Whew! Who Knew...

a blankie could take so long?

Okay, they're a lot more sophisticated that that, but still.  I've been working on my Formal Gardens quilt for three weeks now.  I guess I shouldn't complain.  I didn't have to sew it all by hand, which probably would've taken me three years.  Good thing my family is not a pioneering family, or we would have all frozen to death by now.  Especially since right now, New England is suffering single digit degree (F) and below 0 temps pretty regularly for the past few weeks.  It is an amazing 23F degrees right now and we're forecast to actually get above freezing.  Woo Hoo!

Here's my first quilt that my Daughter christened "Cobblestones."  Fall colors pretty much gleaned from my stash of fabrics...I don't think I bought a single brand new fabric for this quilt.  The backing is a flannel sheet I've been wondering what to do with for years now.  I'm glad to have finally found a use for it.

Here's a close-up of my first attempt at free motion quilting.  Just straight lines (well, more or less) with little leafy seedling type things along them.  I've got seedlings on the brain 'cuz I'm ready for Spring.  Daughter and I are going to start our indoor plants (pepper and tomato and maybe some broccoli) soon and we're both tired of waiting...