After making all those potholders mentioned in my last post,
I ran out of Insul-bright. My go-to
place to buy quilting supplies online is Connecting Threads. To take advantage of the free shipping, I had
to buy more fabric. <big fake sigh> I bought yardage for
finishing up a couple quilts ….and yardage for a new quilt. I
just HAD to--the fabric wasn’t whispering, it was yelling at me! Which means I have fallen off the bandwagon
again. But hopefully I will finish this one quickly and return with perseverance
in finishing up more UFOs. See how I worked in my theme word for this year?
Check out the Sep/Oct 2015 issue of McCalls Quilting magazine
for the quilt “Strawberries & Cream” designed by Kathy Flowers. I
collect strawberries. Even though there is not a strawberry shape anywhere on
this quilt, the title and strawberry red color caught my eye.
But I don’t want a white background. I am drawn to the
teal/red combo, so that’s what I intend to use for this quilt. I am also planning to alter the border slightly
to give a bit more separation and attention to the little bitty nine-patch
corners. This quilt has three sizes of nine-patches so it will serve as my participation in the nine-patch theme of 2015. And I will
add strawberries to the back to make the name a reality. I have some strawberry print yardage I have
been saving for a special project such as this. Kathy, the designer, sent a nice note to me when I told her that I was inspired by her quilt. Here is a quick view of Step 1 and a preview of the color combo I chose.
On a higher note, September is a lovely month for flying. During the Labor Day weekend while my daughter was visiting, we flew to a nearby airport for lunch. That's a favorite activity of pilots, flying out for that $100 hamburger.
Later that day, my husband took her up again as his first passenger now that he is a full-fledged private pilot. It was a gorgeous evening as you can see.
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