It's time for Thursday Likes! Please visit LeeAnna to link up with more participating blogs. I have focused all week on getting this quilt top complete. I'm getting there slowly but surely. Although I have more blocks to add, I will also have 2 borders to complete this quilt. It should measure 90" square when finished. I've been thinking about how I'm going to quilt it. The original quilt made by Lynn Wilder has beautiful feather in certain areas. The blocks are quite small, most are 5" square, so the pieces within these blocks are even smaller. Many blocks are made up of 1" squares. I've been leaning towards using an edge to edge pantograph but I will wait until the quilt top is complete before I decide for sure. I just don't think my custom quilting will be very visible in such a busy quilt.
I've been working on a new sock. I got this gorgeous yarn and just couldn't wait to start. The yarn is from Turkey and is made up of such vibrant colors. I love self striping yarn. It does all the hard work for you!
My daughter bought this Sumo Cat Wrestler for the cats. It's been peppered with catnip! They sit next to it and play with it but they're not overly crazy about it. Cats are so finicky. You just never know what they'll like!
The prompt this week asks us if we decorate for Thanksgiving. I just made this wall hanging last month so I only have one quilted wall hanging for the holiday. I do have a few kitchen towels with turkeys that I will display once we get closer to the holiday. I don't think Thanksgiving has the same power as Christmas which seems to take over every other holiday. Christmas is just too big!
Have a great weekend!!
I knew as soon as I saw your quilt that it was a Lynn pattern! I have made a couple of hers and have another pattern of hers to make one day
ReplyDeleteThey are so complicated! I just noticed I have to fix a few blocks before I sew anything else together. So much going on in this quilt! Thanks for the nice comment!!
DeleteI love that turkey! Can't understand cats at all. Dogs are predictable :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michele! Cats can be strange! I'd like a dog someday, maybe!!
DeleteWow that's a lot of pieces in that quilt! It looks great so far. Pretty colors on the socks. And that sumo cat is a hoot. Silly cats.
ReplyDeleteSally, I found 11 blocks in that quilt that were sewn in the wrong direction. I've been spending all day fixing them. Ugh!!! The socks are fun and sort of mindless which I like! The cats seem to like the Sumo Cat sometimes. Maybe they're warming up to him!
DeleteYour Laurel Ridge is so beautiful, Rosemary. And I love your socks too.the turkey is also so cute. You’ve been busy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jocelyn! When a BOM comes toward the end, there is so much to do! I'm glad to finally sew my blocks together.
DeleteLaurel Ridge is looking great, Rosemary. I'm sure you will select the perfect quilting plan for it.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your Laurel Ridge and for keeping up with it pretty good too! Love self-striping yarn too but I also like mostly-solid colors too if the design is going to be fussy. Happy Thursday!
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