Binding on the Deck

Working on a binding while sitting on the deck.  A very comfortable night.

Relaxing on the Deck

A quiet Tuesday afternoon finds me caught up on my work and at a midpoint with my sewing tasks.

I have sewn four blocks of the guild's block of the month quilt for the next guild year.

I have sewn the last twelve scrappy bargello sets for the last twelve blocks.  I am making a total of 49 blocks.  I recently decided that the 36 block size would not be quite big enough for the bed I want the quilt to cover.

I have sewn four of the nine pieces on my Cactus Flower table runner's outer piece.

I needed to take a break. Besides which, the afternoon heat has gotten into the house and with very little breeze, it is tough to cool it off without the air conditioning being turned on and that is something I am trying to avoid as long as possible!

So here I sit and rest until the urge to sew again strikes. 

How are you spending this afternoon?  Hopefully on something fun and quilty related!

Playing on a Saturday

Playing on a Saturday at Joan's house making cubes using Karen Combs' " quilt of illusion" technique.

Three of my quilts friends decided we needed to make cubes and so we did!

Deloris made her cube first!

My cube was made beforehand. The medium and dark are not too different in contrast. But you get the idea.

Here is Mary's cube.

And of course, Angela completed hers.

Altogether now!

Three blocks ...

Four blocks from four quilts friends!

We had a wonderful time today!

Workshop !

Having fun with Jackie Kunkel from Canton Village Quilt Works and a Judy Niemeyer paper piecing workshop sponsored by Ninigret Quilters.

Great way to spend a Wednesday!

Lazy Sunday on the Design Bed on May First

Lazy Sunday on the Design Bed!

But the bigger question is where will we sleep tonight?

Lazy Sunday peeking out from underneath.

I put batting down to serve as a "design wall" of sorts when I began to lay out the blocks. I just forgot that I had enlarged the quilt by two rows!  So the panic to finish the two end rows before the middle and my usual webbing of a quilt top now begins!

Where will we sleep tonight???

Happy May Day everyone!