Happy Saturday!

Last night I went to our church fair and as part of the festivities, there was a small quilt show. Quilts filled the sanctuary and each one was numbered. A booklet detailing each quilt had been put together and it was quite a nice show. Here are some pictures – iphone ones with poor lighting…sorry.

This one caught my eye in particular because it was a card trick quilt and I’m making one myself. I love how the maker chose patriotic fabrics. The blocks are a bit bigger than the ones I’m making.

In regard to my own card trick quilt, I’m very happy to say that I pieced the LAST BLOCK this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yahoo! I’ve been working on it every time I have a few spare minutes in between being the chef and taxi driver. I laid it all out this morning.

The bottom row blocks need to be pressed, trimmed and sewn together. After that I need to stitch all the rows together and add the border which will be green. I can’t believe this is finally progressing. I guess this has been my Slow Quilt Movement project!

There won’t be much more work done on it today though as we are headed to Gillette Stadium for the UMASS Amherst football game and Marching Band Day. My daughter’s band will be joining other bands across the state to perform the half time show. Afterwards there will be fireworks and a performance by the UMASS Minutemen Marching Band. I’m very much looking forward to seeing the bands but not looking forward to being frozen! I don’t do “cold” very well. I’m hoping to bring my knitting/knooking project to pass the time a bit because I’m not a big football fan either…

Don’t forget the Twitter Black Friday Sew In is happening on Friday. I think I shall give a copy of my book away that day as well….

Sandi