A quick post, because that's the way life goes these days. First a quilty finish for the camp auction later this year.
We finally had a day dry enough to get outside for a few shots in the early morning sunshine.
I machine quilted a large meander in the colorful blocks and stenciled the outer border. Then had a lot of fun doing some hand quilting with a gold shade of 12 wt. Aurifil thread outlining the circle appliques and in the setting triangles. The camera had a difficult time picking up the hand quilting except in close-up shots.
For the backing I used up all the remaining black tone-on-tone fabric and two black/red prints that have languished in the stash for more than 10 years. Never quite knew what to do with them. All in all, I made a big dent in the bin of black fabrics. As I age, it's more and more difficult to work with black since I can't see where I'm stitching!
This was a fun finish and I hope someone will like it enough to bid on it at the auction.
This morning my hubby came home with these little feathered fluffs. For our daughter who hasn't been able to find any chicks in their area this spring. They're scarce here too. These are Rhode Island Reds and Sapphire Gems. Their heat lamp went back on as soon as I snagged these photos as it's quite chilly in the garage. We'll be babysitting them until Sunday when the family can make the trip to pick them up.
On that note, I'll close for today. Hopefully back soon with some more quilting and life on the mini-farm!
