KatyQuilts

My very long strip started the day this way…

…..and ended up like this.

It measures about 64 by 72 inches. I’ll square it all up after quilting. Which will have to wait until we get back to Arizona.

At this point, I can’t decide if I even like it or not. But at least that bin is a little emptier.

Have a great day!

Apparently I left this big bin of binding strips here in Michigan. I sorted them into solids, brights, repro prints, and QOV bits.

I’m not sure these all go together. But we shall see.

I cut most of the pieces down to 30 inches or less and sewed them all end to end.

I didn’t press until that was done. Then I started at one side of my table…

And let the pressed length fall off the other side.

Stay tuned. Have a great day!

I had another little Madder quilt on my bucket list, so I cut pieces for it at the same time as the two I finished recently.

These blocks finish at 5 inches.

I was going to take a break after piecing the first three, but….

So fun to make! Have a great day!

I’m still sewing these little blocks.

And I’m adding them to this. If I stopped now, it would only be about 14” square!

I was afraid these little blocks would just read as solid squares, but the detail shows up more than I expected. That’s a happy surprise!

Have a great day!

The second half of our rip was about visiting family. We stopped in Kansas to visit the mister’s sister and her hubby. I love them! Sadly, I forgot to take any photos! After a visit that was way too short, we moved on.

A beautiful sunrise greeted me the first morning at the farm where my sweet mother in love lives. It is called Our Father’s Farm. You can learn more about it by clicking here.

We had a great visit with her and another dear SIL.

Willy is loving the RV Life!

And Winslow, who has never really enjoyed car rides, has decided she likes it as well.

We took a break and stopped at an antique mall. I fell in love with this quilt, but only took a few pictures. I have to remember we are downsizing and this is not the time to collect quilts!

This was a welcome sign.

Have a great day!

The top of my Trip Around the World quilt is done!

I didn’t get it quilted. That will have to wait until I return to Arizona in the fall.

I’m not crazy about the middle block in the top row, but I’m going to live with it. I may add a border yet, but I have all summer to think about it.

Have a great day!

You may have figured out by now that we are back in Michigan. I had prepared and scheduled many blog posts ahead, because I knew we would be busy. Here is a quick summary of our trip north with Dora.

The San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff.

Walnut Canyon National Monument.

Meteor Crater.

Our first campsite in Winslow, Arizona.

Petrified Forest

Painted Desert Inn

Lots of quilty inspiration!

More to come!

Have a great day!

It’s coming along, albeit, slowly. The last section is laid out on the design wall.

Once this is done, it will measure about 89 inches square. So I need to decide if I want to add a border or not. I have plenty of work to do while I think about that.

Have a great day!

The mister went to Daughter #2s house to help with some landscaping, so I ended up with a whole day to sew. That kind of uninterrupted time was just what I needed to make progress on this. I started by laying out some more pieces.

I soon realized that I needed to turn things to fit on the design wall. Things still went off the edge!

So the rest of the quilt is planned out, I just have a lot more sewing to do.

Have a great day!