Time to post!!

 Its been a while since I posted here, but I haven't had the time... We got our tax return, so I figured I had better make time to post because the last post was about finishing the taxes!

I have an abscessed tooth that has given me grief for almost a month! The dentist has referred me to a specialist, and I am waiting for my appointment next week. On the up-side, I lost 4 pounds not being able to chew without pain. Ha ha.

I've been quilting right along and doing repair in the evening (slow progress there), so there are some quilts to show you.

Wow. I took this quilt top apart, removing the patterned alternate blocks, and put the resulting blocks on the design wall. No two blocks were the same size!!! The forth row, first block was the smallest, so I trimmed and measured it for reference. It was a long slog, taking blocks apart and trimming the components, then sewing them back together, often times cutting off big portions of the points.

Look at the different sizes of the components!

Trimmed up, but sewn wrong. Oops, more picking ensued.

21 blocks later, the quilt was beginning to take shape.

I am doing this project with another quilter, who got it from a friend. We are supposed to make it wonderful for her. I added the cream colored alternate blocks for my friend to hand quilt in.

Then, I added a small inner border of a blue plaid and a border of the cream fabric.

Now, it goes to my friend for quilting. I'm embarrassed how awful the blocks are, but it couldn't be helped. No amount of finagling could add points to blocks that were sewn with the points at the very edges of the blocks!

There were a few quilts done as well. I try hard to keep up with my queue of quilts while I work on repairs, but sometimes it's hard to do both things at once.

I quickly finished my I Spy quilt and got it bound.

I used a meander for the quilting and perky alligators for the back! Quick finish!

This is a customer quilt using a great panel

The recipient must love motorcycles. The panto is Freedom, and the ribbon backing completes the look perfectly.

This quilter is fairly new, and I think she did a terrific job with this Delectable Mountain variation. The colors are very nice together.

I had to load it sideways because the backing was too small lengthwise, so I used this zig-zag pattern to mimic the points in the piecing.

It came out well and the backing shows the quilting texture well.

Here is a picture my daughter took from her apartment window yesterday afternoon. In Wisconsin they are having a thunder-snow storm that is expected to drop 12 inches! I'm glad I don't have to drive in that.

My friend and award winning art quilter, Kay Donges, gave me this quilt she did of my grandson a few years ago. I am so grateful for her generosity! I called my son and asked if they would like it for their home and he was happy to have it. It is safe in a mailing tube and ready to go. A wonderful gift.

This is the original photo (without the bubble wand).

Isn't Kay a phenomenal artist?! I think so.