Not a lot of progress

The last few weeks have been filled with many things, including a horrible cold virus that really zapped me.  Lots of other things going on.  I am almost quilting a large quilt, but just didn't get a chance to finish!  My daughter and grandkids are here visiting and that takes priority.  I am eeking out a few minutes with the kids playing here in the sewing room.

My biggest finish was getting the borders on my Baltimore Spring quilt.  I still haven't gotten to the stitching stage, I hope to soon.  I do have some other quilting commitments coming up, so we shall see!

When I took the quilts to school for 100 day in my previous post, our volunteer music teacher was there.  This is a small wallhanging from hand dyed fabrics and the leaves are raw edge.  It's not my favorite and she asked if I would donate it to a benefit auction for a neighbor's 4 year old great granddaughter.  I was happy to.  The little girl was born with a rare medical condition and they are seeing treatment in Boston.  I included a closeup of the quilting.  This is about 24 X 30. 

Instagram is having a quiltfest for the month of March, but again, way too many commitments to participate fully.  I  was able to post a pic on miniature quilts day though!  I wish I had laid a ruler for comparison!  It was about 24 X 27 or so, I can't remember now!  I made these a few years ago.  I used to make a lot of mini quilts!  The top two are traditionally pieces and the bottom 2 are paper pieces and they are small!

 I got out my Farmer's Wife blocks to see how many I had. I laid a piece of black fabric on the floor and I think that is what I will use on my scrappy batik quilt when I get all the rest of the blocks made some year!  Actually I have been challenged to finish it this year.  I started this many years ago.

 More recently I started the 1930's Farmers Wife.  Still not sure why as I have way too many sampler quilts and they aren't my favorite!  They are brighter and I will be using white.  I have a lot more to make!

Hopefully I will be able to get back on track with quilting and blogging.  I will post pics of my grandkids in another post!

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Design Wall Monday and Weather

I almost missed posting on Monday.  I can't show two of the projects I am working on until they are revealed on the Quiltmaker blog later this month.  They have taken most of my time along with gardening.  I am linking up with Patchwork Times.

Below all the other photos are some random flower photos I have taken.

I decided I really would like to have all my Farmer's Wife blocks made by the end of the summer.  I am using only my batiks scraps and enjoying different color combinations.  For storing the blocks I have a binder with protector sheets and I'm putting each block in order in the book so I can't show all that I have done!  I am also writing the block number, name and date I made each block on the back.

Two 6" blocks for Farmer's Wife

I am quilting a quilt for a friend of  a friend.  She is not a quilter and she made a pieced satin star for the center and very, very wide borders.  I quilted stars in the open areas with Superior Fantastico thread.  I love the sheen of this thread. I am quilting wavy lines to replica a flag flying and then will free motion quilt 5 pointed stars in the borders.

Satin Star quilt 

We are having wild weather like other parts of the U.S.  Yesterday we had torrential rains and tonight another violent storm.  I tried to photograph the standing rain yesterday and the clouds coming in this evening.  We have some end of the year field trips coming up for school, hopefully the weather cooperates!

my garden is behind the bush, between the trees.  It's very wet

My driveway Sunday night

Pictures of clouds Monday evening.

yellow roses by an old building about 10 miles from home

Irises by my driveway

Sunflowers on my walk Friday

Our puppy Leia being naughty in the flowerbed.