Quilt Show Prep

I got the first of six quilts done on the long arm, the Triple Irish Chain.  This is the quilt that I started in 2007 when we were in the process of listing the house to move south.  It got tucked into a box for a couple years after moving...like 5...but eventually I pulled it out and started working on it while Ben was in the hospital.  Then a year later (last month), I finally got it out and put the outer border on it.

I was thinking about stitching across the chains and doing a lovely medallion in the center of each white area, but knew that it would take a month to finish something like that.  I hunted around and found a long arm continuous pattern that fit into the "Irish" theme.

I have to squeeze in a customer quilt, which I have loaded up on the long arm already (though I had to run out to get some blue thread to finish it), then I have a couple of choices.  I have the Modern Jelly Roll Race, the Pineapple Party, and a couple scrappy quilts to finish before April 25th.  I'm hoping I can get one done every few days--two a week would be nice.

Tomorrow we need to attend a funeral.  It's sad, especially since I think she wasn't that old...although when I do the math, she was 72 and had some significant health issues for a long time.  She was such a colorful woman with tons of energy and enthusiasm; a real zest for life, music, and the arts.  RIP, Carol.  I don't know when we'll be getting home; I was hoping I could make it to the quilt guild meeting in the evening, but I don't expect we'll be able to get into town early enough.  I talked to Debra, an SCA and quilt buddy, who said that she could deliver my stuff to the meeting--the quilt show forms and the swap squares--and I'll take her out for coffee next week or something.