I think I’m about used to the time change now - as I should be. I’ve been back a week now…and it’s time.

If I’m tired now (in the morning) - it is just me being lazy, huh? The first two nights I was back I just slept so hard - it was genuine exhaustion and not just jet lag. After two nights here, I was starting to feel like normal jet lag. For us, in this part of the world, that usually means I can’t settle down at night in order to go to bed simply because my body is saying it’s not time yet. However, this year - this time - the first two nights I slept so hard that I wondered what was going on. Then, by Sunday night, I started to feel like normal. I wanted to think that now things were getting back to normal.

And so they have…

I have been working on these things - in order to get to my sewing room as I’ve mentioned. Now some of these I didn’t have to do much, if anything. I’ll put on the bottom of the pictures what I really did with each of these tops.

Anyway…here are the first 10 charity tops I wanted to show you.

I trimmed the side borders off a tiny bit - otherwise, a donated top!

I trimmed off a bit off the sides - otherwise, a donated top

All I did was check the measurements - just fine - donated top!

I added all the borders - thought my colors matched amazing well - donated center

Donated top - all I did was shave off a tiny bit on each side

I added the borders to this panel - (very fast!)

I added all the borders to this donated center

I added the borders to this panel - all Polish fabrics

I only trimmed an inch off the sides of this one - otherwise, donated top

I added all the borders to this donated center

I did not carefully press any of these - but I will fold them up nicely and put in the long arm room to be quilted later. If any of you are worried about the extra fullness in any of these - well, I will just have to learn how to deal with that.

Because I’m using polyester batting, it does really help with that extra fabric - as the poly batting is thicker and helps with easing that excess in. I’m learning to deal with it as well. I got pretty good at doing that with the domestic - my Janome 8900, and now I want to be equally as good with the long arm.

I do have another 10 almost ready to go including some larger ones - coming up soon.

In doing this - this cleans out these from my sewing room - as I have a few of these big shopping bags full of things to “take care of”. In many of these, I have the borders already cut up and ready to sew on - wrapped up in the donated top/center.

However, I will admit that doing this is tedious and somewhat boring (adding borders). So, while I’ve been doing this with some serious focus the last few days, I am about “bordered out” for some time - and ready to move on to far more interesting things!!!

Anyway, I’ll move these ready-to-go tops to my long arm room - where I do have more of these big shopping bags. However, there is room in some of them for these tops as I worked hard the first part of February to quilt some and make some room! :)

This whole thing is a circular process.

I love doing charity quilts - as I try to make them reasonably quick and easy and I thoroughly enjoy having finished quilts to help keep people warm and cozy! And, also…when tops are finished - something magical has happened in the process and the finished quilts are….just wonderful.

They look and feel nice - even if the top itself was only so-so.

It’s happened so many times - and I have only about 50 quilts ready right now. I also have a lady who wants a few (10 or 15) for her Ukrainian contacts here in Poland. She’s not local - (as in in our town) but I will give her some as I know she is caring for many needy people.

Anyway - that’s what I’ve been doing.

Have a great day wherever you are reading this.

Thanks for coming along with me on this journey!

Be sure to check out what my sis has for you in the store here!

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Ten Charity Tops ready to Quilt!