Escaped

It seems as if we escaped bad weather in January this year.  Better watch out for February.  It can be our worst weather month.  And it is always so busy.  Beginning of lent, church convention, quilt shows and retreats.  I guess these are helpful to break the winter.  Some people need to escape even our relatively mild winters.  One relative always schedules a two week trip to some sunny place like Arizona or Costa Rica or wherever.  Not me I love and embrace the cold just not the bad weather.
More time to sew.
I have finished the BH mystery quilt top and it is at the quilters.  It will certainly brighten up my bedroom.  It will be my May June bed quilt.  I also have finished the BH Smith Mountain Morning quilt top and am waiting for backing.  I hope it is what I want.  If not I have alternate fabric.  I know I know doesn't everyone.  I can't wait to see that one finished.  It will be the September October bed topping.  I did make 81 blocks instead of the 49 the pattern called for.  I can say after 5 of her quilts that Bonnie Hunter does a great job with measurements because I had no problem putting blocks, sashings, and pieced borders on each of these quilts.  Everything fit and that makes it easy.
This is four blocks and sashings (green, black, and white).

This is the Smith Mountain Morning layout of my 81 blocks.  

This is Mary's quilt made from fabric we got in Australia in 2012.  I have just started cutting out the fabric for mine and am waiting for the red to be shipped.  Just love the way it looks.  It will go on the wall behind my sewing table.

It may have to share space there with this one when I can make it.  It hangs over the desk at Wish Upon a Quilt.  The designer and owner of this one gave permission for the pic and for us to make one like it.  Can't wait.  All the geese backgrounds are Kaffe circles in muted colors.  Just love this one.

So many quilts so little time.  Also starting dresden plate quilt for M.

Windy and cold quilting today after soup to workers at Habitat House.

Sally

clear blue sky

This is the kind of winter I love.  The sky is clear blue, the temps in 40's, and the sun is out.  Oh yes and I am in looking forward to some more sewing.  Trying to finish the units on BH mystery so I can get blocks put together and finally the top.  It is really nice but busy as her quilts are.

I am not sure how my brights will look when put with other blocks and the sashing.  Oh well what is is. Now to finish the last 34 units of the Clue #1 and I can begin to put blocks and sashing together.  

I am not sure I want a yellow inner border.  Right now I am thinking pink.

I am also trying to finish up Smith Mountain Morning that I started at a workshop in June with BH.

The border units are the leader enders for these units.  It is a wonderful system if you have the pieces cut and thread matches both projects.  Will have to float a loan to get both quilted.  The Mystery quilt is supposed to be 88x88 and the SMM is larger because I added blocks. Yikes I just thought that I will have to make more of the border units for that!!!Arrrrrgh.

Cecil and I are snug in the sewing room glad for strong house and heater!!! God is good.

Bright day quilting

Sally