Working on the Weekend

I did get some work done on quilt projects...it's been awhile since that has happened. 

My Henrietta Whiskers quilt is coming right along. Time to stitch around the wool appliques on the top and bottom borders...then it will be ready to quilt! Though I didn't get it done in time to hang this fall, it sure will be pretty for next year. I would never have made this quilt if it hadn't been for the generous gift Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs gave to the blogging community. It's really been fun to participate and see how other quilters treated the design. It was my first time working with wool applique. I thought it was great...of course I  did...because hand-dyed wool is very expensive...that's just what I need...something else to collect.

I have an official finish. I just finished stitching the binding on this beauty. The design probably looks very familiar. It's from Kim Brackett's first book, "Scrap-Basket Surprises." The design is Snail Takes a Detour. All these batiks were in my stash...it's so important to have a well-stocked stash. I highly recommend this pattern...no points to match up! It went very quickly. The saw-tooth border was my addition...I just have to do something with all those scrap pieces trimmed from the stitch-and-flip method to make the angles...it's a natural half-square triangle begging to be made and used.