John turns 80 on the 5th. And I am 70 on the 8th. How lucky are we to be healthy and able to celebrate these milestones! I'm hoping to keep the cerebrations without eating every single thing in sight. But...seriiously - aren't birthdays all about the cake? Meanwhile, I'm working on Nikki's quilt despite John's fractured elbow and some bedroom decorating. The more white I put into this quilt, the closer I'm getting to what Nikki wants. Here's where I was last week:
I'm trying to figure out proportionally how much longer to make the "Central Park" portion and whether to incorporate two rows of blocks above it. I've been thinking too literally about Manhattan and am now thinking in terms of quilt design. Below are the building blocks in process for the bottom of the quilt.
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This Fence Rail of peppered shot cottons has been done for a while. But now it's time to quilt it. This will go to my nephew Chris and his wife Andi in Orlando. And there's no timeline. As I bind it - it's already pin-basted - I'm making decisions about how to approach this hand-quilting project for the fall.
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This improv 11" x 22" block is for the 2020 QuiltCon charity quilt that my Chicago Modern Quilt Guild is doing. It's going to be fabulous. Can't wait to see this come together.
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And a sad last. One of my quilties is leaving the area. These blocks are part of a little going-away present.
This Fence Rail of peppered shot cottons has been done for a while. But now it's time to quilt it. This will go to my nephew Chris and his wife Andi in Orlando. And there's no timeline. As I bind it - it's already pin-basted - I'm making decisions about how to approach this hand-quilting project for the fall.
This improv 11" x 22" block is for the 2020 QuiltCon charity quilt that my Chicago Modern Quilt Guild is doing. It's going to be fabulous. Can't wait to see this come together. 