Just keep sewing...

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I just keep sewing.

I got another quilt on the frame, quilted and bound.

This one is all scraps and stash. The batting is pieced. The binding is made from strips from the 2- 1/2 inch drawer, including some leftover bindings from other quilts. The backing is a wide back that had been in my stash for a while.

Then I did the same thing with another one.

The top is scraps from my stash. I purchased the backing just for this quilt. I used the backing fabric for the binding. 

I haven't made any more Icicle Stars but I did find something that may work for the border.

I was looking for something with lots of color on a black background. I was hoping to find something more 'bold', but this one has lots of color. Your thoughts?

I like to keep a project in the cutting stage handy to work on during phone calls with Son. The calls usually last a while, which is fine, but I like to have something to do while talking to him. Sewing with the machine seems to be too loud so cutting fabric works well. I got this project all cut and wanted to see what a block looked like sewn together. Well, they went together so quickly that I just kept sewing and now have half the blocks pieced.

This is made with white Kona I keep on hand and an ombre jellyroll. Rainbow Rails is a free pattern on the APQS Blog website. You can find it here.

Here are a few more pictures of the Endangered Species quilts.

I have had a little wildlife activity at my house this week, some welcomed, some not so much.

First, the welcomed activity is that I am seeing Hummingbirds again. Not often and usually only in the early morning.

I have decided that I must be in the flight path of the migration route since I don't see them much at all except in spring and about this time of year.

Another welcomed sight...

Monarch butterflies and beautiful Sunflowers.

The not so welcomed little critter is this squirrel. Oh, it looks so innocent here. It was a hot day and Squirrel just leisurely strolled up the ramp railing and sprawled out.

After a bit Squirrel stood up, turned around, and sprawled out again. After a while, he strolled down the ramp to my flower boxes. At that point, I went out and scared it off. Around here squirrels are a little destructive. Squirrel must have come back at some point to test out the flowers.

You may notice in the pictures of the Hummingbird above that there is a walnut tree growing in amongst the Rudbeckia, There are walnut trees growing all over my flowerbeds and lawn. I find walnuts buried in all my flower pots. Last night one (maybe this one) launched itself at the window where I was sitting inside and clung to the screen before falling to the ground! I don't think it likes me. D*&n Squirrels!

And, the Cicadas...

At first, I thought this one was a discarded shell, but then it moved.

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!