Off it went today to a new home for a sweet boy named Warren.
It was made with two different swap blocks; the star and the churn dash. The tutorials for those are still on my blog below the header. I love how the bright buttercup yellow really set off the blue blocks.
the back - pretty wild, huh? Sadly I had to piece it, but that's okay.
I included a snowman because he was born in January.
One lesson I have learned using solids with white is that it is always a good idea to grade the seams. This means I trim back the seam allowance so it won't shadow on the front.
makes a little mess, but worth it!
I used teacher bulletin borders to mark the wavy lines.
Miss mischief was so happy to keep me company.
She has no regard to being in my way.
I machine quilted it very slowly - the curve was very curvy.
I've been doing really well this year watching the movies. So many are available on streaming platforms. I do miss going to the theater and will go more in the future.
So far my favorites have been The Power of the Dog and The Lost Daughter. I haven't filled in my ballot yet.
If you like films and podcasts these are my two favorites:
they can be found where ever you get your podcasts. I use an Apple iphone, so I use Apple.
Coco and I went to the Sound today and she had her first swim of the season.
Tomorrow I'm off to MA to visit the New England Quilt Museum with some friends and to visit my quilts again. I'm going again on Saturday with my boys.
Thank you to everyone who sent me a comment or email with concern for Rich. He is doing very well and we so appreciated all of your well wishes.
until next time~
xo
