Summer Sun bound and finished

I ironed the binding in half.

I trimmed the quilt edges.

I sewed the binding on the back, and then over to the front.

And I put the quilt on our bed.

It really should have been washed first, but Charlie is going away tomorrow overnight--and I wanted us both to experience this new summer quilt.

The hand quilting project that I started yesterday is my "Kona Stars" top. I had put this mostly together while we were on our trip to Florida. Now Catherine has machine basted the layers together so that I can try the "Big Stitch" method of hand quilting. I am using perle cotton (heavy embroidery thread) in black, and will outline the patches that are NOT stars. Then see what more, if anything, I want to do.

It's looking rather primitive, only 3 stitches to the inch! And the lines aren't really straight. Guess I'll have to find a way to mark those diagonals. But I think it is going to be okay. However, I'm wondering how long this is going to take me. I spent about two hours on it yesterday and only got this far.

Sara

Gratitudes:

Rain in the night

Ladies wearing hats for a birthday party

Two new-to-me quilting books from the library

Kona Stars

I am currently working on FINISHING this quilt top. I took a stack of 5" samples of solid fabrics along on our vacation to Florida, and had this pattern from "More Nickel Quilts" as my second, alternating project...for when I was sick and tired of the first project (Spoolspinners' Mystery).

I made my star points "wonky" with various White-on-White FQs I purchased in Florida. Everything else is from the sample fabrics.

Tonight I sewed all the blocks together in a long rectangle. Tomorrow I will give it a good pressing and then consider whether or not there should be a border or two. But how to choose a color?

Sara

Gratitudes:
Had my toenails trimmed by the foot care nurse today
Catherine has finished quilting TWO of my Bonnie Hunter quilts
Evening walk with Charlie and Zeke