Lap Protector Mini-quilt

The weather get pretty warm here in south Alabama, even with the air conditioner running.  In fact, we set our air conditioner at 78 degrees during the day and it still has trouble keeping the house at that temperature sometimes.  So it would seem like quilts in the summertime would be unnecessary...but, we have 2 cats and I like to wear shorts.  That combination usually ends with me having scratches on my legs unless there is a quilt between me and the cats' claws.  Enter the bright idea to make a small lap-only quilt to protect the skin on the tops of my thighs.  This way I get minimal warmth, but maximum claw protection!

This little quilt is made from leftover 2-1/2 inch strips of batik fabric.  It consists of nine 8-inch blocks sewn together into a 24 inch square finished quilt. I free-motion quilted it, on my home sewing machine, in an all-over wave pattern.

Full disclosure: This post is back-dated to reflect when the work was done, not when I actually posted it.

Mer-May

I haven't done much of any drawing since the end of Inktober, so I decided I'd sketch out a few things for Mer-May.  Above is an pencil sketch of Ariel from the Little Mermaid, and a very rough pen and ink drawing of merkitten.  I really need more practice drawing fur and hair!

Full disclosure: This post is back-dated to reflect when the work was done, not when I actually posted it.

Night Sky quilt

This quilt is a variation on the Sisters Ten Sampler that my guild did a while back.  I finished the quilt top back in January of last year (featured here) but I just now got it all bound up and finished.  It was quilted by the Gammill Girls at the Front Porch Quilt Shoppe in Ozark, AL, with an all-over stars and loops pattern.  My oldest granddaughter, who just recently turned 3, loves to look at the moon and stars at night, so I thought this would make a nice quilt for her.

Full disclosure: This post is back-dated to reflect when the work was done, not when I actually posted it. I've gotten so behind. *sigh*