A Well Spent Weekend

I really want to get Sloanie's quilt finished today.  I finished the top on Saturday. I added a brown flange and mitered the corners (which I don't usually do) and I like it.  Need to finish Home Sweet Home so I can have my design wall back.  Very hard to take pictures laying the quilts on beds.

On Sunday I finished prepping the last applique block for the opportunity quilt.  Judy volunteered to stitch it so I wanted to get it to her.  It took all afternoon but as I turned under each piece, I removed the template from the back and ironed it on to another piece of material.  So, I have this whole block ready to be prepped for my own quilt when I have time to do it.  I was able to do that with several blocks from this quilt so I have a headstart on my own Enchanted Autumn.

The blackbird has a beak-it is just folded back

I changed one fabric from our original selection.  The sunflower originally was going to be the folded gold fabric but it would have been lost.  I had the gold/burnt orange batik in my stash and I think it adds life to the block.

P.S.  The 9-3 workshop on Saturday was really very good.  They did get me to buy 3 things but they were 20% off and I think will be very helpful.  Two rulers to help with mitered corners and a foot that will help with echo quilting.  I also learned how to sew beads onto fabric with my machine.  I learned a few other things but would have to read my notes to remember:)