Quilted Jonquil

I finished the binding on the Dino quilt last night and stuck in the wash.  Here it is all nice and crinkly.  This is for a couple from Australia that stayed with us a few days when they came for our neighbor’s daughter’s wedding a couple of years ago.  They were traveling in the US and Canada before going home to be married.  Last year they had a baby boy and my neighbors are going to see the Aussies this weekend so they will deliver the quilt for me.  I didn’t even HAVE to have this done until Thursday night!!  Finished early

Cropped shot of the backing to see the simple quilting.

I’ve forgotten to add my stash report on the last two DWM posts……but it’s not because I’ve wanted to ignore the stats, really, it isn’t

Actually, I’ve only added ~1/2 yard in scrap pieces called  “Fox Tails” from the Quilted Fox.  I’ve used/donated 5 yds for binding and 10 1/2″ blocks for the BASICS Home Gather.

Stash Report

• Added:  .5     Cumulative Added:  56 yds
• Used:  5 (Binding and 10 1/2 blocks)          Cumulative Used:  15 yds
• Net Out/(In):   (41 yds)

First off, here’s my design wall……..it’s a Pinwheel Party!!!  With Block B-1 you end up with an extra one that I’ll save for the back of the quilt.

Check out what other quilters have on their design walls at Judy’s Design Wall Monday post.

Next up, our AAQI Priority quilts have been assigned their registration numbers and are listed on the “Quilts Awaiting Assignment” page, woo hoo!!  They are 4957 thru 4968   I’ve sent the quilts out today so the pictures should be added soon.

In between watching Molly and her owlets this weekend (got to see the 4th owlet hatch!) I managed to sew the fourth Pinwheel Party blocks, get the binding machine sewn down on two quilts and load Sophie with my next quilt.

Here are the AAQI Priority Quilts from the Circle in the Square Quilt guild members who accepted the challenge to make one by our March guild meeting.   WOW!!!  Are these terrific or what?  I started my Temporary Quilt Registration Goddess duties by sending the registration emails…..I’m waiting on the registration numbers and then I’ll send them on their way

….and not just to fabric!  Check out this cool site and watch Molly, McGee and the owlets via the Live Owl Nest Box Cam.

The first owlet, Max, was a day old when I discovered the site and last night I was watching when the second owlet, Pattison, was hatched.  I even saw McGee bringing in a rodent…..he is big and loud!

Here’s my design wall!  There are the first three blocks of the Pinwheel Party in the original navy blue background and the new orange background along with the March First Saturday blocks   Check out Judy’s DWM post to see what others have on their walls.

I’m quilting another Dinosaur quilt for another baby boy who lives in Australia.  Sofie is sooooo nice to work on…..I know I say that everytime I mention her

And I started another quilt which I absolutely didn’t need to do.  I did however feel like mindless cutting without having to engage the brain too much and this new quilt fit the bill.

It’s a hexagon quilt using the Tri tool from the Tri Rex tools as explained on Baby Boomer’s blog.

With the completion of the AAQI Priority quilt, I’ve resumed work on the Vicksburg Free BOM.  Here’s my start on block #5.  Doesn’t look like much, does it?  Just wait ’til the cherries and leaves are added!

……the attendance prize at our guild meeting last night.  This is GOOD NEWS and bad news…….it’s fabric (good news) and I’ll have to count it in my next stash report (bad news).  The fabric goes along with the theme announced for our Guild Challenge which is to create a quilt inspired by “On Broadway Musical”.  Nice

Not only this but we have 12 AAQI Priority Quilts!!  We are a smaller guild with usually between 25-35 quilters at each meeting so I am well pleased with the number of ladies who took up the challenge!  Here’s a quick picture of some of them from last night.  I’ll post more later

Wow, what a difference a deadline makes!  I finished my quilt for the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative last night.  I have a hard time with quilt names but finally settled on “Flowers for Grandma”, not very original but it seems perfect.  My Grandma Porter died at 96 after suffering for years from Alzheimer’s.  I lived with my Grandma for several years when I was young and she had a gardener, Rufus, who took care of the geraniums, daffodils,  lantanas, oleanders and many others.  I have fond memories of playing in Grandma’s yard amongst the flowers.  Tonight I’ll see the AAQI quilts others from my guild have made and then I’ll start my Temporary Quilt Registration Goddess duties

And the back with the fast finish triangles which are the cats meow, if you ask me.

It’s Design Wall Monday again and you can check out Judy’s post to see what others have on their walls.  Here’s my wall.  I completed block two of the Pinwheel Party quilt.

I also did some quilting on Sophie   She’s still a dream girl to work on and we got the second Scrappy Mountain Majasties quilt quilted.  It’s been trimmed and is ready for the binding.

Simontacchi was quite the pest this weekend when he wasn’t spying on the birds in the backyard.

Or napping on the quilt….

Or showing off his belly

Stash Report

• Added:  6     Cumulative Added:  55.5 yds
• Used:  3 (backing for Recycled Cabins)          Cumulative Used:  ~10 yds
• Net Out/(In):   (45.5 yds)