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The week before Thanksgiving I had company for a week while Son was on a hunting trip. He got his first deer! 

Pokie got lots of pets.

This is his favorite chair.

And, I finally decided I could sew and he hung out on the bed while I did that.

While he was here I got the futon cover parts sewn together,

quilted,

and all put together. I took it to Son's house for a fitting, fully expecting it to not fit. But it did fit! I left it there on the futon cushion and did not get a picture. My SIL will pick it up at some point. 

I also left the quilt I made for her there.

I'm not all that happy with the placement of the coneflowers on the back, but I know she will love it.

My quilt group was able to have a 2-day retreat in mid-November. I worked on Four-Patch Square Dance from Piecing the Past Quilts.

Also, at retreat, we brought out our Mystery quilt projects. Some had their quilts all put together. Some of us were still working on them.

This one didn't have a border yet.

This has a single large border. I think this one looks like snowflakes or stars in a night sky.

This one got two smaller borders.

This one was still in progress...

...but did get sewn together.

This one got put together in a completely different layout.

Here's another one before borders.

This one is completely scrappy and shown pre-border...

...and then sewn together with a thin white inner border and a lovely floral outer border.

This is mine. I was deciding which fabric to use for the border. I decided the one on the left was too blue.

Here it is in line to be quilted.

You probably can't tell in this photo, but there are seven quilts in line to be quilted in this pile.

I received three white backings to be used with some of these quilts.

After Son got home from his hunting trip some progress was made on his kitchen.

He is still waiting for the plumber to finish up the sink and dishwasher, and the cabinet maker to add the toe plate and attach the tall cabinet to the wall. Those things should happen this week. Son is anxiously waiting to get his kitchen back in working order.

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting! 

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I have loaded this Amish Barn panel quilt.

I appliqued a backing to make it reversible.

In the above photo, I was trying to get the layout of the coneflowers reasonably centered with the front. They were appliqued to the backing, a light blue fabric. This quilt is for my SIL. We had visited a quilt shop a few years ago and she really like the Amish Barn panel. Her favorite flower is purple coneflower. 

I've mentioned the futon cover I'm making for her husband. I'm using fabric for his favorite teams - football on one side, baseball on the other.

It was supposed to be a surprise, but last week they were with my son and mentioned they needed to look for a new cover for it. Of course, he let them know what I was up to. They said, 'Oh, it would be nice if  Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs were included too. If it isn't too much trouble.' So... I have ordered more fabric. Both Cardinals fabric and one Chiefs fabric have arrived.

The other piece is scheduled for delivery today. I am going to make half of each side one team - half Cardinals/half Cubs, half Packers/half Chiefs. I have some unsewing to do.

I finished this quilt a while ago but wanted to get an outside photo. 

It is a little breezy here today. 

It blew off the ramp railing just as I snapped this photo.

The wind helped hold it against the truck long enough to get this photo.

The backing fabric is perfect.

I got all the house blocks sewn together and into a top. 

I am slowly working through my UFOs and getting them ready to quilt. I'm trying really hard not to start new projects or buy fabric except what is needed to finish up a project.

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!

Design Wall Monday

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I've been a little busy.

My son got word that his kitchen cabinets are in the final stage of the building process and will be ready to install soon. So I made a trip to his house to get the kitchen ceiling and walls painted. I got there on Monday and got the ceiling painted. I let my mom know what I was up to and my parents came over the next day so she could help with the walls. She is very good at painting trim. While she did that I rolled the walls.

We made a good team and were finished by lunchtime. Son is very happy with the results.

Here he is with his dog, Pokie.

I did some sewing last week, too.

I got the RSC block for October pieced.

This is the last color - light, bright green. This is not a good photo, sorry. The remaining tasks for the year are to catch up, if needed, and assemble. I have ten blocks so I will be making two more.

I have 56 blocks pieced for the SBC 2021. I need 7 more.

 I have fewer light-colored blocks but have nothing in my stash that will work so this project is on hold until I get some. And, that is one reason why I have UFOs!

I got Rainbow Rails pieced.

It has been added to the ever-growing pile of tops waiting to be quilted. There are seven in that pile now.

I got the center of  Fun with 4 pieced.

Now to cut and add the borders.

I have laid out the blocks from the Quilter's Exchange of 2017-18.

We used Winter Village by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. As you can see I made mine a little more colorful.

And, finally, I am adding a border to the Cubs side of the futon cover. I cut the squares too small.

After this, I can quilt both sides and start the assembly process.

I think my next new project will be Dinner Plate Dahlia, a Quiltworx pattern. Husband insisted we order it.

Look at those beautiful batiks!

Sometimes I think the cutting and organizing of the Quiltworx patterns take as long as the sewing, but the instructions are so good and keep things so well organized that it makes them a joy to work on.

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!