Raggiemom, thanks for hosting. I'm in !

Kelly and Rob--I like how you mix cool blues with warm browns and do the whole modern look successfully.

Boston--that's adorable. Yes, I'd set the ink with an iron.

Today is the first of a 4-day weekend, so you'd think I'd treat myself to sleeping in, right? But no, I was wide awake at 5:30, tried to go back to sleep, but ended up sewing from 6:15 till 9. Then I had laundry and sweeping , plus weeding to do while the sun is out today. Taking a break now, and maybe a shower and nap, too!

I've been playing with 2.5" candies for days on end. Might change my username to CandiedApple if I don't stop obsessing over them. These 16 patches are going to be part of a Patches and Pinwheels quilt which--I think--will be for my guest bed.

I'm working on a jigsaw puzzle quilt also with candies.


Welllllll, my uploads keep failing. I'm not sure what's wrong. I know the files are small enough. I'll try again later.

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Here we go.

Weekend Quilting Plans -Canyon Sunrise Sampler
 

Having recently finished a Star Wars quilt for my grandson and a couple of lap quilts for donation, I am ready to get back to the Canyon Sunrise Sampler quilt blocks I purchased from Joann's. There are a total of 12 blocks, and I have five completed, to date. Overall, it will be quite pretty, but I must say it is frustrating because the pre-cut pieces are so poorly cut that I am continually having to measure, remeasure, and square up! Well, lesson learned (I won't be purchasing their setting and backing kits, but it should be easy to come up with my own. For now, I'll just focus[ATTACH=CONFIG]573652[/ATTACH] on the aesthetics of what the finished product will be. Quilting, even with its challenges, is always a wonderful thing to be doing!

Sun's out and time to head to the shade, worked on the binding this morning about half way or 9 feet left to sew. Got the flat section of our yard which is little over half of the yard mowed, sun came out before I finished. Laundry and dishes are done so its time to start my book on tape and get back to stitching while watching the bird feeder. Will post a picture when this one is bound.
Nice to see what every one is working on!

Just got back from a long barn day. Horses were coated in dried mud. They definitely enjoyed getting groomed and played with. Then to cleaners with dirty horse blankets. Now, finally, home. Nap time. Then I'll look at my options for backing the two flimsiest I've got going.

Really enjoying seeing what everyone's' working on. Such a wide variety-- Kelly's cool modern, Boston's snowman and cute puppy, Zozee's scrappy candies and Mountainwoman's Canyon Sunrise sampler. Lots of inspiration for future projects!

Rob

that is stunning! Looking forward to seeing more!

Rob

Zozee, I'm working with my candy squares too. I'm putting together 71 9-patches for the Patches of Life quilt. Have 50 so far and just love the cute little things!

No sewing yet today, but there's still tonight! I only did my gym time this morning and then came home and took a nap, did some bill paying, exercised the dog, and now I'm ready to hit the machine. So nice to have a long weekend.

Sew on, everyone! :cool:

It looks like we're off to a good start. I am caught up with a couple of the BOMs now. Amy Gibson's Cookbook block of the week is the one I'm really behind on, I think 8 or 9 blocks! I'll be focusing on that tomorrow. I did work on my niece's wedding quilt today. I hope to have all the flying geese done this weekend. Then I can take to church on Tuesday where I can lay it out and move the pieces around to where I want them. If I do that at home, four cats will help me move the pieces! I still need to cut fabric for the Lemoyne Star class I'm taking next Thursday too. Busy weekend :) Can't wait to see what everyone works on tomorrow.

I'll be joining you for at least a little while this weekend. Working on the "Legendary" quilt pattern by Elizabeth Hartman for DS#2's birthday in June, and hoping to finish up the quilting on this twister throw.

Love seeing everyone's pictures and progress!

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I finished the Blackhawks quilt I've been working on. Everything is ready to go to my DD for binding. I can't manage the binding with my arthritic hands so DD does it for me. I've been making 8" blocks from scraps of each quilt I make to eventually put together a quilt for me of all my accomplishments. The Blackhawk block is #51. Next I'm going to catch up on the HSTs for my temperature quilt. Then I'll work on July's pillow cover. After that I'll see...