The Post Office is crazy in my location on Mondays. I did use the kiosk today so it turned out not too bad for me. I have stayed in line before and it can take upwards of 30 minutes until it's your turn with the clerk. Okay...I'm done ranting =^.^= This cute charity quilt is in the mail to mom. I love the combination of fabrics, very much the rainbow. I'm visualizing pink thread with fish as the quilting design. I'll be back later this year to do the binding unless mom's quilting fairy is well enough to take on the job.
This is the pattern I will be using for a commission project. A family friend has asked me to use her late husband's ties. It will be a fun and memorable gift to unwrap at Christmas. There are 14 ties and the plan is to use 13 of them. One is a bow tie that I'll use in the first border. First I'll have to get rid of the bow tie's hardware... A sampling of what's to come.
Another commission in the making is a baby quilt for the friend's niece. The niece wants something girly in pastels with flowers and butterflies. I found the Flutter pattern online and got the okay to proceed. The butterflies will be in a flower print. I am planning a neutral background.
These two projects are waiting a turn under the needle, but first I have been continuing to cut out Santa's Hat Shop. There is much cutting. 28 blocks will have Santa's hats, five are plain blocks, and three are the letters of "JOY". Right now I have 22 background blocks cut for Santa's hats along with the five plain blocks. I still have a couple of fabrics coming from ETSY suppliers. I will double up on some of hte backgrounds, but not many.
Still playing around with the wool project, Love Is All You Need. It is also a UFO from earlier years. I will be sharing this one with you later when I get further along.
We are having a drizzling day today. The air smells awesome. Enjoy your day.
