The blocks were fun to make, at first I was concerned with some of the scrappy combinations I put together but once I had the blocks together, I really liked the fabric choices. Next is another narrow blue border and on the 11th the appliqued border instructions will be posted on Lori's blog. You can go check out the other quilts in her Linky Party.
I also finished my DS and DDIL's wedding quilt.
This is a Pam Buda design, "Scattered Leaves", that appeared in the October 2009 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. In the log cabin part of the blocks, I used strips of fabric signed by the wedding guests and I think it turned out nicely. They were married last fall so the theme fits. Here is a peek at the back:
The back is the color of the Aspen leaves in the fall and I put on two labels. One with the quilt information and the other with their favorite picture from the wedding. I also added a few extra inches to the outside border so it just fits a queen size bed with a small drop on the sides. It is machine pieced and hand quilted. It was lots of work, but it kept me busy after my foot surgery and made the recovery time fly by. It will be delivered to them next weekend. I sure hope they like it.
That's about it for now. The weather in NM is getting hot, so not much time is spent outside. I go out for about ten minutes to water some plants in the back yard and that is it. I sure wish we could get some rain, but it is not in the forecast for long time. There are several fires burning around the state, three new ones just popped up yesterday. We are soooooooooo dry.
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and you all have lots of sewing time!
