Patchwork Piles

Some time ago, Gayle enticed me into starting this dementor quilt, and I decided to use strip piecing instead of HSTs. I have become used to making quilts block by block for the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge. While processing all the base units together is probably more productive and consistent, I find it more tedious.

So I was quite happy to finish the slicing and dicing. For the next step, I will be sewing these rectangles together and then cutting them along the diagonal to get a square with wings.

Having Hoss (aka Buddy (aka Typhoon)) sprawled out on the cutting table was negative helpful.

I am making progress on the hand quilting for the plaid bunny quilt. Each of the bunnies is outlined with stitching and most of them details on the tail, arm, eye and ear. Only fourteen bunnies are waiting for their details.

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I-spy Cats!

With the i-spy blocks and borders cut, assembling each block is such a delight. I can count on them to give me a sense of progress, especially when most of my day was spent hand quilting the plaid bunny quilt. And apparently, when I'm hand quilting, I look exactly like a cat couch.

I did spend some time playing with Buddy...and taking his picture.

But then there was a less than subtle photobomb.

You're welcome.

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Yellow Coins

Six panels of yellow coins to ease into a yellow April for the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge.

And I couldn't resist checking my progress toward the 2018 rainbow.

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Fur Update

My sister and I spent the day at the Clark County Quilt show. I didn't have time to sew today, so Molly and her horse Buddy posed for a photo this morning. I took the photo with my iPod so its a bit fussy.

And here's Buddy resting in his stable.

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More I-spy blocks

Yes, sewing these i-spy blocks is addictive. And I really do like sewing partial seams.

Here are some blocks up close.

I found this flyer for Typhoon that I made after he was put up for adoption. This was during his puppy phase. I went to visit him but he was too scared and was hiding. I saw the notation "flyer" on  his cage. I thought it meant they needed a flyer to help his adoption, so I made this. It turns out that "Flyer" indicated that when given a chance Typhoon would escape from his cage and run away. Little did we suspect that he would grow up to be a horse.

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I-spy Revisited

I made twelve i-spy blocks today. Only 588 more to go! And luckily, I still enjoy sewing partial seams.

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Welcome to April

I'd better get hopping. I haven't finished the handquilting on this quilt and I entered it in the NW Quilters' Guild show in May.

Molly, however, thinks today is "Pay attention to Me" day.

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