I have 4 tops with backings and bindings ready to complete.  They are tops the grand kids made when they were younger.  Two are William's when he learned to chain piece charms and download embroidery designs to the sewing machine.  I finished them and incorporated his blocks with the embroidery designs.  There ended up being 2 quilts, because he really got into the chain piecing.  The other quilt is Emily's, she did the jelly roll quilt and it turned out very pretty.  I made the backing and incorporated a floral wreath she drew when she was about 9 or 10 and I copied the front of her graduation booklet, which she helped design,  to fabric.  She's going to be so surprised.  The 4th and last top is one I made for a quilt shop display and just never got around to the backing and binding.  I ordered the backing and binding for the wq today.  I have finished the decorative stitches on the kitchen towel, a hanging towel and have the blocks done for a table runner and fabrics for a hot pad for the shower gift.  I may actually get everything done by the end of July.  I'll post photos when everything is done.

I have all of the blocks done for the wq, log cabin and friendship stars.  Now to get the layout duplicated from my eq program and start to assemble the top.  Got a little distracted when I started making backings for 3 tops the grand-kids finished.  I have 2 done and working on the third.  I'm using stash but for some reason it doesn't seem to dwindle very much.  I'm procrastinating on assembling the wedding quilt, can you tell. LOL  The rest of this week I'll be cooking and prepping the house for company on Sun. for Katie's graduation party.  Ordered veggie and fruit trays and buns.  Bought a pork shoulder to make crock pot pulled pork on Sat., hard boiled eggs for deviled eggs and got the makings for 3 bean salad.  There should  be enough to feed the hungry throngs.

Wedding quilt next phase

Have sewn up 25 blocks, need 64 so will keep on going.  I need to organize the strips I have, they are currently strewn all over the sewing room.  Piles on sewing center, piles on cutting table and last but not least piles on the floor.Will organize what I have by color and size and see what sizes I need to cut so I can start chain piecing once again.  That method goes much faster than one block at a time.  Once I've got the organizing done they will sew up quickly.  Nice to have a project I'm having fun with and means so much to me.  Not going to post photos of my messy sewing room.

1st wedding quilt log cabin block

These blocks started out very slow but have rearranged my strip piles to chain piece and it is going a little quicker and have used up most of the cut strips I had.  I'm going to use up the longer ones by cutting them to the needed length.  I'm not using the long ones, decided I didn't like the 12.5" block, just too busy so my blocks will be 9.5" instead.  Need more of them but they don't look quite so busy. IMHO  I know when I start to assemble them into a top I'll wish I had made bigger blocks.  Some of my center blocks ended up on opposite sides, hope that doesn't stand out too much because I'm not going to redo them.  I want to do the rows and furoughs layout so that design element shouldn't stand out.  All in all I think it's going to be lovely quilt in the blues and yellows.

Starting the log cabin wq

Going to try and be more faithful with my postings.  I will be posting the progress of my newest project.  A log cabin quilt using my Go Cutter log cabin die.  I have a lot of strips already cut will do a few more today and then start putting some blocks together.  I've number labeled the strips on the Go and then put them in numbered labeled piles.  Trying to keep them organized as I add strips to the block in sequence.

This is a fun process, requires accuracy and that's not my long suit.  This first block has some wonky centers but can hide them with buttons or yoyos.  I'm hoping to get at least 6 of them done for Christmas, wish me luck or better still come over and help.  LOL  It's a marvel what you can do when you can see.