Top finished!

TaaaDaaa!  

I actually finished it last night before dinner and ended up trimming off quite a bit because it became larger than the challenge allows ( 25" x 25").  Next up is to sandwich and quilt it ( on my domestic machine) then figure out how to give this poor bird some feet to stand on  and then make & add 3-D flowers and leaves...

All in all, I'm pretty happy with the results so far... but not sure I'd want to use this technique' again.  I spent quite a bit of time removing blocks that didn't even come close to matching up and it REALLY bugged me!  When I watched Timna Tarr demonstrate her technique on The Quilt Show with Ricky Timms and Alex Anderson, I noticed that her applique pieces didn't always match up, but I wanted mine to.  There are still some that aren't quite right, but they are close enough for me.  I just want to get this done so that I can move on to something else... like making a couple Christmas gifts.

Actually, I have more than a couple to make so I really need to get on the ball here... no more challenges or 'squirrels' allowed until after the holidays!!!

It's back to p.t. again tomorrow... and I'm not looking forward to it.  My leg has been even worse since the session last Thursday.  I've even had to resort to using my cane just to get up and go to the bathroom during the night - something I've never had to do.  In fact, I very seldom used the cane around the house; it was kept in the car and used when I had to walk any 'longer than the length of my house' distances.

Ok, time for me to quit stalling and get to work...

take care...
ttyl...