All Together Now

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing fast this morning. I need to take off in about two hours to get my hair cut. After that, I'm going to get some enlargements made for the next "When Quilters Gather" blocks. And then, I need to make a quick stop at the grocery store. We're not ready for our big shopping trip yet, but I need to pick up a few essential items so we can have dinner tonight. I know...hunger...it's a strong motivator.

Yesterday had me quilting more leaves as I make my way around the Heartland Barns quilt. There are 24 leaf blocks to quilt, and I've done ten so far. I did eight yesterday, and it didn't seem to make my wrist any worse. 

I tried to get a picture of how it looks from the back, but it's hard to see anything there. I do love that fabric though.

I'm not sure how much time I'll have for sewing today, but I'm hoping to get at least seven more leaves finished.

When I thought I'd pressed my luck far enough, I headed downstairs to the sewing room. Sadie was pretty comfortable where she was in the living room.

She indulged my need for a sewing cat, although she wishes someone would cover her up.

Remember the little cornerstones I cut the day before?

Here's how they look sewn into the quilt. I like how these turned out. I kept the cornerstones on the top while sewing them so I could see the stitching line.

When the blocks were all sashed together, they looked like this.

Then I added the first border...

And then the second...

And then I had myself a finished quilt top! It finishes up at 41 x 51 inches. This pattern is from Bird Brain Designs, and I've listed it for sale in my Used Pattern Yard Sale, there in my right side bar. I believe I have enough of the border fabrics to piece together a back. That will be on today's to-do list. I'll use the same striped fabric from the sashings for the binding when I get that far. 

So the day is pretty well mapped out. More quilting and a quilt back. If there's time (doubtful), I'll get to work sandwiching the next "small quilt" on my list for quilting...this one called "Purrfectly Pieced."

This one is small enough to quilt on my domestic machine. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Like I said, I'm writing fast. I still need to make breakfast, and then I'm hopeful of getting in a little slow-stitching time before I need to get ready to go.

So with that...I'm off. (You already knew that, didn't you?) Have a good day and a good week, everybody!