Salvaging the selvedges

I've been working on selvedge blocks for some time now.  Almost every time I see a quilting friend, she hands me another selvedge. Four-blocks have been assembled  

Lots of Four-Blocks.       Here they are on my design wall - note that there is a blue Haphazard Quilt being designed at the same time.                     "

  

 

Guild Birthday Party and Linus Reveal

Our local guild celebrated its 12th birthday this year. The celebration combined socializing, games, food, and a showing of the Linus Challenge wherein members took identical panels and made quilts.

The quilt on the left is mine and shows the full panel in the center.   The next quilt is comprised of the panel which has been sliced vertically and had purple inserted.   The third was the one which won the most votes - some of the leaves from the panel were used whole and more of them make up the birds.

The meeting was very well attended  - probably 50 to 60 members and a few guests.  Sixteen quilts were displayed.

We also played a few games and had a flip-flop contest - our theme was "escape to the beach"

Art Show in Round Rock

I spent most of the day today showing off my Pfaces with a story at Prete Plaza in Round Rock.  

The  City of Round Rock Arts and Culture department.offers local artists a chance to sell their works periodically by providing canopies and tables and publicity for the event.

There were painters there today and potters and weavers and all kinds of artists.
Lots of people stopped to look at my little quilts and read their stories.
I had a good time.

I've been busy

 Since joining a new Facebook group, I've been making scrap quilts a la "Duckworth".  

This quilting techniques has been described by Joanne Merrill-Duckworth and it is just what I need right now.

I made my first one in November.   Green, because my green scraps were overflowing their designated drawer.   It will most likely go to one of my sisters great-grandchildren when they graduate from high school.

I've made several since then but have to hunt through my photos to find them.