Little Deer block

The only block that I needed for the June meeting of my Moda group was the Little Deer block.  I actually finished it the day before the meeting.  As it turned out, I didn't actually get to go to the meeting, because my husband and I had to make an unexpected trip to the urologist's office.  (The ups and downs of prostate surgery recovery.  Thankfully nothing too serious, but it's always better to be safe with these sorts of things.)  But at least it was finished on time and I can show it at the next meeting.  I even did the embroidery!  Go me!

More Art!

 A watercolor dandelion I painted for my mother's Mother's Day card.

 Some abstract watercolor tulips.

 A pencil drawing of a cat.

 A pencil drawing of a lamp from a reference photo a tore out of a magazine.

 An abstract watercolor cat face that I painted from a demo I found online.

 A line-and-wash (ink and watercolor) magnolia that I did from a reference photo I took in my neighbor's yard.

A pencil drawing of my youngest granddaughter.  I'm not including the reference photo because my stepdaughter is particular about sharing her photos online.

A watercolor ice cream cone that I painted for my husband's birthday card.

I like some of my efforts better than others, but I've been enjoying the learning experience.

Baby Boy Quilt finished

This one I quilted myself.  It is done in diagonal lines through the darker patches of the four-patch blocks.  I originally started marking it on the diagonal through all the blocks of the four-patch, but I decided that was too much quilting for a baby quilt.  I like to keep them soft. 

It is also machine bound, which I don't normally do.  I attached the binding strips to the back instead of the front and turned it toward the front.  I did a zigzag stitch on the top to hold the binding in place.  It's not my preferred way of binding a quilt and not my favorite aesthetic either, but I don't hate it, so that's something.

Again, I finished this quilt last month (just 10 days from when I started it), and I'm just now getting around to posting about it.  This year has been very hectic - two trips to Washington State, one trip to New Jersey, several trips to Dothan for doctor visits, my son's graduation in Tuscaloosa, and most recently my husband's surgery last week.  I hope that the second half of the year is less eventful!

Mischievous Wife Quilt

On our trip home from New Jersey last month, I finished the binding on this quilt.  It was my adaptation of the Gypsy Wife quilt that our Moda group did last year.  It was quilted by the Gammill Girls at the Front Porch Quilt Shoppe.  I bound it in the same fabric as the border.

It's a nice sized quilt, a bit longer than the ones I have photographed on the fence before.  It hangs down onto the ground by several inches.  I still don't know what to do with it.  It's okay and all, but I still don't love it.