Quilting and Camping

 My weekend pretty much consisted of this!  LOL!  I had to pick it out because I had a big pleat in the backing.  No clue how I did that.  I've been longarming for about 9 years and this is a first and I'm hoping my last.  LOL!  I'm a little past the halfway point on it now.

 A closeup...

 Richard was off this weekend so Friday night he and Hunter spent some much needed father/son time together.  They went camping!  I stayed home and picked out that quilt.  LOL! 

 They set up camp in the middle of the woods.  They even built a little rustic bench.  LOL! 

 Hunter had a blast and so did Richard.  Next time I will go with them.

 So while they were camping I picked out that quilt and made some Peach Cobbler Jam.  Tastes just like peach cobbler!

 It's early Sunday morning now and I will be getting ready for Church soon.  I'm hoping that after Church I can get that quilt finished and either go ahead and load another one or piece more of the Fancy Fox blocks.  Busy, busy, busy...

GRRR.... I'm so aggravated.

 I can't begin to tell you how aggravated that I am right now!  I should have had this quilt finished days ago.  If you remember, I am on a tight schedule this month.  Look what I am doing now...picking it out!  Yep! 

 I've been a longarmer for 8 or 9 years now and never have I ever had a pleat on the back until now!  Wouldn't you know, it had to happen now.  I don't understand how on earth that I did that.  You can see it in the pic below, it's huge!  Yes, I do use my side clamps and smooth everything out very smooth and keep the right tension so again, no clue how I ended up doing this. 

 So I was halfway through this huge quilt when I noticed it and I am having to pick out the whole left side of the quilt all the way to the beginning row.  I am just sick!  I have it about halfway picked out.  I am days behind now on quilting.  Once I get it picked out and quilt it again on that whole side, you will never be able to tell it but right now I just don't have time for this.  LOL!  I've had a horrible time quilting this quilt and it's not the quilt, it's me!  Everything that has gone wrong with it has been my fault...I'm just aggravated.  

Early this morning I will be going to the grocery store and feed store then come back home and finish picking it out.  Looks like I am going to have to spend a few nights doing an "all-night quilt marathon" to get some of this stuff back on track and finished. 

 Enough about that mess.  I now have 5 of the fox blocks done.  They are so fast and easy to do.  I'm shooting for a total of 20 or 25...not really sure yet.  They go together so quickly that you could easily piece the baby quilt in a day. 

 My MIL called yesterday evening.  She had a doctor's appointment and called to tell us the results of that.  A few months ago she had a heart attack and stayed with us for a bit.  She came home with a life vest and was a little nervous I guess of being alone at that point.  She says that she feels a lot better now but yesterday they removed her life vest and told her that she needed a pacemaker.  That procedure will be done in 2 weeks.  The doctor said that it is usually an out-patient procedure but he is going to keep her overnight just because she lives a good distance from the hospital.  

Richard has already left for work and it is now almost 6am.  I better cut this post off now because I plan on leaving around 6:30am for the grocery store and feed store.  LOL!  I always do my shopping as early as I possibly can since I am already up.  That way I can get it done and get back home before the day is gone.  I end up doing most of my grocery shopping at Walmart, then head on to Food City to get some of their sale items.  The feed store opens at 8am so I can be back home well before 9am.  :)

Fancy Fox...Block 1

 So here is my first block of the Fancy Fox quilt.  Very fast and easy!  I am making this for a customer as she wants it for her grandson due in a few months.  I got it all cut out yesterday and did one block just to see how it was going to go.  Very easy block so it shouldn't take me long to piece the top.  I'll work on it a block or two at a time during the evenings.

 A little peak of my SIL, Kellie's quilt on the longarm.  I didn't get much of it quilted yesterday as I ended up with a really bad headache and had to stop.  So I'll have to hit it hard today.  I just love the texture on this.

 Richard and Andrew are both working today and Hunter is going to an amusement park with his girlfriend.  Shew....my baby is growing up.  I will spend the day cleaning and quilting.  Did I mention that my MIL is going to house sit for us when we go on vacation?  The sad thing is...the only rooms clean in my house right now are the laundry and the pantry!  LOL!