This is a wholly boring photo of my current slow stitching. It's the Pineapple block for Linda Brannock's "Flowers" quilt. I have the two triangles, bottom right to finish before I move to the pineapple leaves.
I wasn't going to do the triangles. I saw someone else use adorable, little 9-patch blocks instead but figuring out the math to make the change was beyond my abilities of concentration just now. So the triangles it is and I like them just fine.
This block is for the Linda Brannock Flowers quilt-along on Facebook. I
have this "Pineapple" block to finish. It will look something like the one at right when it's finished, with different colors, of course.
I have one more block to make, Marigolds and Blueberries, and then I'll be finished with the applique blocks. The challenge will come with choosing colors for the sashing which consists of squares made of half-square triangles. One possibility is to use a consistent brown/putty color for one side of the square and colors from the flower blocks for the other side of the square. I'll have to try some layouts to decide.
We learned in December that our Airedale girl, Hannah, has lymphoma. She is 12, going on 13. She's feeling okay now but lymphoma can cause a quick change. I know pets are not humans but they are family members (at least, for my family and me) and their going can break a heart just like the passing of a beloved human family member. We will miss our dear girl but for now we hope she continues to feel okay for a while.
I'm linking this post to
Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts. Thanks for hosting, Kathy.
--Nancy.
