Triple Irish Chain Blocks Done

 The eighteen 18" Triple Irish Chain blocks are done.  They'd make a pretty quilt by themselves, wouldn't they?  But it'll be even better with the eighteen 18" cross-stitched blocks.

There are 97 patches in each block.  That makes a total of 1,746 patches.  The squares are 1½", finished.  No wonder it took so long to make these blocks! -- 34½ hours, counting cutting, to be exact.

Now to sew them into rows!

Triple Irish Chain Block

 The first Triple Irish Chain block for Emma's Embroidered Flowers quilt is done.  The rest are partially put together and won't take long.  There are 97 patches in each block, and there are 18 blocks.  That makes a total of 1,746 patches.

Fabric Has Arrived

The fabric for Emma's quilt, along with the duck-scene panel for Ethan's quilt, has arrived! Robert Kaufman fabric is always so nice. I placed this order with Marshall Dry Goods Sunday night. Pretty good shipping times!

 

Joanna's Jardin de Fleurs

 This piece of fabric was found in granddaughter Joanna's other late grandmother Bethany Wright's stash of fabrics.  I am using it as the central panel for Joanna's quilt.  It now measures 46" x 48".

Fabric for Emma, & Ethan's Ducks

 Having decided I really did want the fabric I originally liked best for granddaughter Emma's quilt, I accordingly ordered it, and am now waiting on it.  It's Robert Kaufman's 'Softly' line, purchased from Marshall Dry Goods.

I did get all the cream fabric cut -- 216 pieces.

While I'm waiting, I've started on Ethan's quilt.  Ethan is Emma's older brother, the oldest of Teddy and Amy's nine.  Ethan likes ducks.  This vintage piece of fabric that Amy found at a secondhand store is by VIP Cranston Print Works, and it's better quality fabric than most printed panels.  There are 40 squares, with six different duck prints.  I will cut them apart, and put them into a king- or queen-sized quilt.  The squares will measure 8", finished.

Now to import my pictures into EQ8, and start playing!

Sherri's Farm Animals Quilt

 All done quilting my friend's Farm Animals quilt. She made it for her new granddaughter, who just happens to be my great-great-niece. The pantograph is called 'Cottontails.'

Fabric for Emma's Quilt

 This afternoon I went to Nebraska Quilt Company in Fremont to pick up my Avanté longarm, which was being serviced.  While I was there, I also got the fabric I needed for granddaughter Emma's quilt.