No, You Are Not Lost!

This really is my blog--I know these aren't my usual colors, but this will be a gift (a very long overdue housewarming gift) for a friend that moved to the south end of our state a couple of years ago. Their home is decorated in the colors of the area--red rock (well, they call it red rock, but we would call it rust or orange) and blue sky.

The block I used is "Crazy Ann" because my friend's name is Ann. But I changed the color placement so that the resulting blocks didn't look so much like a swastika. This will finish at about 16" square. I wanted that plain outer border to quilt some feathers. : ) It will be bound in the darker blue hanging to the left side.

Okay, now we are back in familiar color territory. My last two r/w/b finishes are shown below.

This is little finish number 38, made with some leftover HSTs.

And this is number 39 that was made with the fusible grid.

Since the first little quilt I made with the grid wasn't as stiff as I thought it would be once it was finished, I decided to just finish this one without trying any of the trimming methods I had been considering. That was a mistake. It is quite stiff. I need to soak it and see if that will soften it up. My next effort with the 1/2" finished fusible grid will definitely involve trimming of seam allowances!

And here they are in their home for the month of July.

I like that the last quilt is bigger. I think the quilts in the middle are too similar in size, so they don't show up much from behind each other. Lesson learned. I want more graduated sizes for this display.

Look what I found in an antique mall today. No, it did not come home with me--not in my budget. But wouldn't this make a sweet display for doll quilts (the doll buggy, not the book)? Love it!!

Grace will be the recipient of the Mama Said Sew plate. Of all of those who wanted it, I only had email contact for three of you. Most of you have "no reply" settings, so I cannot contact you and could not include you. (If you did not receive a reply from me to your comment, you are one of those with the "no reply" setting.) I'll get it sent off to you, Grace!

Until next time,

Janet O.