Design Wall Monday - July 31, 2023

 Good Morning Quilters!

Here is a picture of my design wall today.   I think it looks about the same as it did last week.  But life happens, and it will be there when I get back to it, right?

I am on vacation this week and will be doing no quilting.  Children and Grandchildren will be here and my days will be busy.  The quilting projects shall have to wait until everyone goes home, and that’s ok.  

I hope to be spending a lot of time in the water.  Here is a picture taken a couple of years ago, so you can see what I am planning.  You can see Penny Lane enjoying the water too.

What are you working on?  Or, like me, what are you not working on?  Please show us a picture and link your blog to our Design Wall Monday Linky Party so we can see.

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Design Wall Monday - July 24, 2023

Good Morning Quilters!

Here is a current picture of my Design Wall:

Progress is slow, but steady.  I have all the brown/neutral/brown strips sewn and am working on the never ending pile of 3 inch blocks with their two side triangles.  Here is what the sewing machine looks like right now:

I will be doing a lot of sewing of strips of these small blocks this week.  It's rather boring, so I am listening to a book on CD.  Do you do that when sewing a boring part of a project?  A friend let me borrow Great Expectations, by Dickens, and I am enjoying it very much.

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Design Wall Monday - July 17, 2023

Good Morning Quilters!

I am finally seeing some progress n my design wall.  Here is a current picture that was taken yesterday:

There are nine columns of blocks to be assembled, and I am also working on sewing the dark strips to either side of the light print strips.   There are eight of these to be made, and I have three on the design wall. .  The fourth one is on the ironing board:

It is starting to come together, and I am encouraged.  I hope to have all the pieced block columns on the design wall next week. 

 I hope you are making progress on your projects too.  I’m looking forward to reading your posts this week.  

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Design Wall Monday - July 10, 2023

Good morning Quilters!  

A wonderful miracle happened at my house this week.  A life-time wish has been granted.  Back when I was a little girl, our home had a porch with wrens in a birdhouse there.  I used to play on the porch and listen to the tiny wren singing all day long.  My mother loved to hear him singing too.

A Williamsburg bottle birdhouse has been on our porch since last year, with no bird interested in it ……… until last Wednesday.  Now it is a busy place, being filled with small twigs.   The happy male perches on the very top of our flagpole or on our rooftop to sing about his new home.  I told hubby I can cross one more thing off my bucket list.  I have wanted wrens on my own porch forever, and this week it happened.  I praise God for their  beautiful singing that encourages me every day.  

Quilting has been slow, but I am making progress.  I sewed sleeves on the backs of two quilts, and I am slowly putting the 210 small three inch blocks in columns.  Here are some progress pictures:

The Wimbledon tennis matches have started, so I am watching great tennis as I sew.  More watching than sewing to be truthful.  But a little bit gets sewn each day, and it is coming together nicely.  I hope your projects are too.  I saw some fantastic progress on your blogs this last week.  You inspire me to do more.

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Design Wall Monday - July 3, 2023

 Happy Fourth of July!

Here is a picture of the first quilt I ever made, finished in 2002 and named:  God Bless America

And a closeup of one block:

If you want to know more about it, I blogged about it::  (Read post here)

Also pictures of patriotic quilts I’ve made through the years:

All of these were made during the time I’ve been blogging, and if you want any details about them, you could search my blog for “patriotic” or “flag” to get more info.  I do love the American flag.  I may make another patriotic doll quilt this week.  The holiday has inspired me again!

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