Green Cobblestones is ready to ship. This is such a simple and satisfying quilt, great for a beginner or those with little time.

It is a log cabin block that is constructed with 9 strips each.  I like that the quilting pattern makes it look as though it is more complex than it really is.

Square-ish is more accurate.

This is a small commission project is modeled after my Deep Summer Shade quilt.  Same basic design but smaller, less blue and more brown. 

The first step was to design in EQ6 so we could agree on the size (via email).

The second step was to review fabric choices, construct quilt, straighten edges and add border.

The third step is to quilt and finish edges. I had originally intended to quilt nice and straight, 1/4" from the seam lines.  However, once up on the design wall, the quilt wanted to be quilted in a square-ish pattern.

The pattern reminds me of cobblestones.

I have finished my kaleidoscope using Ricky Tims', Kool Kaleidoscope technique. Ricky will include 20 quilts in his upcoming book. While I don't have any delusions that my quilt will be in the book, it was a good opportunity to compete on a very non-threatening level. I learned a lot in the process.

The quilting on the background is free motion lines that radiate out from the star. I asked my husband if they looked like it was light radiating out from the star or if it looked like poor quilting. He assured me it looked like rays radiating out from the star but he forgot our anniversary last week so he my just be trying to make up for that!

Within the star, I mimicked the lines of the individual pieces of fabric. I wanted everything to support the focal point.

I took a weeklong vacation and then have been working double time at the day job to make up for it!

While on vacation I went to the quilt show sponsored by the Grand Lake O'The Cherokees Quilt Guild in Grove Oklahoma. After paying the registration fee, I was handed a little pencil, a Viewer's Choice ballot and a lightweight plastic glove like is used in food service.

I was told the glove was so you could touch the quilts. "You have to be able to look at the quilting on the back" I was advised. What fun to be able to actually touch the quilts! I ended up voting for a stunning black and white quilt using a toile of New York City. They were all winners, thanks Grand Lake O'The Cherokees Quilt Guild.