Quilts Finished

Last week I finished my Double Delight mystery quilt and another UFO and took them to my quilter. Its been awhile since I've finished a project that needed to go to the quilter, but luckily she was able to take my quilts. I'm looking forward to getting them back and getting the bindings on them. One is going to be a gift and I'm not sure what I will do with the other. Probably end up keeping it because I hate giving them away after all the work that has gone into creating them. I know its selfish but I love them even if I don't use them but once a year.

I've been working on finishing a show shirt. I'm using a new pattern and it has been frustrating because things are working out correctly. For some reason the pieces that were cut out for the collar don't seem to be big enough. I did some tacking and glueing and it seems to look okay. I just have to finish the cuffs and put the sleeves on, but I'm so frustrated that I haven't worked on it for a couple of days. You'd think I would just get it done and see how it turns out to determine if I want to make more. But no, I want to leave it unfinished. Maybe I will get motivated tonight or tomorrow and just get it done.

I sold my show horse this past weekend. She will be moving to a new family in Canada. Its pretty amazing at was has to happen before you can export an animal to a foreign country. The vet has already been out and once I get the paperwork back from her I can move forward with getting USDA approval. Luckily, I work in the same building as the USDA vets, so it makes it a little easier to get their endorsement on the export papers. Once this happens her new owner will be coming to get her. I'm excited that she is going to a new home, but also sad because I don't know if or when I will get a new horse to show. I'm not ready to give up on showing yet, but it may have to wait awhile.