Month: July 2024

26 Projects 2024 #7

Finished 2024 Quilt Projects

Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts

As you know, I don’t quilt much. I really enjoy the collaborative effort of making a top and allowing someone else to quilt it. Thus, the quilts below are mostly tops, but I will include a finished quilt once someone else finishes it for the group.

Finished Bags and Small Projects

This category covers bags, toys, aprons and knitting as well as other non-quilt projects.

Ready for Quilting / In the Quilting Process

In the Finishing Process

Nothing at the moment

WIPs

WIPs are projects on which I am working. This means that I am past the cutting out of pieces stage,  some sewing has taken place.

  • La Passacaglia – I am working on the border, but need to work more and harder.

Cut Out & Stopped

  • EPPic Bag – I need to make a cover/ main exterior piece for this bag. I was thinking of a Pineapple block, but haven’t gotten back to it yet. I am also kind of scared of this pattern. I know what to expect from Sew sweetness patterns, but this is a new designer to me.
  • Hildegarde Notions Trunk – I just cut it out, but will wait a bit before I start working on it

Still UFOs

I still have UFOs. Who doesn’t, after all? A project in the ‘UFO’ category means I am stalled, it hasn’t been worked on in awhile or it is waiting its turn to be worked on. The list is a lot shorter and the projects are newer, for the most part.

I am annoyed that some of these are still UFOs. I have to give myself credit for completing some of them last year.

  • Rose Petrillo bag – I found the pieces for this bag cut out, but not sewn.
  • Superbloom tote using Hindsight fabric – not started. I did pull the fabric, supplies and found a photo I plan to use as inspiration that others posted, so I am one step closer.
  1. Handbag Sampler – I found the blocks! I found them in a bin I thought I had thoroughly searched! I also found the fabrics carefully stored together. Hooray!!
  2. Self Portrait: started in 2006 at a class at Quilting Adventures in Richmond, Virginia. After a brief burst of inspiration, I am stalled on this again. As one of my oldest (I am pretty sure) UFOs, I put it on my blog and out into the Twitterverse and Diane suggested that I not consider this as a self portrait. I think that strategy is a great idea. I am now trying to think of a new persona for her.
  3. Serendipity Lady – I am still planning to take this piece to be framed. It might need a bit of quilting first.
  4. Fabric of the Year 2020
  5. Fabric of the Year 2021 – I may combine 2020 and 2021 into a COVID edition.
  6. Fabric of the Year 2022 – yes, I added this one to the list, but this is the last one I plan to do.

Various & Sundry 2024 #6

Fabric Happiness
Fabric Happiness

I saw this image at Kruusn Quilt Shop. It was a sticker from Moda they had displayed near the cash register. Look for a review of that shop in a few days.

Admin

When I look at my website stats, the Finishing the Tuffet post is always at the top, even after 9 years. So strange!

Of course, I updated the Minikins page.

Projects, Classes, Patterns, Techniques & Tutorials
When I was in Portland, I sat chatting with my Mom and sister and working on the EPP Ball. My sister finally realized what I was doing and was amazed that I had gotten so much done while sitting there talking. She suggested I make a ball that kids could grab. I imagined as an Orange Peel ball. They are also called Montessori puzzle balls. I finally found a pattern. I found some other options at Timothy Jerrin.com. There might be something wrong with the site as the formatting looks weird in some places, but it could just be translated. This site gives me some ideas about translating one of the patterns to EPP. I don’t want to make these balls on the machine.

Julie talked about a Summer Olympics block series (sampler project?). You can sign up on Jessica Steele’s site.

Ruby Star has a big bow pattern. Remember the 1980s?

Bonnie Hunter has a new Leader and Ender Challenge.

If you want a faux piping tutorial, check out the Kruusn quilt site. There are a few other tutorials on that site as well.

You might remember that I made a few of the Retreat Bags, a free Emmaline Designs pattern. I saw an enlarged version with handles, which I thought was a great idea. I went looking for some additional information, but couldn’t find the IG post of which I was thinking. The free pattern has a link to a YouTube tutorial, but my friend Lynette found an even better one from Juju Creations.

Check out the chart of Pellon stabilizers. One helpful aspect is that it tells you best uses for the different stabilizers. I’d love to find one with equivalents in other brands. I know I have looked before.

Need some quilt math cheat Sheets? Check out the version from the Crazy Quilter’s Guild. There are a lot of different sheets that may be helpful.

Pouches made from templates
Pouches made from templates

Carrie and I have been talking a lot about using templates to make bags. I am not talking about the Sew Sweetness templates, which are designed to help with rotary cutting, but templates that are used like origami instructions to make bags. Moni.malene on IG. The fabric piece created by the templates turn into one bag or pouch. It is so hard to explain. Carrie made a couple of examples (+notebook and pen).

Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic has a travel sewing case featured in a blog post. It isn’t free. It is from Rosie Taylor Crafts and is called the Rosie Sewing Case. The really good thing about it is all the vinyl pockets. I think that Aneela Hoey has some similar cases in her book, Stitched Sewing Organizers**. This is the book I used to make the 2-in-1 Cases. Regardless of whether you buy the pattern the idea is good. You could modify the 2-in-1 case to include a few of the features highlighted in the blog post. Just buy the pattern and support an independent designer if you can’t be bothered. 😉

Tools, Books, Fabric, Notions & Supplies

If you need some Tula Homemade, check out Springville Quilt Barn. She also has a little bit of Zuma. Look for my review for them in a week or so

Cheryl told me about Klum House bags. She uses heavier duty materials than I normally use and has kits that include everything to make a bag. They also have classes.

I heard about Quilt Ink as I was downloading the Summer Games QAL blocks.  It is a site where designers can post patterns and users can color in various designs. I haven’t tried it, but it looks interesting.

Other Artists

Ruth McDowell passed away. A former quilt group member of mine wrote a remembrance of her on the C&T blog. This is such sad news. If you want to be able to piece anything, get her book, Piecing, and work through it. I took four classes from her and am much better at piecing than I would be otherwise. Do I always want to piece inverted Vs? No, I don’t, but if I want to achieve an effect, I know how to do it. Her book is out of print, so you will have to get an e-version (not ideal IMO, because you can’t make notes), or a used copy. The Quilter’s Hall of Fame posted a remembrance as did the Visions Museum of Textile Art.

Shows & Exhibits

I finally have a quilt that I want to enter, and feel is good enough to enter, into Quilt National.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe has an exhibit at the International Quilt Museum. Thanks to SueG for sending the link along. This is an example of what I love about quiltmaking. Virtually the same block (or chunk) rearranged in different ways to make something different.

NQR

At home I have my computer attached to a large screen. If I am having trouble seeing something, then I move it to the large screen and I can usually see what I need to. However, on vacation, I only had my laptop and I could not really see the images I was loading into the ‘waiting to process for the blog’ folder. Finally, when I returned home I was having the same problem. I fiddled with the display and, amazingly, the brightness was at near ZERO!! I moved it up and I can see the laptop so much better. It saves me, because I was considering replacing my large screen with an even larger screen.

Did you know that condensed tomato soup is used as an ingredient in cake? No joke. I read it in a book and then had to look it up. Check out the recipe. There are a bunch including one on the Campbell’s Soup Company site using a spice cake mix. The history was probably done by a librarian.

A Little PIQF

I spent Friday with Friend Julie at the Pacific International Quilt Festival. In years past, I have spent a few days, stayed overnight at a hotel, taken hundreds of photos and taken classes. I think those days are in my past. I might do that if I travel to another state, but I don’t want to stay overnight for PIQF any more. If there were some great classes, then I might change my mind. For me, this was a quick visit.

The best part? Spending time with Julie! No contest.

The second best part? New vendors. Yes, I bought a couple of things, but not much. I either didn’t see anything I had to have or I wasn’t in the mood. There a couple of packs of fabric I am kind of regretting not buying, but I have tons of fabric and will rummage around my fabric closet for what I need/ want to use.

A number of longtime vendors weren’t there. I don’t know why, but am guessing that the change of date (July vs. October) or the post-pandemic lower attendance. Obviously, I do not have attendance records, but I did not see the crowds waiting to buy an entrance ticket or the crowds looking at quilts. I saw many fewer women with strollers and I seem to remember many of them attended on Friday. I appreciate the list of vendors on the Mancuso website and in the program.

UPDATE 28 July 2024: Someone said that ByHands was a Korean company and implied that I had said it was a Japanese company. I wanted to be clear that I thought the handbag and general bag patterns looked like the Japanese bags I have seen in books and online. I did not mean to imply that they were Japanese designs.

byhands Purse Making Supply
byhands Purse Making Supply

A favorite vendor was byhands Purse Making Supply. They sold Japanese looking bag patterns and kits. If you have read my posts where I extol the virtues of Japanese looking bags, then you will know a couple of the reasons I liked this vendor.

byhands Purse Making Supply
byhands Purse Making Supply

I haven’t written a lot about Japanese looking bags but I talk about them all the time. I like their shapes. I like their decoration. I do not like their colors. The good thing about this vendor was that they had samples of various bags. For each bag sample there was a pattern only and a kit. If you didn’t want to use the fabric in the kit, you could buy the various parts and the pattern and add your own fabric. I liked the hardware sold by ByHands. There were lots of different leather straps, purse frames, cinch straps (new one on me) and others from which to choose. I was really interested int he various hardware that already has leather tabs attached. No more swiveling D-rings!

I think my favorite pattern was the Travel Bag. I restrained myself from buying another pattern, but I know about it now. A guild friend bought the Macaroon clutch, which is super cute. I’ll talk about Japanese looking bags sometime later.

Thanks to Material Girlfriends
Thanks to Material Girlfriends

The women at Material Girlfriends, which is driveable for me, were really fun. They had a super cute booth as well. Few depressing colors. They were giving away fans, which was perfect for our age group. Julie bought a fun Fibonacci type quilt pattern there. I was sort of interested in their Color Therapy pattern, but I didn’t buy it. I think I was more interested in the idea of it and that icky yellow-brown turned me off. Yes, I could change it, but it was so prominently in the upper left of the pattern. I think Stay Tuned, which I bought a few years ago is similar. I should make that one first.

I also enjoyed Sewing 101 and am on the fence about whether I should have bought the Tilda dots. I am thinking NO!, but a little voice inside of me is not in agreement. They had a lot of Tilda and knew their Tilda. I showed them the Tilda fabrics I bought at Springville Quilt Barn and they knew them right away (Bloomsville).

Of course, there was a Kaffe booth, All About Color Quilting. It was super colorful and had all the large flower prints I like. They have a Kaffe New SKU Club. NO! I am not joining. I came very close to buying the mosaics bundle. I thought about all the fabric I bought on vacation and walked away. Another possible regret. I love the Kaffe dots and almost bought a pack of them as well. I really like sets of things and both of these bundles satisfied that love in me.

There were some good quilts, too. I enjoyed the “Inspired by the Nation’s Capital” quilts, which depicted places and buildings in Washington DC in a small format. The exhibit is described on the PIQF Special Exhibits page as “To celebrate our Nation’s Capital, fiber artists from across the country have portrayed key places and events in the Washington DC area. This collection of over 100 original 24” x 24” quilts showcases historic buildings, monuments, landmarks, museums and recreation areas. The collection is a fabric travelogue, enabling viewers the opportunity to see a wide variety of sites from the very familiar to the lesser known that feature the heart of the city, from the most serious locations to the more playful. Techniques, materials, and fiber art skills are as varied as the subjects of the quilts. ” I think this is a book** I might want.

Mixed Box by Karen Bolan
Mixed Box by Karen Bolan

I liked the Mixed Box quilt by Karen Bolan, which was included in the New Quilts of California exhibit.

There was a lot of transparency work at the show and this was one of them. I saw the block and thought it would be a good one to use for the rest of the silks I have. I still have a lot after Colorblocks 3. This is the first block I have seen that had the right look. Another project for the list.

I thought a number of the quilts seemed really intricate and I wondered if people were finishing up those complicated quilts they started during the pandemic.

Safe at Home by Julie ZS
Safe at Home by Julie ZS

Of course, I can’t finish without mentioning the FOUR quilts Julie entered in the show.

This is her Safe at Home quilt, a BOM or Row by Row quilt that came out during the pandemic. Yay! A finish!.

Her other three quilts were part of special exhibits and I got distracted and didn’t take photos.

 

We saw friends and a lot of good quilts and fun vendors. My feet hurt a lot at the end of the day, but visiting a quilt show was worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

**N. B. : Obviously, you should shop at local quilt shops and small businesses. However, if you are too busy or can’t find what you need there, I use Amazon affiliate links and may be paid for your purchase of an item when you click on an item’s link in my post. There is no additional cost to you for clicking or purchasing items I recommend. I appreciate your clicks and purchases as it helps support this blog.

Gifts for Sue

A few months ago, I wrote a post about gifts for Carrie. I thought I would write one for the gifts I have made for Sue as well. I thought I had made more, but I have only been making bags for her since the pandemic.

I love seeing all the Color Wheel bags together.

EPP Ball #5 Start

EPP Ball #5 laid out
EPP Ball #5 laid out

Even though the EPP Ball #4 isn’t finished, I made a start on EPP Ball #5. If I get this one done, I can stuff them both at the same time.

A lot of the fabrics are the same as EPP Ball #4, but I tried to make them a little different. The photo shows the arrangement of the second half of EPP Ball #5.

Color Wheel Drawstring Bag for Sue

Sue's Drawstring bag
Sue’s Drawstring bag

Back in April, I talked about making Lined Drawstring Bags using the pattern from Jeni Baker of In Color Order for Gerre and Carrie. I mentioned that I made three of them, but didn’t elaborate on the third one. That is because I made it for Sue who doesn’t have a birthday until today. I finally gave her her bag the other day.

As I said before, I love this pattern. It goes together very well and is useful, too.

Sue's Drawstring bag -end
Sue’s Drawstring bag -end

 

Portland: Pioneer Quilts…Again

I visited Pioneer Quilts AGAIN! At that visit, I introduced Julie to the goodness that is Pioneer Quilts.

I did not take the full complement of pictures this time as you have seen the place a million times. I was going to use the creepy view of the building  from 2018. However, Friend Julie was kind enough to share her photos with me. She took different photos than I did and has already posted about the trip to her blog. I also visited in January of 2018, March of 2022 and January 2023.  I should have taken a photo, because the garden was beautiful this time. All the gardens in Portland are gorgeous. I keep taking photos of flowers!

This time I went into the holiday section first. I know I have looked at that section before, but not in as much detail. They have a Halloween room and a Christmas room.

Pioneer Quilts Halloween room
Pioneer Quilts Halloween room

I really loved the Halloween fabrics, but didn’t buy any. I tried to get  Friend Julie to buy some. She did a good job of resisting.

That center table has a fun Halloween witch’s hat pattern from Crabapple Hill Studios. I love their designs. They are so whimsical and fun. I think of buying them and making one of the series into a quilt, but then I realize how many other projects I have. I may do it, but it is pretty far down the list.

Pioneer Quilts: Christmas patterns
Pioneer Quilts: Christmas patterns

I did buy an interesting stripe from the Christmas room. It is broken up a little and the motif is that the ribbons are overlapping. It is cool.

The other cool thing I saw is that they had a display of patterns that relate to the fabric in that room.

I found that working on my EPP Ball #4 was a pain. The scissors I had in my Enigma pouch were not sharp enough to clip threads, so I bought another pair of Karen Kay Buckley scissors** and they are fantastic, of course.

Pioneer Quilts through the French Doors
Pioneer Quilts through the French Doors

I saw a really nice few through the connecting hallway from the holiday rooms to the main part of the shop.

You can see all the way down the hall to turn to the main shop. It is filled with quilts and fabric.

 

Pioneer Quilts purchases 2024
Pioneer Quilts purchases 2024

Pioneer Quilt Shop
3101 SE Courtney
Portland, OR 97222
503.654.1555
info@pioneerquiltshop.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**N. B. : Obviously, you should shop at local quilt shops and small businesses. However, if you are too busy or can’t find what you need there, I use Amazon affiliate links and may be paid for your purchase of an item when you click on an item’s link in my post. There is no additional cost to you for clicking or purchasing items I recommend. I appreciate your clicks and purchases as it helps support this blog.

EPP Ball #4: Progress

EPP Ball #4
EPP Ball #4

I have made major progress on the EPP Ball I started the other day. I had some bits of yarn from the scarf and a few threads that I already stuff inside, but I am going to stuff it more with some Fiberfill** I have.

 The next step is to finish stuffing it and sew it closed. These do not take long to make and it is satisfying to see it come together so quickly. Progress!

 

 

 

**N. B. : Obviously, you should shop at local quilt shops and small businesses. However, if you are too busy or can’t find what you need there, please click on the link in my post above. I use Amazon affiliate links and may be paid for your purchase of an item when you click on an item’s link. There is no additional cost to you for clicking or purchasing items I recommend. I appreciate your clicks and purchases as it helps support this blog.

Portland: Just for Fun

Just for Fun Quilt Shop
Just for Fun Quilt Shop

When we didn’t find a quilt shop in Scappoose, we headed up to Vancouver and visited Just for Fun again. The last time was in March of 2022. This seems to be the shop I visit when I don’t have something else to do or plans have gone awry. 😉

The shop looked much the same as before, though there was a class going on in the back. I am not sure what they were learning, but the class sounded like they were having fun.

Just for Fun Quilt Shop - front
Just for Fun Quilt Shop – front

Of course, the fabrics were different as well.

I realize now that it is interesting to visit quilt shops at different times of the year. This time of the year Halloween and Christmas were big. Obviously, you have to start projects for those holidays early, so it makes sense.

They still had the Kimberbell area in the front of the shop, but I didn’t notice as much Kimberbell embroidery as I remember from last time. I saw a lot more fabric related to Kimberbell projects, which I found interesting.

There is obviously interfacing and different types of products on which to embroider, so that ‘system’ of products was definitely there. I just don’t remember a lot of actual embroidery. Perhaps I missed it?

Just for Fun Quilt Shop - patterns/kits- front
Just for Fun Quilt Shop – patterns/kits- front

I noticed a lot more patterns and kits than I did last time.

Last time I noticed the samples. This time I noticed patterns and kits. I think kits are much more popular now than they used to be.

This image shows a lot of brown fabrics. This section was for nature type quilts.

Just for Fun Quilt Shop - fabric aisle
Just for Fun Quilt Shop – fabric aisle

They had the same angled shelves as last time. I still feel like I could see the fabrics pretty well. I think those angled shelves take up a lot of space. I wonder what you think about angled vs. straight shelves?

The shop also had a lot of bundles. I think they might wrap up fabrics that are ‘end of bolt’ into bundles. They had a couple of Guicy Guice bundles I considered. I really wanted yardage and they were out. I like the Guicy Guice fabric. The colors are magnificent, but I am not going through my fabric fast enough to collect that as well.

Just for Fun Quilt Shop - notions
Just for Fun Quilt Shop – notions

Just for Fun had a well stocked notions area and I picked up a few things for gifts.

I was interested to see the different sizes of Hot Rulers. I couldn’t think of a use for other sizes, so I didn’t buy any.

I am also always tempted by pre-wound bobbins. I have plenty of thread, so I resisted the urge.

I think I was tired after my gravel road adventure because I didn’t buy much. I did buy another fabric for the new Pillowcase Project and also some interfacing for another Midi Bag. I realized when I got home that I already had one I hadn’t used yet. Well, I’ll just have to make two of them.

Just for Fun purchases
Just for Fun purchases

Just for Fun
Address: 1503 NE 78th St, Unit 12, Vancouver, WA 98665, United States
T: +1 360 882 9101

EPP Ball #4 in Process

EPP Ball #4 in progress
EPP Ball #4 in progress

After finishing my knitted scarf, I decided to make another EPP ball. I have three babies in, or adjacent, to my life who will enjoy them.

I started sewing this one while chatting with my sister and my Mom. All of a sudden my sister looked at me and asked if I had done all that work while we were sitting there. I said yes and she was amazed.

It reminded me that sitting and sewing while talking is a great way to get things done. My grandmother was always working on something when I was a child.

Portland: My Quilting Loft

Thanks to traveloregon.com
Thanks to traveloregon.com

My Quilting Loft is in Troutdale. I don’t know where Troutdale is, though we visited on the day that we also went to Knitted Wit and Feather Your Nest, so I know it is outside Portland. The inside reminded me of another shop I can’t quite bring to mind.

It is on the main Troutdale street and very easy to find. The main street also has a good coffee shop with interesting coffees and other drinks.

My Quilting Loft: inside shop
My Quilting Loft: inside shop

The shop is a bright open space with a carefully curated selection of fabric.

I really liked the front windows a lot. I would love a quiltmaking space with such windows even though I would have to protect my fabric.

My Quilting Loft: 3 yard project packs
My Quilting Loft: 3 yard project packs

They had a lot of fabric packs with 3 yards and 3 or 4 fabrics.

There were also a lot of patterns.

They were filling orders and when I asked about it, they talked to me about a live sale they have regularly.

One of the things My Quilting Loft has is their Pouch Club. This is a great idea to get people interested in making pouches and, ultimately, bags. Each month you get a pattern, a set of mini-charms or fat eighths and a zipper. The cost is $19.99. This seems like a good price knowing how much patterns cost. You can find all the information using the pouch option under the Subscriptions & Clubs page. The information doesn’t say whether they have a work session to help make the pouch or to answer questions. I also can’t tell if you can subscribe if you don’t live in the area. It is likely that they want you to come into the shop to pick up your kit.

My Quilting Loft purchases
My Quilting Loft purchases

I continued my hunt for pillowcase fabric for the nephew and found a couple of yards. I’ll use the tree fabric for the cuffs. The black fabric will be used for additional blocks I plan to make using my Orange Peel circle idea.

My Quilting Loft
253 E Historic Columbia River Hwy
Troutdale, OR 97060
E: Kristi@MyQuiltingLoft.com
T:971-292-2991 (during business hours is best time to call)

Finished: Knitted Scarf

Finished: Woodland Capelet Scarf
Finished: Woodland Capelet Scarf

I finally finished the knitted scarf I made from the Woodland Capelet yarn.

I ripped out the Woodland Capelet and decided to just make a scarf. I was not enjoying making the Woodland Capelet.

There was one yarn that was super fuzzy. The strands were not uniform and I had a hard time seeing the stitches. It really made this scarf (and the Woodland Capelet) unpleasant to knit.

I was going to put the scarf in the donation box, but Mom said that one of the ladies her church helps would like it, so I gave it to her.

After my last kit project, I am going to stick to scarves. I enjoy making scarves and don’t need challenging knitting projects when I have challenging quilt projects. I need relaxing knitting projects.

It is, at least, another project off my to do list.

Portland: Knitted Wit

Knitted Wit
Knitted Wit

This great shop was in a weird location. The ‘mall’ where it is found includes a transmission repair service and some kind of delivery service that uses bike jitneys. To say it is an industrial location  would be accurate.

Knitted Wit: yarn wall
Knitted Wit: yarn wall

We were told that they started out with knitting. They have a dye studio somewhere where they dye their own yarns. They also take requests for certain colors.

I kind of wanted to buy some yarn at Knitted Wit. The colors and feel of the yarn was super tempting. It was all so beautiful. It reminded me of the Madeline Tosh yarns I have used. I have a knitting project in process AND I have another project in the queue, so I restrained myself. I’ll be up here again, so I can always go back. I plan to work on a scarf next time I have need of an ongoing hand project. The day I visited was not that day, so I may visit this shop again. ;0

They didn’t have a lot of fabric, but it sounds like they are starting to add to their offerings. Their main line was Ruby Star. They had a lot of charm packs and pre-cuts. We went there on a warm day, thus the fans.

Knitted Wit: tea towel fabric
Knitted Wit: tea towel fabric

A lot of the shops in the area had patterned tea towel fabric. I saw many of the same designs, especially a kind of scary pumpkin pattern for Halloween.

I saw the chicken print multiple times. I wish now that I had looked at the manufacturer just for context. The Christmas tree design at the top  is fun. I like the 1950s (vintage?) feel.

One of the things I found very interesting was the free table. They had a lot of different items available. Amanda tried on and picked up a sweater!

 

Knitted Wit purchases
Knitted Wit purchases

They had a good selection of notions.  Most of what I bought were notions and gifts. I thought those mini Hera markers were so cute!

Knitted Wit Craft Emporium
19959 E Burnside
Portland, Oregon 97233
Tues:, 4-8 for Crafternoon
Wed, Thurs, Fri: 1-5
Sat: 10-4
Sun: 12-4

Three Quilts Off to be Quilted

I ran out of time before I left for vacation and decided that I would just send three quilts to Colleen. The three Diagonal 9 Patch quilts are off and in the queue to be quilted.

I printed out some photos and drew what I wanted quilted on them, but giving Colleen leeway to make changes. This is the first time I have mailed off quilts without having a discussion with Colleen, but I am sure it will be fine.