Applique Thursday 10/25/12

It's that day of the week and here's as far as I got with Anna's Garden block #5. 

First set of company comes next Tuesday, so I won't be posting much for a while and the giveaways will take a hiatus, too.  I'll try to pick and announce last week's winner tomorrow if I can - a very busy day.

What have you been working on?  Remember even a few minutes a day keeps you moving forward. Link up and show us your eye candy!

Work in Progress

In between cleaning got the flimsie done for the large isolette.  It came out 33 1/2" x 46 - thumbs up!

Found I have enough of the dark blue/star fabric for the binding.  Think it will set it off just right.  Now I just have to sandwich and quilt after I find a dark backing for it.  The purpose of this quilt is to block the light over the isolette for the preemies.

I'm linking to Esther's WOW and Connie's Free Motion Quilting by the River.  Enjoy the candy there.

Design Wall Monday 10/22/12

We've been asked to make larger neonatal quilts for the larger isolettes. The size is kind of odd 33 1/2 x 46.  So I went through some books and found one that was close to it - 36 x 48 - in Nancy Martin's Potting Shed Patchwork book.  Then I had to resize it and simplify it.  I changed the corner blocks from 9 patches to squares and the inner flower block into another square. By manipulating the size of the pieces, I was able to get the 33 1/2 x 46.  Here's a photo of the blocks laid out on my design wall:

Once I've sewn the pieces together, I'll add a 3" border to get the right dimensions.  This will be my NEWFo if I haven't finished it by the end of the month. 

What's on your design wall?  Go on over to Judy's Patchwork Times and Lyn's BOMs Away to see what eye candy others have for us.  I always enjoy that.  Now back to cleaning for my 2 sets of company coming in November.  Oh, and if you like paper piecing and animals, you still have time to go to my last Applique Thursday post and comment or link or both to win A Quilter's Ark - a great book!