I am thankful I have one more weekend of light and bright green! I still need to make my 2 Garden Path blocks and hope to work on them this weekend.
I did get the Crossed Canoe's quilted last weekend and just need to hand stitch the binding down. It has been a crazy week and no stitching happened in the evenings at all! I should be able to get this finished up today while watching the F1 practice and qualifying with my son.
I finished up the star points for my 16 patch blocks and love how it came out. Now to grab one of each 16 patch color from the pile to make their matching star points. This is now a 16 inch block.
Linking up with the RSC Challenge.
It was a chilly 43 outside when the dog whining got me up around 8. Turns out Emily was already up with him, silly dog. It will warm up quickly and get up to 80 degrees. I have enjoyed the cooler weather and wearing jeans and even a sweater and coat for morning walks with the dog for the last few days. The animals have all loved the cooler weather and have lots of energy - the dog, the cats, even the chickens! We did have an incident this week where the chicken gate was not latched quick enough and the dog got in..... he just wanted to play but the chickens were not happy. My Poppy (lays my pretty green eggs) was in his mouth for a while but other than being terrified, she has escaped mostly unharmed but did lose a few feathers. I'll post some photo's of the chickens tomorrow.
9 comments:
Crossed canoes is so pretty--and the green 16 patch star is truly lovely!
I love that pattern--We will also be watching F1 this afternoon. Yesterday's tire testing was not so interesting we felt...
Hope you get to do some stitching today--I think I can finish up my hand quilting in the next couple days as I've rested my hands for a while now...
Fingers crossed (just not when stitching hahaha) hugs, Julierose
I love your crossed canoes and so glad you had mentioned this one to me some months ago as I am enjoying my blocks too
Love how you quilted Crossed Canoes around the canoes! The star block is wonderful - like those ScrapJar Stars I made awhile back. It's great they come out at 16 inches - will make a good sized quilt! Poor Poppy, but good that the dog didn't hurt her.
I love Crossed Canoes! But I know I'll probably never make one. Looks complex. 16 Patch Stars are more my style. Love those!
I think it was warmer this morning in Iowa and now it is 79 degrees. I know this beautiful weather won't last long so I've been out enjoying it and cleaning up the gardens.
Crossed Canoe quilt looks lovely, Deb. The 16 inch block is pretty in green.
Oh poor Poppy what a fright she must have had!!
I love the name of the crossed canoes blocks, and they look brilliant!
Jillxo
Oh dear, the dog in the chicken house! Even though he did no damage, it must still have been a terrifying experience for the poor chickens. Stitching that binding down shouldn't take you too long. And what a great idea to make stars out of your 16 patch blocks, I'm looking forward to seeing this one evolve.
LOVE that GREEN block, Deb!! Here's hoping you made some progress on binding the Crossed Canoes.
The crossed canoes looks lovely all finished & quilted!
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