Progress

I'm experiencing an explosion of creative energy after completing my rainbow quilt! I worked on the strip twist and scrappy Ohio stars yesterday.

I had to put the strip twist aside for a while- I decided I do not like the quilting I did on it, not at all. It's so dynamic, I think it needs some really wild, free motion quilting, so I'll have to get a darning foot for my machine and practice before requilting it. It should make a good project for this fall and winter.

Ohio stars is coming along nicely- I pieced the purple row and added the rainbow sashings. Just two more rows of stars to go!

I also started a log cabin quilt for Mo & Ruth's wedding gift. The wedding is in 2 weeks and I'm hoping I'll get a chance to finish it in time. It's much less scrappy than most of my others, but the blocks are looking beautiful so far. I'm planning on a zig-zag set, throw size.

A Birthday Apron

For a lovely little girl who is turning 3.

Somewhere over the Rainbow

I've had my head down this last month finishing this triple four-patch barn raising rainbow wonder. It is a gift for a craft exchange on a board I'm on, and it's on it's way to it's new home already. I'm a little sad to see it go, but I'm cooking up a similar, bed-sized version as a future endeavor. And an endeavor it will be- this 48" x 60" throw has more than 60 fabrics in it and 1,920 individual squares!

I love the way it turned out! I was inspired by the triple four patch quilt in an American Patchwork & Quilting book. It was a scrappy number in 1800's reproduction fabric, but the vision of a radiant rainbow quilt struck me when I saw it. The colors and fabrics are so cheerful, I was really smiling every time I worked on it. Here's some more views to enjoy!