Almost Three Weeks....

Has it been almost three weeks since my last post? I can hardly believe it! I have been busy working, quilting, and visiting.

At the beginning of the month, our guild had our UFO presentations. I did two orphan blocks, two vintage blocks, and one almost 30 year old unfinished quilt.
There were 5 of us who responded to the challenge. What fun we had sharing! I finished all my contracted items - I finished the last one about 11 pm the night before it was due.

Here is the final one. I call it Attic Treasures 2 because it was the second piece I made from my finds in the family home attic. The Sue was appliqued onto the oval then I appliqued the oval to the background and made the border. It is hand quilted. All the fabric, except for the backing and batting, was found among the family home fabric.

I took my machine to have its annual professional cleaning so I decided to do some hand work. I have always wanted to make a Grandmothers Flower Garden. I used the English paper piecing method. All of the fabric so far is from my stash but I think I will go out and get a white on white fabric for the fence around the flowers. I had an off white that I thought I would use but it just doesn't look right. Anyway, the white is more traditional. Here are the flowers I have done. Each of the hexagons is 1.5 inches. Some of the petals aren't sewn down yet but I just had to get them on my design board to see how it was going.

I also spent three days with my daughter in law while my son was at a training in Alabama. The second day my grandson went to preschool so we had about 5 hours for work. She painted their entry hall and I recovered dining room chairs.

So, now I am off to work this morning...ready for a new week