"Roads Home" Quilt Finished

Finished quilting the border and got the binding on this small quilt yesterday. It will also be one that I am donating to our guild for our miniature quilt auction. It isn't too fancy, but hopefully someone will want to bid on it.

Had a wonderful relaxing day today. Road along with two friends to Grand Island where we picked out fabric for our guild's raffle quilt. We had more fun pulling bolts of fabric and finally made our selections. Of course we had to shop for ourselves too, had a long lunch, shopped at Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's Fabrics before we headed for home. The temperature was almost perfect today - not positive but think the temperature was in the low to mid 70s F. (21 to 24 C.) There was no wind or even any breeze so it was just a wonderful day to be outside.

It is still in the upper 60s here at 5:30 pm. I keep thinking every day we have of nice weather during our winter makes it one less cold and nasty day. Keep hearing we might get some snow/rain/ice the beginning of next week but who knows, maybe it will pass us by. I would take all my winter days like today - think I am living in the wrong part of the US for that though.

Am hoping we have another beautiful sunset this evening like we have had the last several days. Have my camera ready just in case it is one of those spectacular ones.

Happy Quilting,
Lynn

Santa I & Santa II Wallhangings

Santa I............12" x 15"............Santa II

I made these simple wall hangings in 1993. They are both fused onto the background fabric. The red and green one (Santa I) has hand worked buttonhole stitch around the different pieces. The blue (Santa II) is just marked with fake stitches done with a Pigma Pen.

The year I made these I taught a quick mini workshop at our guild on how to use the fusible to do quick quilts. Not everyone at that time was aware of the products to use and how to do it. Was a simple workshop and everyone took home a Santa to work into quilt of some kind. I made several of these and gave all but two away.

The checked border on Santa I is pieced 1/2" squares. I hand quilted this wall hanging. Santa II is machine quilted.

I am still trying to find places to put all my Christmas decorations. I have way too many. Some I have purchased but a lot were gifts or came from my parents or in-laws decorations that were divided up between all the kids.

It is supposed to be up in the 50s today so hope to get the outside lights and decorations up today too. Missed a nice day last week and didn't want to do it in the extreme cold and windy weather we have had since.

Lynn