Project Quilting 11.6

Well, it's a good thing that I'm on EST because both my phone and my laptop are giving me problems putting photos onto my blog.  My project was done before noon my time, but it's been taking FOREVER to get the photos to post.

Anyway... here's my final project for the challenge... well, the first eight blocks anyway... those were done Monday.
Tuesday, I managed to get one done before having to take hubby into the E.R. because he thought he'd broken his hand somehow while napping in his recliner on Monday.  Turned out that he had cellulitis(?) .  After giving him a brace for his hand and a script for antibiotics, we were able to come back home ( after a stop at Walmart for script and some 'extras').  Later that day, I was able to make one more block.

I think it was Friday before I managed to get all the blocks and the borders done.

Yesterday was spent partly on piecing a backing...oh my, that's not going to work.  Geez, the pattern called for 1 5/8 yds for the backing and I was using 2 yards and still didn't have enough... good thing there were still some pieces left ... I've never had so many seams in a backing.

Oh yeah, when piecing strips together, make sure you're doing it right.  I was supposed to sew two ends together, NOT down the length; luckily, I caught myself before I even hit the halfway spot.

Before I could load the quilt onto Mo'e ( my mid arm), I had to finish the quilt that's been on since last month ( or maybe the month before)... just as I'm about ready to take it off the frame, I spot THIS....  ok, not that big of a spot, fix it now - don't wait.

Finally got the project quilt loaded onto Mo'e, basted along the two sides as far as I could without rolling and across the top then called it a night.  Oh yeah, I made the label, too.

Early this morning, I grabbed my tub of binding scraps and stitched about 7 1/2 yds together -- better more than not enough.  Then watched a couple youtube videos for an idea on what to quilt... Thank you Beth Maitland!!  And thank you to my quilting friend, Katie, for the cheering and encouragement - I really wasn't sure I was going to get this done in time.

Here it is being held by my hubby DONE DONE DONE!

It's called "Can You Find It?" and I found it in the May/June 2017 issue of Quiltmaker magazine.

Now, I have to go back and finish the little purple flower quilt ( shown above with 'eyelashes') and then work on my scrappy flower blocks while I try and clean up the piles of fabric I pulled out to do this challenge quilt.

Take care....

ttyl....

OH SHOOT!!  In my rush to get my blog posted, I completely forgot to link it over to Project Quilting.... oh well, at least the quilt is done ( it was on my 'one of these days' list).