But first, I took this picture of a live oak’s trunks the other day. These twisted and interlocking trunk parts call to children to climb up, climb up…
These branches call to me as well, but I know better at my age. Still, they invoke lots of memories.
Here’s the design wall a few days ago.
This “Stacks” quilt version with low volume fabrics at the center is sewn and ready to go on the longarm now–and I organized a backing and made binding for it. First though, I have to quilt the pink baby quilt that is loaded on the longarm. “Stacks” is a Tara Faughnan design from the first year of The Color Collective (2019).
This version is not as dramatic as the one made with solids I just finished. but all the patterns will, hopefully, intrigue a child. This one will be a donation quilt, and I think the binding will stop all the eye motion.
“Patches and Pinwheels”–a free quilt on Bonnie Hunter’s blog–is growing. It will be a donation baby quilt and will finish at 42 inches square. I am using up scrap strips for the pinwheels and the 2-inch square blocks in that bin.
The improv quilt is growing too–but more slowly as I am having fun going through my ruler collection and playing with making blocks using the solid scraps. The circles on the top left and the “Lil’ Twister” strip at the bottom were fun to make. AND, I just found in my rulers a mini “Lil’ Twister” ruler that makes small twisters from 3.5-inch squares. Hmmmm…
Bonnie Hunter designed this block below and was it on her blog some weeks back as a leader/ender. It was published in her column in Quiltmaker magazine some years back. I don’t have the right name or year as I can’t find it. Sometimes she goes back and makes quilts from the blocks she has designed for that column. But Bonnie has once again shelved her blocks and has since moved on to other projects.
I made a few–they can make up fast using fabric strips and an already cut 3.5 inch block AND the rulers that cut half-square triangles with light and dark strips layered AND the Simple Folded Corner ruler for the flying geese block. Maybe I will continue, but I have some other projects that are drawing me more. Maybe a leader/ender? It is a cute block…and one can make light and dark variations.
Now to go work on the longarm for a bit this morning. I’ll soon need a binding project again, and a quilt top is waiting in the wings.
Have a great upcoming week everyone.
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