Sewing and Beyond with Mary Anne Ciccotelli

While in Utah I was able to cut all the pieces for the Easy Pieces blocks and Hummingbird blocks. I need 40 more hummingbird blocks. Jennie said that she would make four, so that leaves 38. I figure that if I make 4 a day, then I will be on schedule to have this quilt ready to start quilting in February.

On Dec. 24 Tom and I went to run some errands. While we were gone Emiy was really sneaky and pieced 50 of th Easy Piece blocks for me for my 50th Birthday/Christmas present.

I trimmed the blocks when I got home. I love them all laying together.

And, in case you were wondering, the dark won.

Here are three of the actualy blocks for the back (or other side) of the quilt.

Here I am working on designing the border embroidery design.

Now to design the corner.

Here are the two templates laid out on the quilt top.

Here I have transferred some of the border design to the quilt top.

Saturday we drove out to Tom’s sister’s home in New Jersey. It is about 1 1/2 hours away. Just a enough time to do one section. I got an opportunity to work on this while at her home and also on the way home. So, just 23 more to go.

I will have to keep at this if I want to be able to start quilting February.

Here is the quilt top on the bed.

I think I am going to put this quilt on the bed in the small spare bedroom (after I paint it).

On Sunday I continued to work on the border. I now have four sections completed and one corner unit. Just 21 sections left and 3 corners. I have not worked on my section for today,

I had better get busy!

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