Thursday

Yikes almost the end of September! where did it go... I did finish the Yahoo group QOV mystery quilt, and just in time as the next one starts on Friday September 30th.

and keeping up with the Meadow Mystery quilt, have completed the September clue, which was super easy and looking forward to October.

I just noticed today that my blog list no longer appears on my blog!  don't know what happened there.  Wonder if anyone else has had this problem?  I hope if comes back cause I sure don't remember all the blogs I had listed!

Summer Solstice sashing

Sashing done, I think it needs a border!

also made a new flag wall hanging, its not quilted yet...

and next up, need to sew together the first clue of the Meadow Mystery!

Summer solstice blocks done

here are the nine blocks, sashing comes next

Summer Solstice

I am making great progress on my Summer Solstice quilt along.  Lots and lots of sewing, nothing hard, just sewing.  Matching seams, points, etc.  I was reminded to match the points and centers and forget about the ends not meeting as that will be taken care of in the seam.  The next clue comes out on September 1, so I will be ready for it.  Here are some of the blocks, there will be 9 total:

QOV top done

Ready for quilting - I am calling it Friendship Star QOV.  Of course, it is going sideways!

Saturday

I can't be the only one who is unmotivated during this long hot month! But I really am working a little at a time.  I've been following the QOV mystery quilt on Yahoo groups, and have an almost completed top, just need the borders.  I made a little mistake and accidently cut red instead of light blue, thinking red was the accent color.  I kind of like the way it turned out!  but hate that I can't rotate this photo!!

 

I'm also taking part in the Meadow Mystery, so far all we've done is choose fabrics.

 

 

And taking part in the Summer Solstice quiltalong, first two steps include making flying geese and half-square triangles of each of the 9 different fabrics.  I've been working on but that's all.

 

 

Looking forward to cooler weather and return of energy and enthusiasm for quilting....

The rest of the story

 Here are the two completed stripe quilts!

closeup of border