Post #74 - WIP Monday

I plan on visiting the local Amish Produce Auction tomorrow so there probably won't be a WIP Wednesday post.  I know, I'm disappointed, too.  haha   So I will update you today.  Yay!

The last time I posted a pic of the fall wall-hanging it was just a panel with the batting and backing beside it:

 Since then it has been assembled/sandwiched and hand-basted.  Then I put it in a frame and played around with adding (and removing) beads until I was happy with the way it looked.

Then I began to hand quilt it. It's just a basic running stitch. Nothing fancy.

Once half of the pumpkin had been stitched I removed the basting threads to see how it looked.

The left side of the pumpkin is quilted along with the yellow border on that side and along the bottom.  I think it makes it "pop" and gives it some depth.
So far so good.

Now we take a break from the crafting update to see a cute kitty picture. Brutus had no worries at the Vet's office last week. He's relaxed on the scales and watching Lizzie, who was a little upset because she had blood drawn moments before. He weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces. Our petite Lizzie weighed 4 pounds 4 ounces.  He really is a brute.

Okay, back on track:

Yesterday a friend from church handed me a bag with patriotic material in it.  There is a panel and a couple bandanas along with some scraps of a white background star material and this complimentary blue material:

There is enough of the blue to use for the quilt backing of my #50StatesStitching project.  

Isn't it absolutely perfect for the States quilt I'm working on?

 And no, I haven't gotten any more stars assembled. That's why you keep seeing the same three when I write about that quilt.  

But I do have the embroidery caught up for those stars:

 Virginia (I finally remembered to put a penny in the picture)
& New York

One day I'll sit down and work on those stars assembly-line-style.

But probably not this week.  It's canning week.

Of course, I could easily be persuaded to go camping this weekend.

Off to do my chores.

TTFN

(Ta Ta For Now)