a wool applique ?

judy asked about wool shrinking during washing of finished quilt....yes, that is why i outline all my wool applique pieces with the product Fray Check before washing and it works through more than one or two washes....now i do know a few ladies that outline the edges of their wool applique pieces before stitching to quilt, i don't care for the hard edge (which does wash out) so i do  them all after stitching....now i think i've used a bizillion of these bottles on every color wool and background fabric, never ever had a color bleed....do use this product with windows open, has an oder that after the bizillion bottles has made me a little crazy "okay alot"
i purchase mine at Joanne's, as many as i can find when it's 50% off notions....
bottle doesn't go real far, will probably use at least 6 on Folkart Gathering which by the way has only one more side to sew on, then pictures and instructions  WHoo Hoo!!!

folkart gathering....

have been watching movies & stitching all day on the last appliques for finishing Folkart Gathering, now to sew all the sections together....
done soon....

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yesterday i attended a neighborhood wedding, weather here is hot, humid, sticky....when it came time to use the ladies's room, i found it difficult to pull down my underpants, as they had become glued to my body, finally ready to sit and to my surprise a soft, squishy toliet seat, which then my sweaty bottom stuck too!!!
just had to sit there and laugh....
who knows probably left with toliet paper stuck to me too!!!
it was a beautiful, fun wedding and will always "stick" in my mind....
cheri

from bare walls to this....

my favorite wall....greyish white walls are such a change for me, it's like getting used to a new haircut....i was ready for the change but every time i walk into the room it's like "whoa this is white!"
and i'm going to let the grandkids draw pictures and such in pencil, too fun or crazy, i'll find out soon....

from bare walls to this....

love redecorating.....

from bare walls to this....

now moving on to kitchen....

finished painting...

just finished touching up on my painting job, walls now done and furnishings starting to go back in place....
ended up using Martha Stewart Potter's Clay looks like old plastered walls, left old holes and dings, may do a little sanding here and there...
want to put this room back together before i start the kitchen, hopefully by weekend...now off to feed the animals their dinner then sit back, stitching and catching up on Project Runway....

august primitive quilt winner is....

kelley "with hook & needle" is receiving august's little primitive quilt to sit next to her "lonely girl rug"....
enjoy, cheri

know what this picture means....

the dreaded ironing, a whole big pile of it....hubby has to be gone for awhile on business and i'll have awhile to sew, stitch, design, quilt, get the picture....
will miss him but will definetly find ways to keep myself busy till my honey returns home...
off to IRoN and design quilts....

pumpkins growing....

i planted some seeds a few days ago and then i considered, envisioned, fancied, imagined, sensed and visualized....low and behold pumpkins are beginning to grow in my sewing room, a whole patch!