Red Circles on Green, Palace Theater, AireGirl Again

This top is finished, unless I decide to add a border.  I began sewing red circles on green after seeing masses of roses blooming in pots at a garden market many years ago.  There was no particular plan for the blocks.  I just sewed circles thinking of them as roses.
I think the two rows of blocks with dark backgrounds around the outside are enough of a border and the binding will be a good finish, but I could change my mind.

When it came time to sew the blocks together I realized that the quilt would be too small for a bed unless I sewed more circles or used sashing.  I didn't have any more of the medium greens in the center so decided to use 3/4" sashing and cornerstones.  I found a shot cotton and cut and sewed and cut and sewed etc....  At some point in that process I realized that I probably could have cut the 50+ squares and circles and appliqued them in less time that it took to cut and sew the sashing and cornerstones.  But I didn't and the quilt is what it is.

It's different than I thought it might be when I began but I like it.  I think it's much better in person than in photos. Some of the reds just pop against the green backgrounds, which delights me.

Outside in the shade.  I think the above photo captures the colors better.

Last weekend we toured the Palace Theater.  It was built in 1926 as a vaudeville theater but when vaudeville died out a few years later, it became a movie theater.  It is not as large or grand as the Ohio Theater but I think it is just as beautiful.  This tour included the whole theater, not just the public areas.  Backstage and the lower levels were a warren of halls and doors.

This is the main part of the theater looking from the stage toward the back.  They tour guide told us the acoustics are exceptional.
Looking toward the stage--well, looking sideways toward the stage--from a side aisle on the balcony.
Backstage, it was fun to see the "posters" of performances painted on the walls.  
And lastly, our AireGirl is settling in and starting to feel more comfortable, though still refuses to look at the camera. I'm having trouble finding her name.  We try out a different one every few days.  I think Pippa would be the perfect name but one of my daughter's cats is Pippa and it would be just too confusing for them to have the same name. 

She still likes to be near me but she's beginning to feel more confident and interested in exploring.  She was Miss Sobersides when she came--I've never known such a serious Airedale--but we're beginning to see a change.  She's added tuckbuttruns, playbows, and the occasional smile to her behaviors.  And oh, the greetings to welcome us home!

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I hope you have a good weekend.
--Nancy.