Improv Log Cabin Blocks Hotmat with Borders Almost Finished, Fabric Choices for New Sunflower Medallion Quilt, Improv Hourglass/Flying Geese Hotmat with Borders Now Quilted

 

Fabric for Sunflower Medallion Quilt Borders.

Quilting done, back and binding on my Hotmat project.

Hotmat Improv Logcabin Blocks with Borders, binding pinned down on back.

Improv Hourglass/Flying Geese with Borders now quilted, binding next.

Hello Quilt Friends, it's almost Thanksgiving! 

We do have a lot to be thankful for don't we?

Last couple of days I've quilted two of my hotmat projects, Improv Logcabin Blocks with borders and Improv Hourglass/Flying Geese with borders. The binding is now sewn down onto the back of the Improv Logcabin Blocks hotmat. I'm using one layer Insul Bright and one layer cotton batting for the inside. Three more are waiting to be quilted and finished for gifts.

And I've been adding to the stack of fabrics that will go into the borders for my New Sunflower Medallion Quilt. As I choose the colors and lay them next to each other I begin to see new possibilities for new projects. Always moving forward, right?

That is the quilt news here in the valley where I'm looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with good food, family and friends. Please pass the Pecan Pie!

What colors are inspiring you lately? I'll be by to visit.

Quilt News! Sunflower Fabric Panel for New Medallion Quilt, Piecing Quilted Hot Mat Project, Quilty Folk's Bramble Blooms QAL started and Sharing Fall Colors....

Fall colors on the dogwood tree in our back yard.

I pieced the applique center piece for Audrey's Bramble Blooms QAL.

Solid colors added to my stash for borders around the sunflower panel.

Sunflower fabric panel, approx. 44" x 22", bought at the Quilt Barn in Puyallup, WA.

 

Piecing progress on one of my hot mat projects, red violet strips added.

Happy November Quilt Friends! 

Fall leaves, pumpkins/squash at the local markets and shorter days are here! I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving and I'm sure you are too.

This last week I visited the Quilt Barn in Puyallup WA and found a beautiful fabric panel of sunflowers. I also snapped up a few solids to mix with my stash for adding pizzaz to the borders of my new Medallion Sunflower Quilt I envisioned right there! Fall colors are my inspiration.

Also last week I found time to add two red violet strips to the borders of one of my Hot Mat projects. I'm piecing several at the same time for holiday gifts. 

Audrey at Quilty Folk is hosting Bramble Blooms QAL. I'm in! She emphasized the relaxed spirit of the QAL so that sounded like a winner. I pieced the applique center with 'obscure' neutral fabrics from my stash. Maybe I should have pieced it a little more wonky but I used my ruler and it will have to do. See, here I am over thinking it already. Next will be designing the flowers to be appliqued.

And the dogwood tree in the backyard looks so gorgeous in fall colors I had to share a photo of it. Orange, red, yellow,  yellow green, green....

That's the quilt news from the valley where for me color inspiration is in the fall leaves. What fall projects are you working on? What color inspiration are you looking at?

I'll be by to visit.