May PHD report

 Another finish toward my PHD. 

This is the Scrap Dance Mystery quilt From My Carolina Home. from several years ago.  I'm thinking it was 2015.  I completed this as a leader/ender and it is completely made of scraps.  I quilted it using a pantograph for the first time.  I originally cut all of the pieces (hundreds) for a twin size quilt and decided I didn't need one that big.  I am now using the leftover pieces for another leader/ender.  This will be donated to Project Linus.

The backing was also an old piece from my stash.

I've also joined Prairie Moon Quilts for the 350 block challenge and this month I completed 64 blocks, which puts me at 267 for the year.

We went on a trip in the motorhome to visit the friend that I made the "unofficial" QOV for and had a great, peaceful weekend.  He loved his quilt. And then we were on our way home in a rain storm and the windshield wipers quit.  Four hours and roadside assistance later (not fixed, just quit raining) we got home.  We will deliver for repairs in the morning.

Wishing you more stitchin time than I will have.

Rose

Linking with Quilting Gail

Why do I do this???

 I always seem to wait so long between posts that I have LOTS to share!!  So, here goes.

Six of my sewing buddies and I went to Quilt Week in Paducah, KY.  We had an AWESOME time.  But I only got one picture of the seven of us together.  Dinner at Cheddars after visiting Hancock's of Paducah the day we arrived.

Most of them are now on retreat.

DH and I are going on a long weekend glamping trip to celebrate our anniversary (45 years) so I didn't go on this one.

I finished another one for my PHD list.  This one has been only 16 years in the making.  DD and I planned the fabrics for this one while she was expecting her first born.  It was from a Leisure Arts publication dated 1997.

If DD has no plans for it, I will donate it to Project LInus.

And, finally, my design wall for the first half of the month of May.  I have been joining Prairie Moon Quilts each month for the 350 Blocks challenge.

From left, my leader/ender, then block 6 of My Favorite Color Is Moda (they count it as one block-I'm counting it as 16), on the right are the final 5 blocks of Weave It Be, and the ones on the bottom are blocks 7, 8 and 9 (3) of MFCIM.

So, off we go in the motorhome in the morning.  We are visiting an old friend of DH.  They haven't seen each other in almost 50 years.  I have made the friend an unofficial QOV.  Will give it to him while we are there.

Wishing you more stitchin time than I will have.

Rose