I DID IT--DID YOU???

 Saturday--that was yesterday was--

            NATIONAL QUILTING DAY--

And I was a good girl and did some sewing--

I had cut all the parts the day before and on Saturday I sewed together '6' Churn dash blocks--

3 of each design--and they are to go with the other '3' sets I did late last Fall--

I now have a total of 24 blocks--so now need to arrange them into a quilt top--though I will likely need one more block to do 5 blocks across and 5 rows down!!!  And I am pretty sure I know how I want to do the border--and I even have the fabrics for it!!!

I also got the borders sewn on the Frosty top earlier in the week--

and I have the batting and backing all cut for this one--here is the backing-

Plus I got the border sewed on to the Crabapple Feb sampler--

and the batting and backing and even the basting is done on this one--here is the backing-

This one is already to be hand quilted and I will probably start it this week-but first I wanted to get all the blocks done on the Orchid quilt--I just finished the last block last night--

This block is my favorite one--and notice the dragonflies on the blocks I hand quilted in!!  I still have 2 borders to hand quilt on this quilt--sometime!!!! ( this is not really so out of line and puffy--it is just draped on the back of my chair--sorry)

And I don't know if I have showed you "Frannie"--she watches me stitch on the machine and is very good at letting me know when I need to pick up the 'seam ripper' and have made a 'boo-boo'!!!!

I also have a new friend that watches every stitch I take when I am in my rocking chair---

This is Peter--and he has said that if I need some more energy I could 'nibble' on his carrot--but I told  him I prefer--chocolate--at that time of the day/evening!!!

When Peter came home with me--this little bottle holder also came home with me--only the center planter was in the little rack--but 2 other small bottles fit on each side of it--

I also got this Friday's heart block stitched up--

talk about small hearts!!!!  but still a fun block to do--

And I got some more Tulip blocks appliqued--

And apparently my little fairies --that are always missing when there is work to be done--decided I needed more Spring balance--cause this little one showed up--

Wonder what this one's name is????

AND TOMORROW IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING (OR FALL-FOR OTHERS)!!

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIAL PLANNED TO CELEBRATE IT--AN ICE CREAM CONE WOULD BE NICE!!!!!            HUGS, DI