72 Degrees - Done!

  The last bud on my passion flower vine bloomed last week.  But the corkscrew tendrils and leaves are still twining along the railing so I hung my finished quilt alongside and took this photo. 

72 Degrees - 

Machine pieced and Quilted; Hand-dyes and commercial fabrics

Piecing the last segments of the circle and seeing everything lie flat was so sweet. Until that moment I wasn't certain my design would work.  I used a walking foot to quilt both straight lines and curves. Because the finished quilt is 20" square  it was pure pleasure to manipulate under the arm of my machine.  I faced the quilt using Robin's "hidden binding" directions.  It is the perfect finish for art quilts.

detail



 I love waking up in the morning knowing that the only thing I HAVE to do is walk the dog. Tomorrow is one of those days. And I have big plans. 

First, I am going to make a 20 by 20 quilt sandwich and attach the dreaded FMQF to my machine.  Even though it is not Friday, I'll jump in with the other brave hearts and practice-a-long.  Better late than never.
Second, I am going to try and catch up with the civil war quilt block group. I have 5 to do.
Then I think I will take a deep breathe ( the bronchitis is finally breaking up) and revel in feeling good.
Wish me luck.