It has been so long since I threaded my machine, the one I have used since about 1977, that I had to try a couple times to thread it correctly! Gotta get back in business here.
I made this little quilt for a Beach Cities QGuild challenge in 1998, but as much as I love the color, it is too chaotic. I outlined the USA in red perle cotton, but it hardly shows. Anyway, it is not a successful quilt. I named it "Guard Thee" after the text in one of the fabrics.
Several years ago I took a workshop with Elizabeth Busch which covered what to do with such a piece. So the other day I cut two mug rugs from the middle of the quilt!! And today I did the zigzag binding a la Sue Benner.
One has the "Guard Thee" text and a lovely lion's eye.
The other is sort of fishy with a blue un-named critter in the middle.
I will leave them on the porch table of Wendy, a neighbor who is undergoing chemo and doesn't get out much - just to the chemo treatments. Her young adult daughter is living with her now. I don't really know either of them, but a little surprise on her porch will hopefully bring a some cheer to her day. I've left flowers, cookies, a plant, and a wonderful almond croissant from the French bakery. But this is the first time she might know who is leaving her gifts. Such a nice lady if not very talkative.
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