Quilting the Cross-Stitched Block Quilt

This is the quilt I am making for my brother Loren, whose 77th birthday is August 9.  His late wife, Janice, cross-stitched the blocks.  She gave them to me a few months before she passed away a little over a year ago.

This type of quilting takes a while.  Let's hope I can get it done in time for Loren's birthday!  I have one extra block, which I will make into a pillow.  If I run out of time, I'll save the pillow for Loren for Christmas.

I took a break from quilting and used my sewing/embroidery machine to make a label for the Sailboat Mosaic quilt.  We'll give it to Bobby tomorrow night; his 35th birthday is Monday.