A Quilt for My Sister Sue

Have you ever had a quilt where everything in the world tried to go wrong? That was this one.  I have had such struggles with it, but I WON!

My sister Sue sent me fabric remaining from curtains she had made for her bedroom. She did not want a lot of fabrics or colors added as their room is small. I decided to cut out all the repeating designs of flower bunches and appliqued them on to off white squares. I combined them with squares of the same size in pin dot dark blue and a pale gray, along with nine patches in different blues and off whites with a bright coral thrown in once in a while just for the fun of it.

I was going to make more squares, but decided to call it a day with what I had.  I added a narrow border of the pin dot dark blue and a larger border of the off white, which is actually a white on beige. 

I finished it off with binding in the same dark blue pin dot. 

The backing is a very pretty mottled blue.  I am pleased with it. And I do not even want to think about how long it took to get it made. It is a king size, which is the size they need, and I think it will be quite attractive in their bedroom. I hope they will enjoy it for years to come!

My Christmas cacti are having a glorious time in the front window, and I am having a good time enjoying them each and every day. I am so thankful for the many things our good God has given us to enjoy!

I have been doing a bit more watercolors, but nothing I'm willing to show yet. I'm practicing and trying to get better. Improvement is good, right?

Our darling Mary remains with us for a little while longer. We are so thankful to have her with us, and I think she is glad not to hurry back to the snow and ice!

I hope your new year is starting off well. I believe it will be our best one yet! God is still in His heaven, and He still watches over the affairs of man. I know that the times are challenging to all of us, but I also know that we can trust Him!

Hugs and kisses,

Elaine