What a crazy week!

It has been a bit of a crazy week around here. Hubby was released from the hospital on Sunday after going through a complete shoulder replacement surgery. Then there was the mid-week trip to the airport -- Mom was heading back home to Michigan. So I've had to squeeze my quilting in between playing "nursemaid". Now, nine days post-op he's doing really well and not needing my help as much.

So, here's what I did manage to get done this week.

Jill H. - This baby quilt actually belongs to one of Jill's friends. She made it for her first grandson.

Jill H. - A closeup of the alternating blocks -- I quilted a little bear in these blocks to coordinate with the embroidered bears.

Jill H. - This one is Jill's. A sweet 9-patch, on-point in 30's reproductions.

Close up -- I used the pantograph, Daisies Galore.

Jill H. - A bright twin quilt using the Spring Fling line by Me and My Sister for Moda.

Close up: Used pantograph, Florine's Flowers -- one of my favorite pantos!

This last quilt was actually started my week off and was quite the challenge. I've had the quilt in my "to do" bin for about a year --- it belongs to my sister. The quilt was actually pieced by our grandmother back in the 1960's. I'm not sure what the block would be called -- it's like a mini-Lone Star in each block. The picture doesn't really give you the true visual impact of this quilt. The blue and red diamonds "glowed" under the fluorescent lights of my longarm (as did the green -- almost lime -- sashing between the blocks). The red fabric is actually polyester VELOUR ... perhaps in it's previous life it might have been a bathrobe. The green is either a poly/cotton blend or pure polyester. The diamonds in the center are pink and purple fabrics . . . I couldn't quite figure out how they worked with the rest of the fabrics in the quilt.

Grandma is gone now but this quilt, as well as many others she made over the years, will live on. In a future post, I'll have to share the polyester double knit Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt she made for me (it was hand pieced by Grandma and hand-quilted by my Aunt Maxie).

Until then, have a wonderful weekend! Here's to a productive week of quilting!

Happy Quilting,

Patti