Happy Sunday to all. The weather is hot and so humid, but we have been getting some rain for the last 4 days and then back to the horrible heat! I have been working on 2 projects, Nesting and York Lodge blocks. The border for Nesting is not complicated so I am pretty sure I can finish it by the end of the month or before! Tomorrow is Radio Frequency treatment for my back – they cauterize the nerves from the waist down and it really helps! So while ‘resting’ I will work on Nesting as soon as the twilight wears off!
Progress is being made on Nesting. The top border has 2 Red Birds, and each border side there is a Blue bird. On the bottom border there is a nest with eggs! Each corner has the 4 leaves. There is some embroidery left to complete, but I usually do this when all the applique is complete. This is going to be a striking quilt and will be hand quilted! Hummm maybe this will be one that is going to be loaded on that new Grace Z44 frame that I purchased over a year ago.
The other project I am working on is York Lodge. I have completed 10 of the 30 blocks that make up this quilt. I am excited because each time I make one it takes less and less time! Guess the saying ‘practice makes perfect’ still goes! I am thinking that Wednesday or Thursday I will begin to cut some HSTs and add them to each corner in order to square each block. The blocks will square to 10″ finished and 10 1/2″ unfinished so these are not large blocks I am making! A lot of work, but I do believe this will be a great Show Quilt next year. I have not seen anyone else making it. The pattern is neatly tucked away in a Quiltmania book!
I am not sure, but that orange star with that dark background may be the first to square – just in case there is a problem. It will not hurt my feelings if I have to make another orange as this background really sticks out like a sore thumb. But that was my mood for the day! LOL I am very happy that all my points are turning out perfect, and crossing my fingers that all works out when I square the block or I will be one upset puppy!
I am off to cut out 5 more blocks and then hopefully I will complete one more for today. the block on the bottom is the one I completed this morning. My goal is for 2 per day and hopefully 3 a day as I get closer to completion. Final goal would be end of July to have it completed. The quilt will be put together with a sashing and there will not be a need for a border as this would take away from the floating star effect. I am not sure which fabric I will use for the sashings, but thinking about the P&B white or a Batik white.
Have a great week and happy quilting!
Nanette
Chopin - A Passionate Quilter From Texas 
It is fun to make a pattern that you don’t often see. I can understand why this one is not common. It looks like so much work! So worth it though, your blocks are beautiful
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Thank you Angela. Lots of work, but fun to do. Late in replying to all!
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Your 2 quilts looks like they will finish up really nice and are so pretty.
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Thank you I am enjoying the process!
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Your nesting border is taking shape nicely! What a great quilt to try out your new frame. 🙂 Yoder Lodge really is going to be spectacular with all of those points! Wow! The orange block is sticking out a bit at the moment, but with more blocks yet to come, it may be just be perfect too!
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Thx Kathy. Yup looking like orange needs some friends! The points will really stand out when the block is squared! Getting over the RF yesterday. Tired but OK!
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That’s great news Nanette!
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Love both of these projects, Nanette!
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Thank you Laura!
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Yodel Lodge is spectacular. If I were to make it, I’d definitely want to hand piece it!! I love the idea of the floating stars like that. Oh, my – the more I look at the picture of it from your earlier post, the more I think I may just have to make one, although if I do, I think it will be a mini made with small 45-degree diamonds.
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Enjoy the hand piecing, it will make a beautiful work of art no matter what size.
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I love both of these – both fantastic!
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Thank you!
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These are both looking great. It is fun to watch your progress.
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Hi Nancy! Thx. How are you and family doing? We seem to have a Hot then some rain, then some Hot and then some rain. Interesting summer. How is it there? Is it Monsoon time?
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Both projects are very complex… you are doing a great job on both!
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Thank you Kathy! Having fun
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The bursting star blocks are so well done and in good colors.
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Thank you Karen. They will look so different when they are squared! Have a great day!
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Both are coming along just beautifully! I’ve never heard of that back treatment. My friend suffers horribly. Can you expound? Who does this locally?
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Thank you Becky. Hope my emails reached you on the RF treatment. 2nd day of resting. Tomorrow back to my stars!
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Hi Nanette,
Your Yoder Lodge blocks are coming along fabulously. One third of the way finished – I look forward to seeing what colors you will use for the next 20 stars! Happy Monday! ~smile~ Roseanne
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Thank you Rosanne. I have a group of fabrics set out, but then always go back to the batik stash for something different! I have 4 more ready to sew!
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Both of them are very beautful. Thank You. Regards from the Northern quilting country.
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Thank you Sartenada. Have a great day!
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The stars are fabulous!
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Thank you Faye!
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I like the orange one….they are all beautiful. I think this will be a very interesting quilt.
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Well, I am now having to go back and rework, or redo some of the 10 that I finished. Thru working the process I found out that there was 3 things I did not do and it will cause issues when squaring! What fun! Hope all is well. Hugs The orange one has to be redone.
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