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Later start today, but once I got moving things went along.

I did a couple test blocks for the landscape quilt to see if I wanted to strip piece the background area rather than raw-edge-applique it. Think that will look good.

While I was pondering this, I decided to start machine quilting a little quilt that Mom made. Nice little single irish chain with muslin and doreen speckmann fabrics. The back are all little hunks of muslin that folks had used on the backs of their quilts (to cover their labels) at NYQ! Guess mom ended up with them after the show.

Pretty funny, but seems like a good use for them!

This quilt isn’t all that big (about 60″ square) but it’s surprising how long it takes. I’m about half done with the center portion. A couple more passes with the design through the pieced area and I’ll get to do a more continuous line design through the open areas.

Ron cut a couple branches off the poplar tree next to the house – it was reaching out to tap on the window!