Design Wall Monday

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We had a beautiful sunrise this morning.

Please excuse the propane tank and garden mess. That's part of living in the country sometimes.

Here is a photo with the propane tank cropped out. The old adage, "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning" may prove true for us today. We are predicted to have severe weather later in the day. Because of that Husband is trying to finish up a partial field of corn today. 

The wet weather, along with warmer than normal temperatures, we have had lately has caused some of my flowering plants to put on a late season show.

The hibiscus is loaded with buds - I counted 19! 

This mum grows larger every year.

This hummingbird was here for a day or two last week.

I haven't seen any in the last two days. They are fun to watch. I will miss them.

Inside I have been busy. I have sewn 47 blocks for the Pins and Paws quilt. 

I also cut the inner border. That is put away for the moment while I add borders to this Quilter's Exchange quilt. 

I am second-guessing my decision again. I am unsure if the outer borders are a good idea. 

I was thinking that maybe it should just be bound with the solid purple with the setting triangles being the outside edge. But, then I got on Pinterest and saw a lot of quilts with more borders added after the setting triangles. So I guess I need to just add the top and bottom borders to this top and it will be ready to quilt. This is Johnny Around the Corner from quilterscashe.com and makes a twelve-inch block. My Exchange group exchanged six-inch blocks to fit in the middle. I decided to set mine on point and borders to make it bigger. 

I finished quilting the rainbow scrappy squares quilt.

It has been very windy here so I haven't been able to take photos outside.

I got all the blocks pieced for the Exchange mystery.

All the fabrics except the backing have arrived for the Duck Goose Panel quilt. The backing is the same as the gold to brown ombre only it's a wide back.

I think they look great especially considering that I picked them out online. I'll use this pattern for the borders.

This quilt is no longer a priority since the person who requested it changed their mind, but I will still go ahead and make it at some point, in my spare time. Hahahaha!

I'm continuing work on the Disappearing Rail Fence project.

And, I have cut and started sewing on another project.

These blocks will become a futon cover - Cubs on one side, Packers on the other. 

My son has a futon that he is giving to my SIL and BIL. They plan to put this in their basement for extra seating when watching sporting events, when young family members visit, for the dogs to lay on. I think it is mostly for the dogs to lay one, thus the need for washing. Anyway, my son thought it would be cool if I could make a removable cover with the sports-themed fabric and that it could be made so that Cubs are featured on one side during baseball season and Packers on the other side during football season. My son apparently thinks I can do anything. I will layer it with batting and muslin and quilt it, add the zipper and hopefully, he likes it. My biggest concern is the very long zipper that will need to be inserted on one end so the cover can be removed for washing. I can do zippers, I just don't like to. 

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!

I saw something unusual today...

I needed to run a few errands today. When going through town I did a double-take at the 4-way stop. This is a horrible photo and it is hard to tell what I was taking a photo of, but...

...that yellow and green blurry blob just right of center in this photo...it's a PARROT! I least I think it's a parrot. It was a big, colorful bird, just hanging out the window (like a dog) enjoying the ride.

The hummingbirds are still hanging around.

The starlings made a stop in our yard one day.

I've been busy this week.

I helped Husband bale corn stalks. He uses them for bedding.

There are seven big round bales still in the field. We baled 120 small square bales, too.

I got a butterfly made for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge using orange, the color for September.

I finished the quilting on the Beachcomber jacket.

I quilted a different motif in each star block and in most of the filler pieces. I have learned a lot about my machine and how it works!

 I started sewing the pieces together this morning.

I started sewing together blocks from the scraps I cut during phone conversations with Son. This is Disappearing Rail Fence by Create with Claudia.

Sometimes when he calls he talks for hours so I try to be productive. So far I am only using green and white all from my scraps and stash. I know that I don't have enough of either cut. I haven't decided if this will be a green and white quilt or if I will mix it up. I think I have too many greens already cut to add too many colors, but gold/yellow might be nice. Green is my favorite color and Son votes for leaving it green and white only so that is probably what I will do. 

I got all the setting triangles cut and three rows sewn together on this Exchange quilt.

I got the backing loaded for this Rainbow Scrappy Squares quilt.

I have been asked to make a hunting quilt similar to the quilt I made my son. This is my son's quilt.

 I had entered it at the county fair. A guy saw it, liked it, and contacted his friend to see if he knew who made it. That friend knows our family and contacted my son who relayed the message to me. The guy wants something similar for his son-in-law who is a duck and goose hunter. Some of the fabrics have arrived.

 I will be using the Panel Plus pattern,  Option 2, pending the approval of the person who requested the quilt.

Of course, the center will be the Duck and Goose panel. The borders will be fabrics to coordinate with the panel.

Here are a few more Endangered Species quilts.

The center detail of the coneflower was strips of fabric and pom-poms.

The shark's teeth appeared to be real ones!

And, now I need to go do some yard work and later clean up this mess on the bed in my sewing room. 

In defense of the mess, I know exactly what is what - I am trying to organize my yard and get it all in one tub. Also, projects in various stages of completion, patterns that have parts available for weekly printing, stacks of fabrics for projects waiting for the rest to arrive, scrapbooking supplies. In time it will all be better organized and hopefully finished. I hope no one needs to spend the night any time soon!

 

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!

Applique

 has been added to the large white area of the Roman Stripe block.

I finished the last two blocks and did a little rearranging.

I think I need to move a few blocks around, but every time I move one I need to move at least two more! I also have some blue fabric that will be used for some setting triangles.

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!