Just Keep Stitchin'

All the while I was sewing the t-shirts together for Sarah's quilt, I was making braids as leader/enders to use on this quilt, Bricks in the Barnyard. 

This is the second time I have made this quilt.  It is a Bonnie Hunter pattern and the first time I did it was at her workshop.  I again used scraps and did the solid color in red instead of the dark green in this one.  I backed it with flannel and it has been with either Carter or Jackson (nephews) ever since.  My sister says it's still a favorite in their house.  The dark green solids in this one are leftovers from the plaid quilt backing fabric.  It was nice to use up most of that.  It was also nice to get another UFO to the flimsy stage.

I was on such a roll with UFO's that I decided to pull out the leaves.  These were the block lotto block from guild last fall.  I didn't win, but the winner gifted them to me the following month.  There were 52 blocks (I had made 25 of them - one entry per block and I didn't win!).  The green one on the top of the pile is one I didn't make - note the really off center stem.  Oh well!  Every leaf is unique!

I am adding borders to each leaf in a churn dash pattern.  This will take them from 6" blocks to 12" blocks.  I'm hoping to get a quilt large enough for my bed for this fall.  After I completed 2 dozen, I put them away and went back to deer faces.

All of the Rudy heads are complete now.  I'm debating about what to work on next - am leaning towards the pants because they seem a little simpler than the sweaters and after the faces, something simpler would be nice.

We're off to Columbia today.  Have to drop something at the Pork Producers office, a couple of boxes to Goodwill, and go to Sam's.  We're meeting David's brother and sister-in-law for lunch.  I'm also hoping to stop at Joanns, Hobby Lobby, a quilt shop, the music store, and Hy-Vee.  Ok, realistically I won't make it long enough to do all of those, but there is a potential list of places to stop.  I do need a couple of quilt backings - Bricks in the Barnyard and Orange Crush.  We'll just see what the day brings.

Christi