Design Wall Monday--July 18, 2011

We had an awful week of weather this week, which is another way of saying that I had plenty of time for sewing.  I'm happy with what I've accomplished this week. 

My July UFO Challenge is finished with the completion of two more star blocks and the "Snowbirds" stitchery.

I have the next stitchery made up, and I'm off to a good start on that.

Another row of blocks is complete for my "Sunshine on My Shoulders" quilt, which is my interpretation of Judy's Peaches & Dreams quilt.

That makes three rows of six rows of blocks finished.  Here are the other blocks I've made so far:

And, finally, I started a new project this week.  This is a pattern I found on the Moda Bakeshop website called Portrait Gallery.  The quilt I'm making looks like this:

The framed blocks are all completed.  Next, I'm making the background.

And instead of making a plain background like the pattern, I'm using the same brick read for the connecting strips and this leaf print instead of the solid background.

If there's something about that leaf print that makes you want to ask, "Is that what I think it is?"  The answer is, "Yes."  And if you're not asking, then that's all I'm going to say about it.  I'll just add that this is a gift for one of Mike's single guy friends who will appreciate the design.  I've already named this quilt "Dave's Not Here."  You have to be old enough to remember Cheech and Chong to understand the name.  And if you're not old enough to remember Cheech and Chong . . . then that's all I'm going to say about it.