And another quilting day

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Yesterday was a beautiful day in the midwest, and today promises more of the same. It was in the 80's, and still pretty hot, but much lower in humidity than in days past. I didn't really get much done outside, but all in all, it's nice to see the sun shine again. I had to take out the last of the summer squash, and I got an entire THREE squashes from the plant. I think it's been too wet for it. Oh well, there's always next year. I'm still waiting on the zucchini plant to produce and the tomatoes to turn red.

Yesterday morning Hubby and I finally decided on a treadmill to be added to the family. After much discussion and education, we decided that a Fitline would be just right for both of us to use. Not at the same time, however!


My son's girls go back East tomorrow for their 5 weeks of the summer with their mother. Today, they'll be over for a cook-out and a swim as our farewells. They'll be missed, but I'm sure they will have a good time seeing their aunt and their other grandmother. Pool pictures later.

After breakfast, I'll be working on another Flimsy. Remember this one from a while back? It will be another big honker - I think it will finish at 94" X 106". I've got it on the design wall, and now I have 9 more 6" blocks to make. It seems that it never ends! LOL! I think I am going to make a braided border, so that means I need to pick out a few more pieces of fabric. Right now, all I have are mostly the darks, and some lighter pieces will make it "move" a lot more.

This quilt is such a departure from my usual lighter and brighter stuff. The blocks were exchanged between three/four friends over a couple of years. When I went to set them together, I used one of Bonnie's setting patterns because I liked the way it has the diagonal stripes. But, the darker fabrics were what really tied all the blocks together, and more or less showed them off. So, now, we'll have a winter quilt - or maybe, just maybe, this will be a gift to someone that occasionally reads my blog. We'll see when it's all done and quilted!