early morning skirmish

can't believe it has been 11 days since april started and i'm just now getting to this project....dang, time does fly by!  and notice how i left the star a bit wonky to give it that antique look?  i'm using this tactic now and then to give my stuff authenticity...LOL....the doll quilt for the swap is just about ready to fly outta here too!  will be focusing on the "war" blocks and quilting the cabana daydreams, plus sneak in a basting day someplace as well before may rolls around....for hand piecing busy with more bow ties and the new england sampler applique border.   better stop there!  have a quilty day all.....

quilty meet and greet

before i tell you "who" and "where", wanted to give an update on my 'stars in her crown' blocks, the barbara brackman sew-along that ran earlier this year.  took some time tuesday and got the blocks assembled and last night after the "where," pulled out the reds to find a suitable border.  now i know why i have all this fabric!  found a few that might work but settled on this very persian-looking french general piece...

the bedroom lighting isn't optimal but rechecked my choice this morning and it's a go (ignore the toes please!)....then the binding will be a blue, maybe a solid.  once again the color isn't quite as intense as in person but the saturation is the best i could manage.  *** now for the meet....a quilty friend took me to another guild meeting last night to hear....

fun-loving barb!  that's barb vedder from connecticut whose blog i follow religiously...i even won a giveaway from her of a large baptist fan stencil some years back....she was enjoying our warm and colorful maryland spring and was a pure delight to hear and ogle her quilts.  can recommend her highly if your guild is on the speaker search. and she brought with her THE KAFFE FASSETT APPLIQUE quilt that i've been ruminating about....hers is gorgeous and i feel more resolved than ever to make one....and this is a beauty shot for wendy, who had her photo snapped with barb recently at the new england quilt museum...

ignore my baggy clothing....always "fun" to hang out with a fellow yankee, and a quilty yankee is a win/win!

spring or summer??

today temps are hovering around 80...tomorrow too...so summer can't be too far off, can it?  then working on this quilt is just exactly right!

once again the camera has washed out the brightness but you can just imagine how summery and cheerful this is....quilting with the variegated thread--12 wt--is a challenge, especially threading the needle--but it's going along ok and it is making this quilt pop!  i didn't think i'd like the variegated but glad ignored the hesitation and jumped right in....  there was other sewing this weekend but under wraps for now, that would be the QOV top and also the small quilt doll swap piece.  busy week ahead including some much-needed house chores.  takes my mind off unpleasant things i simply cannot change...sometimes have to play the ostrich, you know!  it's one of those times when quilting is my oasis....