(Footloose and and fancy free~)
Well, Quilt #4 (that being the dinosaur quilt) is completed, washed, and in the dryer. I did simple straight-line quilting in the sashing, and Xs in the blocks. For the outer border, I grabbed a chalk pencil and wrote the names of dinosaurs in cursive, then quilted my writing. I think that may become one of my go-tos - it's fun and distinctive. I did much the same thing for the pirate quilt for my dad, scripting Jimmy Buffett lyrics in the border: "Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late. The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder, just an over 40 victim of fate." I wish I'd been able to spell out "40" but there just wasn't the space.
Striking while the metaphorical-as-opposed-to-physical iron was hot, I've started in this evening on quilting Quilt #5, which is the 16-patch. I made a good dent into it this evening - I got to the last row of the alternate blocks before my top thread ran out, and when I loaded up the next spool I also treated myself to a fresh needle. So that's ready to go in the morning. I'm doing a simple Orange Peel quilting pattern in the alternate blocks, and I'm planning a slightly more complex Orange Peel variant in the 16-patches. And probably feathers in the outer border, taking all three as one....
I'm looking down the gun at t-minus 23 days until gift giving, and two of the quilt tops aren't complete yet. I can do this, but I need to remind myself to stay on track.
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