It was a dark and stormy night...

 Remember when Snoopy would sit on his dog house and type the first line to his mystery story? It was a dark and stormy night... best describes last night! After a rain soaked day, we had the fireworks of the thunderstorms that moved through in the wee hours, keeping us awake and sending a siren warning on my phone about flash flooding. No tornado here. A huge swath of Alabama and Georgia did get the brunt of the storm, and I'm concerned for the people and places I know south of us. I hope everyone is okay.

In the studio, I quilted pantographs while finishing the binding on a large customer quilt. I have aggravated a foot injury by too much standing over the last week, so I took a day to rest it. Here is the quilt I bound yesterday.

Penny decided to help with the picture taking again, sitting in front of this lovely medallion and star block sampler.

The customer's daughter told me this was a block of the month kit her mother made. The sad thing is that the quilt maker can no longer see well, and this will be her last quilt.

The pantograph is a loose feather design that gave the quilt another layer of texture. All the fabrics are lush and coordinate beautifully.

The entire quilt is lovely. I finished the binding and it is now ready to go home.

The next project was this pretty melon and teal star quilt.

The customer requested a soft, curvy panto so I chose Flower Child in cream colored thread.

Here is the coordinating backing.

I was surprised to read the selvedge and see it was made from Liberty of London fabrics! They had a nice feel to them, but weren't the usual tightly woven lawn I am familiar with. 

Merry Christmas! Another wall hanging or table topper for next year.

Panto: Twinkling Stars in white Glide thread.

Cheerful backing.

I finished the binding and loaded the next quilt, thinking to myself what a nice pattern it was. I measured a block and made a sketch of it. While Millie did the heavy lifting, I dug out a jelly roll and got to work making strip sets for my version of the quilt. Stay tuned to see what I came up with. It is going to be a pretty quilt!

Here is the customer quilt that inspired me to get busy and sew my own quilt from the design seen here.

Her fabrics are a delightful array of oaks, acorns and squirrels. The customer requested Oaks and Acorns for the panto , and I used camel colored thread for a bit of contrast on the creamy zig zags in the quilt.

The theme continues on the backing.

I am really pleased with the rapid healing of my rotary cutter injury! My finger has gone from a bloody mess to a scab free, thin skinned area, still sensitive, but healing well. The human body is a marvelous machine!

No more band aids. I trimmed the sharp edges of the remaining nail, and am encouraged to see that it may grow back fairly normal.

I encourage all of you to use caution with your tools and avoid injuries like this one. My momentary lapse of attention has taught me to slow down and be aware of where my fingers are when cutting.

I took an afternoon break and enjoyed a bag of popcorn. Obviously, nothing happens in the studio without supervision...