Working on My Prim Flying Geese Quilt

The triangles are still pinned as I work on aligning the rows and such and taking another picture to see if I like the arrangement and the fabric choices.  I see one triangle now that needs to be replaced or shuffled to a different spot.

Bailey is making it difficult to get that last row straight.  He could be out on the roof enjoying the sun or watching the birds, but he'd rather be in the same room with me.  The background is a black brushed cotton with a white pinstripe from Brannock & Patek.  The applique will be a challenge on the large background unless I end up cutting it into sections.  

Wanting to get the Collector Series basted for quilting, Bailey has other plans.  He's a sweet Burmese, very shy.

A young mule deer out back, starting to grow out his antlers.

Baskets, Berries and Leaves Progress

I'm working on another block from Baskets, Berries and Leaves, had to show this pic when I noticed I captured a smidge of Sidney's face.  She's sleeping just outside the open window.

My favorite background in this quilt so far, a rusty orange with black stripes in a brushed cotton by Brannock and Patek.

Lots of berries to applique.

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More Wonky Cross Blocks

I was able to cut and sew a few more blocks before the heat set in upstairs.  And yes, Linda Brannock, the fabric should look familiar, as I laugh, since it's two packages of Layer Cakes, Miss Jump's Scrapbag and Harmony that you had gifted to me last year and designed of course.  Harmony is from Jan Patek.  Never purchased a Layer Cake, but definately makes cutting these blocks so easy and something I'll remember in the future. No wonder quilters buy them.  Anyway, don't ya just love the reds in this fabric grouping, will add enough blocks to make a lap quilt, and I've pulled a few vintage red Brannock and Patek fabrics from my stash to add, haven't decided on a border, or if there will be one.

Angela, the letters in the flannel table runner are needle turn applique, only have two letters left.  Appliqueing flannel is not difficult.

More From My World

I'm scanning pictures to my computer, so thought I would share.  These are from a year or so ago.  A black bear, he's turning over the rocks below the house looking for insects to eat.

A coyote, taken in Yellowstone in the winter.

A bison or buffalo as some call them, taken in Yellowstone.

A white tail buck deer behind the house.

A big horn ram climbing the rocks below the house.

A coyote in the winter in Yellowstone.

Two white tail bucks testing each other.

Is Sidney watching them or they watching her.

Paradise valley, taken from the road by the house.

Big horns, sweet baby.

It's Bailey, looking like a bat trying to sneek up on something.

More Progress on the Reindeer mat

I was able to stitch all the pennies on today without incident, adding a few more for a better layout.  I use freezer paper templates, but tend to cut them out free hand and not on the line to make them prim and wonky.  I'm using a variegated white perle cotton for the thread.  I'm working on the tongues this afternoon and have a red wooly flannel by Moda for the backing, a flannel that looks like wool but isn't and lots cheaper.

Brannock and Patek Vintage Label Panel

 I won this vintage Moda panel by Linda Brannock and Jan Patek today.  I was the only one to bid, so got it for next to nothing, another addition to my collection of vintage Brannock & Patek fabrics. 

When I see it in person will decide what to make from it. The labels are small but thinking with multiple borders of prim fabrics that I can make some needed place mats for the dining room table.

I have  to smile thinking that I had good place mats until Jim used them all for the cats.  He thought all the cats needed their own place mats, nice ones.  And at one time, we had five cats, that's a lot of place mats.

Quilting Primitive Circles and Stars, and A Penny Saved

I'm hand quilting Primitive Circles and Stars.  Using DMC crochet cotton thread.

 Using the masking tape for my lines and the big stitch.

Go over to see Libby from Plain and Simple.  She's making my A Penny Saved quilt.  That's it in the picture above.  I made this way back in 2006, I think, for a contest from Moda.  I was obsessed to go to the Houston Quilt Festival, this was the prize, had to use lots and I mean lots of  Moda fabric.  I had circles pinned all over the walls so that I wouldn't repeat any fabrics, 270 hand appliqued circles, Jim kept asking why are there circles all over the walls.  Needless to say, I didn't win, didn't make me feel any better that it got published.  I still missed out on the quilt show.  Had gone several times when I lived in Texas and was always such an awesome event.

And a big oops, the last post has the wrong link to Kelly's blog, I've fixed it if you haven't found your way.