Three was the number today

First off, the pic I said I'd get of the Flight Pattern quilt that I finished yesterday...

I don't know why it looks so wrinkled - it doesn't look THAT bad in person... maybe once it's been washed and dried and shrinks up a little it won't look quite as bad - or, then again, it could look even worse,  We'll just have to cross our fingers and wait to see.

In the meantime, I had a busy day... I got THREE bovine blocks done today.

I don't know if the last two are fraternal twins or a couple where the wife bought the hubby bathing trunks to match her bikini - I think I'll  go with the last explanation.

This makes eight blocks done ( four of each) and only four more to go.  Then, it will be on to the sashing and probably borders.  I may be doing it along with another quilt that just needs sashing and borders, too, at our guild's sew in during our quilt show this coming weekend.

I pulled one of the tops that quilting friend, Annette, had finished before she went into assisted living, out of the box of her UFO projects that I have.  It's a 1600 strip quilt made with batiks - soft, pretty, feminine ones.. found a backing for it ( much darker and not batik - I'd call it a merlot wine/dark red sort of color) so that will be getting loaded onto Mo'e in the next day or so.

Oh, and I received the fabric for the paws and the registration number for the teddy bear that I'll be making for Rare Bear.  Right now, I'm just waiting on my teddy bear pattern to arrive.  It was in Grand Rapids on Saturday - so MAYBE I'll get it tomorrow.  I was considering making doll quilts for the gal that makes 'handicap' dolls for children but then saw an article about Rare Bears and decided I'd like to try my hand at those.  I used to make teddy bears so this shouldn't be any different except that I only have to assemble the body - I don't have to stuff it and I don't have to ship a stuffed bear, which could get expensive.  

They say that they use the registration number to know who made it and who gets it - and they take a pic of the child with the finished bear and then send it to whomever made it; I like that idea.  Most of the time when you make things for donation, you don't get to see the person who receives it - that's ok, but once in awhile it would be nice to see them with whatever it was you made. 

I remember when I first started making and donating crib/child's quilts, I kept hoping that I would see one that I had made with the child who had received it either while I was shopping down town or at one of the businesses around town.  Never happened.  

Ok, guess it's time for bed, according to Buddy... our animals don't understand the Spring forward/ Fall back business... heck, a lot of humans don't either.  Have an appointment to get a pedicure tomorrow but hope to get SOMETHING done before I go.

take care... ttyl