Redwork Sunbonnet Sue Progress

I got the sashing and borders on, and the top is finished. Retirement is wonderful, getting so much done!

Applique Affair Block # 8

My handwork project is moving along. I finished the block and see that one of the leaves is wonky. I'll leave it on the design wall for a while and see if it bugs me enough to do over.

A Ten Year Old UFO

 This is a redwork Sunbonnet Sue alphabet quilt. I started embroidering the blocks in 2000 before our quilt show that had a redwork theme. Obviously didn't get done in time for the show, and the last block was embroidered in about 2005. I put it on my 2011 UFO list and am now putting the sashing on.

TQS Triangle Exchange

I signed up for the Sisterhood of the Travelling Triangles exchange on The Quilt Show forum. Edyta Sitar was on the show last week; and she is coming to our guild in July! I've got 140 HSTs ready to mail; and will take them to the post office tomorrow. It's 0 degrees today so I am staying home; we've been promised 32 degrees tomorrow!

"Birds-in-the-Air" Done

Put on the binding and it is finished. I started making these blocks in 2004; collected 1800's reproduction fabrics mostly from guild bus trips and LQS's too. This is an Eleanor Burns Quilt-in-a-Day pattern. Six years later I have a quilt! This in number one on the 2011 UFO list.

Finally Quilting a UFO

While RRCB is developing, I got out some UFO's to work on (and finish at long last!) This is one of the oldest - Birds in the Air, an Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day pattern (ha, ha - this has been just a top for several years). I pin basted it and am DSM quilting it in the ditch with the walking foot on the "bird areas" and free motion with the BSR and Golden Threads paper on the "nest" areas.

I'm Back

Well, life got in the way of my blogging, but I will catch up now.

Some blocks of Roll Roll Cotton Bowl are on the design wall. I got way behind with the steps when the holidays came, and then family stuff happened - so I looked ahead to see the finished quilt on Bonnie's blog; and I've decided to branch off in another direction. I really like the churn dash blocks (but without the busy sawtooth border) and the string blocks - but I am seeing two different quilts! So they will hang out on the wall for a while and I'll see what evolves.