I made this simple quilt for my brother in January this year. I actually emailed him last year and asked him about colors and patterns so that he and his wife could have a say in the end result but they never made a decision. So I made him this one. This quilt is similar to the very first quilt that I made in 2012. The quilt I made in 2012 was given away at a family reunion. My brother really liked that quilt, so that's what I decided he would get. He loves his quilt. The back is solid dark blue with a few of the pinwheels in the center of the back to give it interest. I did the binding in the same dark blue and the quilting is all stitch in the ditch.
You can see my quilt inspectors, Taffy on the table and Merlin on the floor doing their quality control inspection.
Since my brother does not let his wife use the quilt, I crocheted her an afghan and sent that up to her in August. It's a one color afghan made up of 80 - 8" granny squares. I made it with Red Heart Super Saver Solid Yarn (acrylic). It's big and very warm. She loves her afghan. This is a picture of it spread out over my sofa.
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I'm currently working on making a new harness for my dog, Wolfgang. It's cut out but I have not done any stitching on it. Once I finish the harness, I will be working on a pillow cover using some Laurel Burch fabrics I have been collecting for it.. I bought an 18" pillow form at Walmart last weekend for that project. I have fabric for a quilt, I have fabric for a patriotic door decoration, I have supplies to make potholders to match my new kitchen curtains, and I also have some fabric to cover the new table top ironing board that I bought a couple of months ago. That's a short list of things I want to do. I also have one embroidery and two cross stitch projects ready to be started.
