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!

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!