Even though Halloween is past, I'm working on my witch. Her body is complete except for the hands, and I need to applique her pocket contents that have fallen out when she hit the tree. I thought I could get away without doing those items, but it is unbalanced without them. I'm doing glue turned-edge applique with this hanging. It seemed to be easier than needle-turning here because of the difficulty in placing the pieces.
I'm still working on the snow family. Have to complete the bow, the cap, and the kid's nose. I will crazy quilt a border. I leaped ahead and added the buttons forgetting that I need to wait until the quilting is done.
When I took my sampler quilt into class for help in basting, we found that my basting is ok except for the borders! Yayy - I don't need to take it apart! I found a simple braid pattern to use on the sashing, and will begin work on it after Christmas.
There are two challenges due in the new year for my Modern Quilt Guild. One, due in January, is for a quilt with red in it(!!??) I'm planning a color wash in taupes, with bits of red in it. I need a wider range of color than I have so far.
I am making a quilt for a Riley Blake challenge - due in February. I'm not crazy about her fabric - her groups tend to be a novelty with blenders, but found some online that I will use. I'm thinking about making hex groups on a bold background.
My poor avocado seed was not doing anything after several weeks, so I turned it over and put the large end down. I don't remember which end produces the roots. We'll see if it does better now.
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