I've added photos of the finished throw (lap rug) I was working on.
Miss Scarlett (aka The Inspector General) has decided that it is HER
blanket and has already covered it with white cat hair. I think this
is one piece that will be washed frequently..... Sir Fuss prefers
to sleep on the piece of a quilt that Mom started a good 20 years ago,
and that I plan to finish some day. I didn't even notice the sign
until I uploaded the photo. Talk about serendipity!

I've finally started quilting Quilt #2 (you can see the WIP in
previous pictures). I decided to go with a Celtic knot design I took
from a Dover book of Celtic cross stitch patterns. I had to convert
from block design to curved design, and then it took me a while to
figure out how to transfer that to the quilt. It finally hit me -
handle this the same way I do surface embroidery - trace the pattern
(currently on graph paper) onto tissue paper, then stitch through the
tissue paper. Works like a charm and allows me to line everything up
correctly and I don't have to worry about chalk or markers fading,
being rubbed out, etc. I'll take photos as I get further on.

Fran