First Haphazard Quilt

One of my friends found the pattern for this quilt somewhere and immediately thought of me.   It requires no measuring until the blocks are ready to put together.  It requires no exact quarter inch seams. It uses up big chunks of leftover fabric and is adaptable to many color schemes.

 When I showed the top to my friend C, she immediately asked to buy it.  When I got home, I found the almost-perfect backing for it.  She loves butterflies and the colors purple and red.

Fittingly, for a Haphazard Quilt, the backing was just a little narrow.  No problem.  I added a flip-and-sew red border and Bob's your uncle.

She seems to really like it.  The bed in her Assisted Living  room is small and the quilt is just the right size.

Score.

Completed Watercolor from Alex Kincaid Class

 

Here's my finished bouquet.

Blue flax, Poppies, Buterfly Magnolias star. 

Fillers include puff balls, eucalyptus leaves and other assorted leaves and stems.

I thouroughly enjoyed the class.  Even though it was not my original drawing, the colors and the fillers are all mine.

Watercolor is fun. 

Watercolor class

 I took a very inexpensive watercolor class  from Alex Kincaid last week.  The classes were via Zoom call, with recordings of the classes available later.  

Alex is a good teacher albeit a little heavy on the rah-rah talk.  

These are two postcards I made after the first two classes.   I sent them to friends just to say "hi" and that I'm thinking about them.   I haven't seen one of them in years but keep up with her via a mutual friend.  The other is an older friend that I visit in her Assisted Living apartment every week or so.  

Memories - panel quilt for Linus Connection

Facebook "memories" showed me this quilt from 2021 today.  I like that border.  Don't think I've made another one like is.

 

Henrietta Chickita Lepp

 

Henrietta came to live with me recently.

She's a good guest.  Quiet.  Likes to snuggle.

She was good company during the recent ice storm and below-freezing days.

I gave her use of one of my pearl necklaces.   Looks good on her, doesn't it?

More Linus Quilts

  

The Linus Connection gave away so many quilts last fall that its storage unit is empty.

My friend Sharon (who is my Linus Connection connection) gave me a kit of precut white squares and a charm pack.   

This is what I made of it.  My plan is to turn it in as is.  Someone else will quilt it and then a third person will bind it.

Teamwork makes the dream work!

Barn Quilt

 Barn Quilts are paintings displayed on barns that feature a quilt block.   Some rural areas have many of these and publish a list of locations so that you can take a driving tour.

I made one about 6 years ago (many have posted about it, might not have.  who knows?)    I hung this one on my garage wall and can see it from my kitchen.

Last January I did one at a quilt retreat with friends.   This one was hung on the side of the garage and can actually be seen from the street.  If you look hard.  And if the tree isn't leafed out too much.   And if you're at the right angle.

Last weekend another friend and I went to Winchester, Tx, and painted blocks.   The sponsoring group provides everything.   Profits go to the town council for civic improvements.   I hung this new one near the second one, on the side of the garage.   Would love to put one on the door side but there isn't a a place for it that is big enough and non-moving.