March is green

 The color for March is green. I've been making 6.5" blocks for a couple weeks. There are selvage blocks, strip blocks, and scrappy crumb blocks. And a few lizard blocks. haha   I had some lizard fabric that I was tired of looking at, so I cut it up.

The top is 78x90. It has not been quilted yet....but should be this month.

Some of the cute lizards.  are lizards 'cute'? 

I made it in rounds....6 crumbs in the middle...then a round of string blocks...then a round of lizard blocks...then more strings...then crumbs ..with 2 rows top and bottom.... then final round is selvages. 

I still have a pile of green blocks to use up .... and I have some green scraps that I am making more blocks. I am getting sick of green, but really want to use up these scraps and not put them back on the shelve. I considered just throwing them away, but couldn't do it. haha

The March projects are coming along nicely. It should be a good month. I have 3 more applique blocks to make for the North Africa animal quilt top. 

Bright and Wild Hearts

 I really have no info about this quilt.....except that I quilted it. haha

It was found when we cleaned out the house when my son died. I have no idea if he started it....I rather doubt it, since it isn't his color palette. He might have gotten it at an auction....or found it in an alley. He was forever bringing things home from everywhere.

One row was quilted....in a rather tight scribbly fashion. I believe it was done on a domestic machine because if it was done on a longarm, the top and edges of the top would have been sewed down....and they weren't.  There were a couple of safety pins still in it, so that says domestic machine to me. 

I finished it in a larger open scribbly fashion. With yellow thread...the same as it was started. It is 70" square.

Here is part that was already sewn (quilted).

And another part already sewn (quilted).

Here is what I quilted.

This is the back.  it is more a brown...there is no sun today and my camera sucks....or perhaps the picture taker sucks. haha

There are little hearts all over the back.

 

Instead of a normal binding, I just folded the back over and sewed it down. hahahaha   that was a disaster.  Remind me not to do that again.

I don't know what will become of it....I don't have a plan in mind. It was my quilt of the month (#6).

February's report

 February got a gold star....I got all my projects completed.

Quilts finished....

Blessings of Autumn

And the quilt made from February's black blocks.

I made a bunch of doll clothes, too. Here are some of them.

A black and white houndstooth skirt.  check out those purple cowboy boots. haha

Polka dot color block dress

Hi-Lo skirt with bikini wrap top.

Raincoat and hat.

Jumper with pockets...and a crocheted hat. and adorable bunny slippers.

A swing coat. In my signature selvages. haha

I got about 200 more black blocks made. A lot of them have dogs in the middle. They will go on eBay.

But, the best thing....my project of the month....Catch me if you can quilt.

I started this at least a year ago. Made 4 circles and put it in a box. At the beginning of the month, I had these finished....

By the end of February, I had this much finished.

Some close ups.

This is what it will be when finished.

I hope to get back to this soon. Once I get my March project finished, I'll pull this out and work on it some more. It takes so long to understand the directions....and make all those little paper pieced arcs. I was on a roll when the month ended, and I would like to continue it before I forget what I was doing. haha

I work on several things at once, so, I did black blocks for a couple of days, then switched to doll clothes for a couple days, then worked on the catch me if you can quilt for a couple days. In the end, it all gets finished......usually. haha

March projects look to be easier than February.