I finished off the quilting and binding of the hollow 9 patch baby quilt earlier this week and got to work on quilting my yellow and green potato chip quilt. I am using 28 wt green thread on top and white 50 wt thread in the bobbin. This is a bigger quilt so it is taking longer to quilt...more material to manage as I quilt. I will work on this again soon--I'm hoping to have it done to show on next week's blog post. This is a donation quilt.
And here is the big TaDa! The hollow nine patch rainbow quilt is done. It is 36" by 48". I bought the backing on sale a while ago and only have 1/2 a yard left.
My black eyed Susans are putting on a show in the garden in the backyard these days.
Our Kangaroo paws plant is in flower! Such an interesting plant!
I finished the red border and started on the Burgundy border on my Pitcher Plant rug hooking project. This definitely qualifies as slow stitching!! I also spent a couple of hours on knitting my scarf---another very slow stitching project. I am itching to start another cross stitch picture but I am resisting until these two projects are done.
My daughter read 14 books in July and here are her granny squares for each book. The second picture shows all of the books she read. The little squares will be put together in the order that she read the books. She has a spreadsheet that keeps track of the books and granny squares...
My husband and I decided to take advantage of a beautiful, not too hot, day yesterday and we went hiking at Rondeau Provincial Park. There are some interesting plants there and we also saw several varieties of butterflies. Only one butterfly stayed still long enough for a picture.
Spice Bush Berries
Red Admiral Butterfly
Finn is peeking out from under my daughter's desk to say hello!
I will link up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers tomorrow. This post will also be linked up with Frederique and Angela today.
I LOVE the hollow 9 patch quilt! Such a simple pattern that turned out beautifully. Looking at it makes my heart sing.
ReplyDeleteI really like the rainbow hollow 9 patch quilt too, very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finish on the Hollow 9-Patch! So very colorful. Looks like a very enjoyable hike through the park. Wish my husband was up to an adventure like that. The boardwalk makes it so much nicer to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteYour potato chip and rainbow quilts are beautiful, these are joyful quilts to work on! I also love to see the rug hooking growing, it looks great. Cute granny squares related to books, your daughter is an avid reader! Thank you for sharing your beautiful works in progress and linking up.
ReplyDeleteFun, colourful finishes. We used to camp every summer at Rondeau Park when the kids were young, such good memories.
ReplyDeleteThe hollow nine patch baby quilt is a gorgeous finish, Gail. The backing fabric is such fun, complementing the colourful front perfectly. Your rug hooking pretty is looking great. Love all the colours in your daughter's granny squares. It wouldn't be Sunday without a cute photo of Finn.
ReplyDeleteI love your Hollow 9 patch quilt - that backing is perfect for a rainbow quilt! Hooray for a finish! Good luck getting that pretty yellow and green potato chip quilt finished up, too. Your daughter has lots of interesting looking books on her list! I've heard the Vera Wong book is a good one. Have you read it? Have a wonderful Sunday, Gail!
ReplyDeleteYour Hollow Nine Patch Rainbow turned out beautifully, so nice. Hello to Finn, peeking out.
ReplyDeleteYour Hollow Nine Patch is such a little beauty, Gail. And how nice to see all the flowers, etc. and Finn peeking out. A lovely post!
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