Not much destashed because of travels and heat. I only used 3 yards for background for those baskets, a backing for a baby quilt, and some yardage for another charity quilt for
YTD total of 74.82 yards de-stashed. In the order I worked on them:
This quilt is for Baby Stella who was born a couple of weeks ago to DGS Frank's Nina, Markann"s DIL. The top was made by my DIL, Deanna. Frank sandwiched it and I quilted it - a group effort.
Here's the back. I FMQ around the stars, used a walking foot for the straight lines and a curvy line in the border. I only had about 6 hours in which to do all this, plus referee two grandsons before we had to deliver it. Phew. I used flannel in the back.
And here's the one we were going to give Stella at the start of the week. Frank picked out the fabric, colored the four blocks and arranged the 6 1/2" squares. I suggested the two diagonal rows, but the rest was his layout. He did good! It is now a top and will go to St. Anne's members to finish. My part is done.
Another one for St. Anne and coming off the design wall as well as the one above:
This was a 1980's cloth book panel I found in the donations from Deanna's mom. Since I don't have anyone to give a cloth book to (and it was easier to make a top) I put this together as another one for St. Anne's. I plan to sandwich it myself and quilt it. The blocks are too big to just tie in the corners. They are 11 1/2 " square.
And now on my design wall are the rows for a scrappy charity quilt, also for St. Anne's. I had all these leftover 5" squares, some 6 1/2" squares and 2" strips, that I decided to use them up for another top. I'm calling it a squarish I Spy. Of course I still have some scraps left, but the pile does look smaller.
I"m happy to report the temps tonight came down. Yeah! It was only 91 at 6:30 PM - not like yesterday when it was that temp at 9:30 PM.
I'm linking to Julie's
FMQ Mavericks, Sarah's
Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop? and Judy's
Patchwork Times. Lot of fun projects there. Take a look.
