives, but she was frustrated which made her downright hostile.
Now I only needed elastic, so I didn't have a problem, but one lady was looking for an 18" invisible black zipper and they were out. Our store has very few notions, especially thread, zippers, etc. I suppose that the locals are glad that their fabric/craft options are still owned by locals, but you just cannot underestimate the value of a gigantic notions dept. I actually thought I might have to make a trip for the grommets or else just sew the handle on the bag, but low and behold, while I was looking for elastic, I found grommets! I just couldn't believe I didn't have any.
#PALM TREE MEANDER QUILTING PATTERN FULL#
Of course, I spent another half hour looking through all my other drawers, even though I knew full well that my elastic was only in one place. Don't you hate when you think you are doing an easy project but something stymies you? I do.
I had to run to the store in the middle because (and I was shocked here) in all my room full of quilting/sewing stuff the only elastic I could come up with was really narrow or too fat. It was a fun project that took practically no time-maybe a hour. The quilting makes it stiff enough to stay open. It is also open at the top to make it easier to stuff the bags inside. I really liked how the pattern used grommets on each side and a self made tie. I would love to show a photo of the quilt, but it will have to wait until after Christmas, because I really want it to stay a surprise, but I will show a picture of some of the quilting I''m doing. However, on my current project, I didn't think it would work. Most of my quilts tend to be scrappy and so there is a lot going on on the quilt top, so the meander is good. Normally, when I machine quilt (and it is only projects lap-sized or smaller) I simply meaner over the whole thing and call it done. Instead, I worked on a different holiday project and got the tree decorated, but I really hated to abandon my machine quilting when I was in such a groove. It would have been so convenient if when I ran out around 2, I could have skipped down to the mailbox and discovered the package from Superior Threads that I ordered over the weekend, containing more thread, but no such luck! It wasn't a surprise to me, when I started quilting this project back on Saturday, I thought I wouldn't have enough thread so I ordered more.
Ugh! I was quilting away yesterday and ran out of thread.
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