This week I finished a few things and started a new thing and worked on an older thing. The Sparrow bed size quilt is finished, I just need to get it photographed and up on the site. The custom Creepy quilt is out the door on an its way. Plus I sold the Laundry Basket quilt “Winter Village” to someone in Florida, YAY! The top section of the Tilda Anniversary quilt is now appliquéd, and I need to prep the bottom section. The bottom is the same as the top, only it has the year instead of the name. I am not looking forward to appliquéing the 2s.

The new start is a baby quilt. The patterns cover picture looks very cute, the written instructions need some work. This could be a hot mess if someone with less quilting experience tried to make this. The seam allowances for the main background pieces are not included nor for the checker borders. Every piece is finished size. Although, to be fair, there are notes that the appliqué templates need to have 1/4 inch added to them. This pattern could easily have another two pages of instruction added, like how/where to place the pieces on the backgrounds. There are sizes of additional pieces noted on the template pages, as a side note. Let’s just say there is a lot of room for interpretation. I purchased it from a designer on Etsy, and received a request for a review. I thought about privately sending one, but I don’t think it would help this person become a better writer of sewing/quilting patterns. Is this their best version? Maybe, I’ll make it work, the idea is cute and the theme, but I feel sorry for someone trying to make this without sewing experiences. I am using a bunch of prints gifted to me from a kit, they fit the blue and red nautical seaside theme.

I really want to finish the appliqué for the Tilda quilt. I have moved it over to the cross stitch station. The light there is good, a comfy chair, and my appliqué tackle box fits neatly on top of my rolling cart of Stitch supplies. I am stitching on Tilda rather than the Lillies for now.