Mosaic Lighthouse Quilt, Cord-&-Tab Binding Done

The Mosaic Lighthouse Quilt binding is finished!  I have 609 hours in this quilt so far.  It measures 79" x 94", including the tabs, and is made up of 19,200 half-inch squares.  Next, the embroidery, which will better define the lighthouse and the keeper's house -- but I must quilt the Cross-Stitch Block Quilt first.

And, right on schedule, along comes Teensy.

He positively loves quilts.

He likes sleeping on them...

...hiding under them...

"Is anybody looking??"

"I'll just sneak along behind it..."

"Ahhh!  Here's a good place to lay down!"

"Behind a quilt..."

"In the sunshine..."

"On a nice, warm deck..."

"This is the life!"

"Ahhhhh..."

"I could....  just....

....close ... my ... eyes....

....and ... go....

....right ... to ... sleeeep...."  (ZZZZzzzzzzzzzxxjjnnnkk)

New Fabric

Thursday, I went for a drive through central and northeast Nebraska, stopping at eight different quilt shops along the way to pick up the free row-by-row patterns they are offering.  I took my camera along and snapped a number of photos of the countryside, which you can see here:  Quilt Shop Excursion

I bought a few pieces of fabric, most of which will be for gifts:

13 pieces of fabric

♫ ♪ Amazing Grace panel ♪ ♫

Amazing Grace coordinates

Children's panel

Backing for children's panel

Horses, with coordinating clouds and grass fabrics

Dogs and coordinating paw print fabric

Snowy owls

Tabs and Cording

Today I cut the binding for the Mosaic Lighthouse quilt.  The front and back of the binding are separate pieces, as the tabs and cords must be sewn into the outer seam of the binding.  I interfaced both sides.

Here are the first few inches of the edging: