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With the last of the fat quarter bundle that I made the "Lisa's Flowers" quilt with , I decided to use up and not just cut up! So I started a spool quilt..... Spool quilt Lisa's Flowers I finished February"s Guild mystery quilt blocks.                                   I have also worked on the mystery from Third Saturday group. We met this past Saturday and were given the clues from Brenda Peterson. I have finished only one of the flying geese bands. But one is better than none!  All for now, chatter later, keep warm, Martha.

Sorry I have been a bit preoccupied with other things. For those of you who have been inquisitive, my  husband came thru his surgery just fine . He is on the mend! Praise God for that! I have been working on my grey quilts for my granddaughter and have progressed quite nicely I think.  60" x 60" This is a nice scrappy quilt that used 2 charm packs of a Jen Kingwell fabric line and 10 fat quarters of grey fabric. I used remaining grey fabric on the backing. I have taken it to the quilter's a few weeks ago. It went together quite quickly. I got back my quilt project from Connie for the Habitat for Humanity. And asked Connie to give it at last guild meeting ,after I had bound it and put a label on it. I then proceeded on to work on my grey quilts. Making these swans from an Elizabeth Hartman 's "Swans" pattern. But I decided to do my own setting with just these nine blocks. Sarah wants quilts on the smaller side, mor...

I finished my quilt guild challenge!  Yes it is quilted and bound and ready! I filled out my form and took the pic and ready for the May 11th deadline. Yesterday we had our second meeting of our Simple Whatnots by Kim Diehl. Lorna Weins brought her mini log cabinquilt for show and tell! Lori Strubel brought  her start to a new Kim Diehl quilt she is working on. This is one row and she is going for king size! This is Gail Temple with her version of " Hen Pecked". Georgia  brought this lovely example of a star quilt and she finised "Laundry Day " from collection I .  I just wasn't quick enough with the camera to get a pic before she put it done on her chair. This is Linda Johnson's star quilt she brought to show us.  Here is Linda! This is Lorna again with her courthouse steps! Mary Theuer brought this star quilt to share with us. And this version of courthouse steps. Plus she brought  the raffl...