It's finished. It is actually square, but I photographed it high on the design wall, (I have too much other stuff up there… You may wonder why I haven't bound the edges…  well, I'm going to stretch these small quilts on canvas blocks… so binding would be too thick. Finishing Instructions are on….The Design is…

I was able to put the small quilt up on the design wall this morning… it gives me an idea of how the quilting will compliment the applique.

Christmas is past. It's quiet and peaceful and the day has been glorious. It was one of those summer days that you just don't want to end. Yesterday, (Christmas Day) was full of excitement, children, emotion and the unexpected. One member of our family ended up in the emergency room and we had 6 anxious…

Try No 8. I've done it… a Derwent 8B Graphite pencil skims across the fabric and leaves a solid line.!!!!!

You know you've been to the movies with the grand kids when you change for bed in the evening and find popcorn in you bra.

sorry about the Christmas Presentation… I had it up last night, changed it and then typepad has gone slow for the past 12 hours… will try tomorrow.

First I had to decide on how I wanted the background of the Rhino to look.It's an incredibly detailed quilt, so the quilting needs to compliment it…I don't want to do horizontal lines.I'm not going to do feathers.. I wonder if the person who designed that pattern so many years ago would think that millions…

 So far.

Good morning.

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