Quilting and a Little Bit of Whinging

I continued plugging away at the quilting yesterday, and got the center of Allietare-by-Moonlight up to 75% done. The second set of wavy diamonds has been easier than the first, mainly because they're composed of lines that run (wavily) from one edge to the other. Maybe I can finish it today, and then work on the borders and binding tomorrow and over the weekend? Quilt guild meets Tuesday night, and it would be nice to have it finished in time to show off this month. Of course, I still need to do the Block of the Month samples and handouts....

I also need to think of what I want to put on my list for birthday presents for the end of the month. I'm kind of drawing a blank this year. One movie on DVD, maybe half a dozen quilting books...? But the movie would probably not get rewatched anytime soon (because it's, well, Deadpool, and small children and R-rated films do not mix), and I already have lots of quilting books that I haven't made quilts from yet. Maybe ask for repairs to the Singer 401 that I can't do myself? (I've TRIED, but I can't budge the screw that would let me fix the upper tension.) Or gift certificates to one of the local long-arm quilters so I could see what it's like having someone else do the quilting for me? Le sigh. Just don't know what to ask for. I've reached the stage where I've got enough stuff to last me a lifetime.

Ah, enough of first world problems. Time to do washing and watering.