When it Rains it Pours!

I have several things to post about, but very little time to do it.  I just returned, on Sunday, from Road to California, down in Ontario.  It was my first time to a big quilt show.  I had an abstract art quilt that was accepted to the show, so I had to go!  I did take Edna with me, so she has posted tons of photos on the doll quilt blog.  My photos will be post when I return, in March.

Meanwhile, I have completed a donation quilt, which I will post about later.  Now, for that amazing 70's quilt:

This quilt is for my cousin, who is a little younger than I.  I had a lot of fun with the design and fabrics.  I got it all boxed up and will get it mailed tomorrow.  Then I am away from my computer for a month.  The centers of each quarter piece, I drew and then I did raw-edge reverse applique to make them look so great.  Click on the photo and it will enlarge, so you can get a closer look.  This one is fairly large and is called "That 70's Quilt".

What's on the Design Wall in January?

I am making a 70's quilt, and it is the most fun quilt I have made for a while.  I am calling it, "That 70's Quilt."  I did some looking through my stash and found some fabrics that would work, but I needed smiley faces and peace signs, so I did buy a little yardage to make it more 70ish, such as the cassette tape fabric, 1977 Star Wars fabric, and the smiley face fabric.  I discovered that I already had three different peace sign fabrics, so that worked out well. 

It is going to be larger than I had planned it to be.  I think I may make another that will be a little smaller.  This one is looking to be about 64" by 74". 

A couple six-foot tables come in real handy when designing and constructing quilts.