The stone wall is slowly making its way along the side of the house..zucchini, cucumber and banana peppers in the garden. We've also been harvesting beet greens and radishes.
This weekend is extremely hot so I'm hiding inside quilting. The guild's president has a challenge for the July meeting -- a Patriotic wallhanging or table runner. As I've always wanted a wall hanging for the different holidays, I decided to pull my fabrics out. I had made a patriotic string quilt using the pattern learned in the Craftsy's Block of the Month but wanted another block so I thought a Kansas Troubles block might be nice.
So my question now is do I leave it with a red block and a blue block.... or do I go with the red/blue blocks. Which to choose ... which to choose. The strips around each square are just there to separate the blocks.
Viola! This is what I decided on. I will post the finished piece when it's done. The guild meeting is 7/2 (this Monday) so this may not be done in time. *grin* However, I WILL have a wall hanging for next year's holiday.
It doesn't look as though I'll be getting back to the maple leaf/log cabin quilt anytime soon. I have a wall hanging that I've been commissioned to do for a day care center's toddler room. They'd like it for a December opening (they're building a new place and plan to be there by December). I'm hoping to have it done by the end of October at the latest. It's mainly applique with a little bit of adapting for their situation.
I am also hoping to have the other two graduation quilt tops completed by the fall. They are lap size quilts so it does seem do-able if I am focused. Ideally, I'll have them machine quilted and ready for their owners by Christmas. I'd love to hand them over and be done with this era of my quilting.
Time to close. Need to get back to my sewing machine.
Happy 4th to everyone. May you have a safe and fun holiday!
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