Somedays I can’t think of a title, and I don’t want to reuse one from past posts. Is that possible? I could number them, Add Title 2, 3, etc. but I’d probably forget what number I was up to.

This past week I got more work done on the Punch Bowl quilt top. I worked on a layout in EQ8 yesterday, so much easier than pinning the blocks to the wall. I figured out I would need three more B blocks and made them. I’m not sure about the center of my version, I may make the dark legs bracket the center, rather than the Maltese cross in the center. The cross is the same as the original pattern, a nod to it? I’ll still have five A blocks left over, and the large B block that I made for the original layout. I could use that on the back, but centering it wouldn’t be fun. I am going to try to get the top together today, or this weekend.

I started the House Barn of the Fabulous House series. I like the sunflowers, and the way the stems make up the side borders. I ordered a few extra skeins of the red flosses used in the barn, lots of stitches there. I belong to a face book group for this stitch a long, out of 1.6k members only three, me included, have finished (posted photos) six houses. I hope to be an inspiration for the rest to keep stitching on this huge project. I may be a bit fickle with quilting projects, but the cross stitch is different for me. This project is dense, and interesting, I find myself complaining about it, but at the same time wanting to stitch more. It is becoming a tapestry, much like the Pilgrims Progress piece from Long Dog Samplers. I sort of miss the sampler I was working on before, Consider the Lilies, it’s waiting for me though.

Long arming was accomplished this week too. Got the two J. Werker Frisch quilts stitched. I was able to fit them onto one backing and stitch them side by side. I used the same design, but made it a little smaller for the Costumers Ball quilt. The stars and swirls pattern works well, it’s a quick stitch out, ten minutes a row, and it makes these quilts Halloween but not traditional pumpkins and witches. I’m happy to have these finished, as the backing for the memory quilt should be here soon, it was in KS three days ago. Does anyone remember the days of waiting four to six weeks for delivery? A week to ten days? Amazon has spoiled me, I expect everything in a day or two, and free delivery. It is pretty amazing though.

I have another baby quilt kit (S&C) that needs to be made and I’d like to start the special Tilda Anniversary quilt kit. The Fall Foliage pattern is calling too. I feel like I have enough quilts in my shop at the moment, although I need to get a few more Christmas themed ones in there. I really want to start the Be Colorful quilt -Enchanting Stars- by Jacqueline De Jong. Maybe when DH is on vacation next month.

Be Kind.