We are already mid March. We've had snow finally, but nothing that has lasted long. March is wonderful like that. Today's a beautiful day with lots of sun and almost 60 degrees. No complaints here.
As usual, I've been keeping busy. I have finished my Goldfinch block from Hummingbird Highway and followed it with a Cedar Waxwing. The second one was more difficult that the other birds, but I finished it.
Hummingbird-Highway.com designed.
Rainbows, God made, are frequent visitors in my studio this time of year.
I have been working on a project I started in 2021. I was also working on My Scrappy Star at the time. I was hoping that I could work on both, one in the morning, one in the evening, but that just didn't work. So Scrappy Stars won out. This quilt I'm working on now is a Dear Jane Quilt using Electric Quilt's Dear Jane software. I've hand pieced challenging blocks, paper pieced anything I can, and hand appliqued whatever is necessary. All has been aided by the use of EQ8. I love this software for a number of reasons. I love designing my own quilts and other times I'm just trying to get an idea that is in my head into a size that will fit on Phoebe. The widest I can do is 72", then any height of my choosing, it depends on the purpose or the person for whom it is intended. So my Dear Jane Quilt has almost three rows of 4 1/2" blocks complete. I should be able to finish the block that completes row 3 tomorrow. I'm psyched. This quilt has 13 rows of 13 blocks. It will take some time...there are some tricky blocks in it. Because of limited space on my frame, I'm not doing the border Jane A. Stickle designed to go on it. This is the quilt, at this time, minus one completed block.
This is a screen shot on EQ's grid, but block pictures are of the blocks I actually made.
Many of the blocks are foundation pieced, which I really like, but I'm still having directional difficulties. Each block feels like a major accomplishment! I also am having a great time picking out my fabrics from a stash of my own scraps gathered through the years. I love working with colors and picking out the combinations. I have enjoyed that since I was a very little girl using 8 Crayola crayons. That's what making a quilts is all about for me. I enjoy designing my own, but the best part is always picking the colors. So every day is an adventure in color.
I also have my hand pieced "Scrappi Hexi" on the frame. I hope to have it done very soon. I hand pieced this top back in 2013 when I fell and injured my shoulder. I used a die cutter to cut all the hexagons from my personal scrap stash. I'll post a picture when I have finished it.
I will have more pictures coming as I finish projects.
Still counting my blessings,
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