A Big Hooray!

It's Friday, the end of a week filled with dr. appointments and my plan was to work on the quilt that's been on Mo'e since Jan or maybe Dec. 

Well, it didn't happen today, BUT I did get this month's RSC done... even made one more 'just in case'....

 and then I started working on some of the leaves that will go in the outer border...

The pattern directions say to use lightweight fusible stabilizer - and I have it, but I don't have much luck using it to turn leaves and other applique shapes... it ends up tearing and I get frustrated.  So, what I did was trace the pattern onto light weight scrap muslin... and it works great.

Then, just before dinner, I went back into my 'stash' room to see if I could find SOMETHING that would work for the borders for the Hot Tamale Sunflowers quilt.  I hadn't found anything that I liked all that much up to this point, but then I spotted some neutral Stonehenge fabric... only a yard and a half when the pattern called for a yard and three quarters to make six inch borders.  That's ok, I just made four and a half inch borders and I think it still looks great... AND I cut the remainder of the yardage ( and what I cut off from the borders) down to 2 1/2".  The strips are sewn together and pressed in half - now I'm just crossing my fingers that there is enough for binding.  Oh, and the label is made, too.   Now to find a backing fabric.

and that's it for tonight... MAYBE tomorrow I'll work on the quilt that's on Mo'e.

Enjoy your weekend!  I heard we're supposed to get that dreaded white stuff again Sunday... sigh... will winter ever end!?!?

take care.......

ttyl.........