Borders, Little Sweethearts Quilt

The borders for Brooklyn's Little Sweethearts quilt are partially done.  The side borders are sewn on.  Next, I need to design and put together the corner blocks, attach them to the top and bottom borders, and then sew those to the quilt.  There will be one more narrow border before the quilt is ready to be quilted.

I visited Loren today.  Smoke from the wildfires in Canada has again blanketed Omaha and the rest of the state, but it didn't stop people from rafting on the Elkhorn River.

Border for Little Sweethearts, version 2.0

Maybe this is better?

 

Border for Little Sweethearts

Does this look like a border to you? 😏😄

Quilt Rack

My daughter-in-law Amy texted to tell me there was an oak shelf at the Goodwill for $6, and it was for hanging a quilt on. I had supper cooking and couldn't leave it, so I called Larry. He was loading forms on his truck for tomorrow, and could stop at the nearby Goodwill before leaving town. When he got there, he found no oak quilt shelf -- but he found something even better: a heavy, stand-alone quilt rack in cherrywood! It was $8.00.

(Oh -- he also found a brand-spankin'-new bug shield that will fit one of his pickups, and a large can of new wood nails. But what's a bug shield and a can of wood nails, compared to a quilt rack?!)

Starting Brooklyn's Little Sweethearts Quilt

 The middle part of granddaughter Brooklyn's Little Sweethearts quilt is done.  Brooklyn is 19 months.  The fabric is left over from Eva's quilt and is from the Little Darlings collection by Henry Glass Fabrics.  There are three more (colorful!) borders to add to the quilt.

Little Darlings Quilt, Completed

 The Little Darlings quilt for granddaughter Eva, age 2½, is all done.  It measures 53½" x 63½".  I used pale yellow 40-wt. Signature thread on top, and dark yellow 60-wt. Bottom Line thread in the bobbin.  The batting is high-loft poly.

The backing fabric is left over from the Atlantic Beach Path quilt I made for Eva's parents, son and daughter-in-law Caleb and Maria.  Some of the blues in the quilt top were purchased at The Quilt Crossing in Boise, Idaho, with a gift certificate I received when the Atlantic Beach Path won Best of Show at the Boise Basin Quilt Show in 2022.

The printed blocks are from the Little Darlings collection from Henry Glass fabrics.  I drew the pattern in EQ8.

Finished Quilting Little Darlings Quilt

 Quilting is done on the Little Darlings quilt.  Tomorrow I will put the binding on it.

Backing