Saturday, November 5, 2022

bit o progress

here's the kaffe lozenges wall quilt, almost a flimsy, just a few rows to go....

the original plan was to piece 10x10 but thinking might do 11x9 instead...i absolutely love those prints...pretty sure i have plenty on hand for a few more projects...and what else?

it was zoom time for a bit last night....i've been working on the wildest dreams squares hoping to assemble the top this year.  one evening last week sat and pinned in the setting triangles to have at the ready.  there were only 6 blocks left to do....

happy to say on zoom 3 got finished with the triangles, now waiting for the 4 corner squares.  maybe this weekend those will get pinned in...anxious to see this become a top.  dreaming of the quilting as i sew....perhaps quilt every little triangle and some feathery stuff in the pink pieces?  oh yeah, that sounds good...

november arrived once again for me....on 11/1/22 it was 5 years since my life-saving cardiac surgery....that's 5 years of sewing, birthdays, christmas and thanksgivings, beach visits, lobster, happy times with family and just plain lots of love....i couldn't be more grateful and blessed!

and all you boomers don your cowboy hats in tribute today and sing along with me....."happy trails to you..."  it's the birthday anniversary of the king of the cowboys...roy rogers!

now there was a real hero....




Sunday, October 30, 2022

october mini

just this morning sewed down the last of the binding....

while i was quilting, noticed that had forgotten to baste...LOL...pattern is kentucky crossroads...used a background fabric that was another of those pretty things had bought for "someday"....tops for november and december mini are also done.  *** so what is on the design wall now?

it's the kaffe lozenges piece....nearly 50 are done waiting for other half.  hoping to baste by end of week...then it'll go into the to-be-quilted pile.   *** the christmas gift quilt is coming along, nearly ready to start quilting the border; christmas finish is very likely.  if santa brings another joann card, will stock up on batts for the few bed size quilt tops waiting for basting.  looks like 2023 might be another UFO busting year!