Two finishes and more AQS quilts

I’ve been productive and have two more finishes. My granddaughter’s I-Spy quilt is done!

 

I found some black fabric with multi-colored dots in my stash that was perfect for the binding. There was just enough.

I will put this aside now to bring to CA at a later date. She is still a little young to enjoy it. 

I’ve been looking through my fabrics and quilt patterns to try to decide on my next project. No clue as to what I want to work on as of yet. I do still need to layer, pin baste and quilt Royal Squares. I did manage to sort and put away all the leftover scrap fabric from Having a Ball and the I-Spy quilt. I feel like I have a better handle on what fabrics I actually have now. 

The second sock is off the needles and now I have a cozy pair of warm socks for next fall. They are made with DK weight yarn so they are a little thick for Spring weather. 

I have some bamboo yarn lined up to work on another pair, but I may wait until Fall is closer to start them. 

Now for more quilts from the AQS New England quilt show. Enjoy! My WIP updates will be at the end of this post.

I want to share with you the amazing quilts that really caught my eye. These two quilts are the same, but in differenty colorways. The first is called Kaffe's Coral Reef by Linda Sullivan Snellgrove of Huntsville, AL.

The second is My Life in Living Color by Nancy Ouimette of Plantsville, CT.

I love the movement of these quilts. It is amazing how different they look. I only realized they were the same pattern when I was looking at my photos. 

 Next are two quilts that trick the eye into believing they are 3D.This is Visual Voyage, by Inger C. Blood of Camino, CA.

Then there is MONA Perspective by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend, WA.

I was just blown away by those two quilts. 

The center of this quilt is gorgeous. This is An Ode to an American Soldier, by Sandra Smith-Moore of Pace, FL.

 Another beauty is Majestic Elegance, by Kathryn Zimmerman of Mars Hill, NC. I love the purple!

Finally, this extreme fussy cut quilt is called In William's Garden by Barbara Menasian of Manchester,CT.

 I can't imagine cutting all of those pieces and getting them almost exactly the same. What patience. 

There were many more quilts that I took photos of, but that is all that I will include in this post.

Now for my WIPs. Cinnamon House has gotten a few of its surrounding motifs. 

I was concentrating on doing the finishes, so this has been slightly neglected.

I needed another yarn project. There are donation boxes at a few local libraries where blankets are being collected to give to children suffering from cancer. They must be at least 36" x 36". Unfortunately, only one of the 3 blankets that I had previously made for donation fit the bill, so I started another to use up more of my partial skeins of yarn. I decided on this crochet pattern that I will adjust to make it the correct size. It is an easy pattern.

Sadly, I am finding that I can no longer crochet for long stretches of time as my hand starts to burn and ache. I don't think I will be able to finish the blanket before the final pickup date, but it will be added to my stash for future donation. 

We have been having very changeable weather here. Warm, sunny, short-sleeve weather one day and cool and rainy the next. One nice afternoon the sky was filling with clouds...

and then this double rainbow occurred after some showers. Look in the clouds on the left for the second rainbow.

I will be joining Frederique at the Quilting Patch on Saturday and Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Take some time to relax with a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.

Thanks for stopping by!