Friday Night Out

Seems like yesterday was a quiet day for some reason. We went to a new restaurant that advertises Soul Food. The owners were really nice and friendly and glad to have the business. The best news is that they had fried okra. It was almost better than mine. Which is saying a lot. I love fried okra. They also had great barbequed ribs. The place is very small, but I hope they do well.

I have finished the 5th block of the Pine Burr quilt -- one a day is all we ask. The blocks are supposed to finish up at 17 inches. I am wondering now about how to square them up before sewing them together. My largest ruler is a 12 or 15 inch square. Any suggestions??

The Sue with the cello is my daughter. The pennant is for a friend who went to Purdue with me. The bottom one is for an aunt who loves lady bugs. That concludes the Sunbonnet Sue parade.

I'm almost done with another Pine Burr block today. There are so many pieces and I somehow manage to get something going the wrong direction in every block. I carefully lay everything out and then Shazam! like magic there is a block marching off the wrong way. So far, I have caught it each time before there is too much serious ripping to do.

Here are some detail shots of the Sunbonnet Sues on the baby quilt I showed yesterday. The flamingo is for an aunt (my sister) who lives in Florida, the dog is for the mother (my niece) who had several dogs, the painter's palette is for the grandmother (my sister-in-law) who is obviously an artist, and the heart is for the great grandmother (my mom) who was the Queen of Hearts.

Today was my day to work at church and then out to lunch with my friends. In our downtown area, there is a boardwalk along the river and restaurants set up tents one day a week and sell lunch items. It's only about 5 blocks from church, so off I went only to discover I was a day early. LOL. So typical for me. Well, now I have something to look forward to tomorrow!!

Baby Quilt

Our weather is very hot and humid, so we are staying indoors. I finished the second block of my Pine Burr quilt. Since they all pretty much look alike, I'll wait til I have more finished to take pictures and post them.

Instead, I have pictures of a quilt I made a couple of years ago. My niece has two beautiful twins, so I made them quilts of our family. I found a pattern in AP&Q magazine that featured some pre-printed panels. Since I didn't know where to find the panels, I made Sunbonnet Sue blocks to replace them. Then I personalized each block for a member of our family. It was really fun to make. Since we live all over the country and now Canada, the twins really don't get to see their family much. This was a cute way for them to get to know us better.