Ribbon Star

My younger daughter loves Amy Butler fabric, as do I. When Missouri Star Quilt Company (MSQC) offered an Amy Butler fabric jelly roll, I jumped on it. When I received the package with the fabric, MSQC included the Ribbon Star pattern although I do not think I ordered it. It showed the quilt made from the very fabric roll I had purchased. As usual, the jelly roll sat and aged until I was ready to put together projects for Florida. Aaaaaaand we all know why that didn't happened (Covid). So I began the blocks during the spring this year and found a great border fabric, Paper Fans by Kafe Fassett. This fabric pulls all the colors in the quilt together. I finished the border with a magenta piping, which I think gives the quilt an added punch. I also made the binding. All I need is backing and off to the quilter it goes. There is no name on this beauty unless daughter #2 makes a claim for it!

Audiobooks: 

Lost Light, Hary Bosch #9 - Michael Connelly

The Madness of Crowds, Chief Inspector Armond Gamache #17 - Louise Penny

Brown Bag Mystery Quilt 2021: Double the Fun

In my April 14 post I teased you with my fabrics for the 2021 mystery. I can now reveal the pattern and how lovely the fabrics are. The quilt pattern was designed by Karen Montgomery. I purchased this Brown Bag from Cotton Patch Quilt Shop in University Park, Florida.

The main fabric is from the line The Leah Collection from In the Beginning fabrics. It has a soft watercolor feel to it and  brings to mind a cool spring day.

This quilt has not been promised to anyone...yet.

Audiobooks:

I listened to several audiobooks during the time I constructed the blocks. The clues were sent over the course of six weeks. However, it took me a bit longer to complete the whole thing. I will leave you with the book from when I was attaching the borders:

Falling by J. T. Newman, read by Stephen Weber, the actor.

Flying Geese Table Runner

I bought this table runner kit from Cotton & Chocolate in Thousand Oakes, CA while on a Thanksgiving trip to visit family. I have learned to limit my time in this shop so that I won't buy too much, ha! I started buying small kits that I can either make and leave with my daughter, or at least get them started. They are always quick and simple.

I was in a holiday mood so I chose this Flying Geese Table Runner 2, a Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Company's Pattern Party line, designed by Lisa Shepherd. I especially loved the backing on the sample. It reminded me of autumn in New England. 

Audiobooks for this project:

The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys