Spring??? maybe

Finally, maybe we will have some spring weather.  Although I am afraid it will go from the 40's to the 80's in one week.
I have finished up the bindings on four quilts and started three new ones.  What am I thinking???
The one I was going to do for my neighbor for her graduation has changed to a different Bonnie Hunter pattern.  I really like the Roll Roll Cotton Boll pattern and have made three of the 50 blocks.
It includes the string piecing as the alternate block but is on a 8.5 inch foundation so goes faster.  Or I could make strips and cut from there.  The main block is colorful but not bright so the neutral string blocks help lightening up the quilt a lot.
 

I really like the combination of colors in the main block.  I thought at first I was going to have to go fabric shopping oh no!! for the red ( the only fabric which does not change) but found three yards of a nice red in my stash. 

Short blog.  Have to get to work.

Spring quilting.

Sally  

The sun the sun....

What a glorious morning with the sun shining and hopes for the temps to rise above 40 degrees.  I went out on the deck and chipped away at the bird bath.  No luck so I filled a shallow container and hoped they could drink before it froze.  Put out sunflower seeds and the cardinals just about pushed me out of the way.  Yesterday morning I looked out and sitting on a limb in the woods was a red-shouldered hawk.  I loved watching it watch the ground and float down to grab some poor frog or other wiggly thing.

I finished the binding on grand illusion and have sewn the binding on Smith Mountain Morning.  It has been a binding marathon as each was 100 by 100.

 I think I like the pillow cases better than the quilt. Sorry BH but to be fair the quilt does not show up horizontally as well as when it is hanging vertically.  Tough to sleep that way though.
 
The next thing on my long list is the dresden plate for my friend M.  We decided on blues with some tans thrown in.  I love the look and am working on choosing background.

I have always loved the bug jar quilts and am making one now.  This is the practice block I made at C's yesterday.  Just love the way it looks and really like the blue background for a children's quilt.  Thanks C for suggesting the different jar lid fabric.  

Finally I completed the Australian fabric quilt and thanks to the fast turn around from H on the quilting have it hanging over my sewing workspace.  If M from Snead's Ferry can have one so can I.

My favorite is the white witchety grub worms in the red blocks.  We acutally saw one dug up and one of our group volunteered to eat it.  Ewwwwwwwe!

Since I don't have enough to do I am also starting another BH quilt.  What is it about the scrappy that pulls me in?  This is "Zuckerwatte" which is pinks, creams and some purples.  I just love the sweetness of that quilt.  

In my defense it has been a long winter.

Sunny quilting

Sally