Sunday, November 14, 2021

Slow progress............


 I'm starting off today with the same photo I showed yesterday and next is the inspiration quilt so you can see the look I am working toward.








This quilt was made by Liza Pryor Lucy and is in the 1997 Glorious Patchwork.  This caught my eye when I first bought this book but I never made it because it looked like I would have to use solid color fabric to reproduce it.  Then over the years I accumulated the Marcia Derse lines which are perfect for it.  I am making mine one row longer and I'm contemplating using 2 rows of the squares around the perimeter.


I found two more blues to work into the project.  I sewed some more rows of 6 squares for the 36 patch blocks but didn't get the blocks sewn.





While I'm staring at the design wall contemplating my next move I work on the hand sewing on the binding of the colorwash quilted earlier this month.  I have 3 sides done now.


Happy Birthday to me!  81, can you believe it??

52 comments:

sewyouquilt2 said...

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Wanda
Happy birthday to you
Hope your birthday is FABULOUS!!!!!

sewyouquilt2 said...

Ps LOVING THIS QUILT

Anonymous said...

Happy, happy, happy birthday! May your day be filled with love and joy. Your quilting is an inspiration to so many.
Kathy

Chris said...

Happy birthday, Wanda! Cheers to you today!

allikatquilts.blogspot.com said...

I love reading your blog and seeing your wonderful quilts. Happy Birthday!

Sumac said...

Happy birthday! and every day as well'

Juliana said...

Happy birthday! Today's birthday makes me remember the awful scare you had with your heart. Every year since that episode has been a gift, hasn't it? I hope you have a lovely day.

Hannah said...

Happy Birthday!🎁🎂🎈

DianeN said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! I hope your birthday is wonderful and I wish you many happy and healthy returns of the day!

Linda Swanekamp said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! You are a great inspiration to me as I read your blog everyday with coffee and a smile. Thank you for faithful years of posting and gorgeous work.

Mindy said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! I hope you have a fabulous day.

Lorie Kunstmann said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! I look forward to your blog every morning, can’t wait to see what you have been up to in the studio and your yard. I have learnt so much from you over the years. Take care. Enjoy the day.

Sally Langston Warren said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! You’ll always be older than me! Thank you for sharing your tremendous talents and wisdom with us!

Gene Black said...

Happy Birthday.

Cherie in St Louis said...

Happy, happy Birthday!!!

Julierose said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Wanda--and many more!! I hope you have a wonderful day/week haha make your b-day last for as long as you can, right???;D

I love the blue fabric and that lilac one is just lovely...this is coming together so well...you are so good as "seeing ahead" on your projects...
me, not so much.
Hope your Sunday is terrific hugs, Julierose

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! Many happy returns! I will turn 80 in May, so I’m not far behind. I remember our group celebrating your 65th—seems not that long ago!
Mary G from CA

Mary said...

Happy birthday, Wanda! Have a great day. Your progress may be slow (by your usual standard) but it's well worth the effort.

Lesley Gilbert said...

Lots of best wishes coming your way; across the seas on your *special* day :)

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

Happy Birthday - I can see why the photo in the book caught your eye - I love it - have a good day

hungry caterpillar said...

Blessings on your birthday, Wanda!

Meloney said...

Happy Birthday! You are so productive. I want to be like you! Have a beautiful birthday and year!

BatikFanatic said...

Hope your birthday is full of beauty, color, and love, Wanda! I'm positive you will find the beauty, wherever it may be, and use it for inspiration.
This quilt is developing beautifully, and I enjoy seeing the process through your eyes and mind. Thank you, and here's to a healthy and happy year ahead!

Lynn said...

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day and have a healthy, happy year ahead!

I love watching your progress on this quilt! Thanks for sharing!!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda. Am grateful for you, your inspiration to move outside my comfort zone and your indomitable spirit. I look forward to my daily dose of Wanda. Wishing you an abundance of joy, love and grace. Terre

Quiltdivajulie said...

Eighty-one years YOUNG, that's you! Congratulations and more virtual hugs than I can fit into this comment. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Wanda!!!

Vicki W said...

Happy Birthday!

Lynda said...

Happy Special Birthday to you. You are such an inspiration to all of us. Who could have imagined the 80s could be so much fun!
Thank you
Lynda

Sue Vermeland said...

Happy birthday, Wanda. You were my first quilting teacher and some 30+ yrs. later you're still teaching me (us) many interesting things about color. I remember drafting patterns in one of your classes thinking...oh no! MORE math!!! My days start out reading your posts and looking at your beautiful quilts. Here's to our continued friendship and wishes for a very happy birthday!

Char said...

Happy Birthday Wanda!!!

Marnie Haines said...

I hope that you have a super Happy Birthday, Wanda. Every day you gift us with your creativity so it is so natural to gift you with thanks for your ongoing blog. Thank you! By the way, eighty-one can be a very good year!

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday, Wanda! Hope you have an enjoyable day.

Donna Schroeder said...

Happy happy Birthday, you are catching up with me!😁

Cindy F said...

Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day! You're such an inspiration with your color expertise and I so enjoy following to see what you're working on.

MissPat said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda. You are such an inspiration to so many of us on so many levels.
Pat

JustGail said...

You sure are making it hard for me to continue ignoring Marcia Derse fabrics :-)

Happy Birthday - hope there's cake involved at least once today!

Sam said...

Happy birthday to a glorious lady who does glorious quilts.

Alison said...

Happy Birthday Wanda! Thanks for your continuing inspiration. May you have many wonderful years ahead to continue your quilting passion.

LG said...

Happy Birthday and best wishes (as well as my hopes) for many more years of exuberant color!

Sylvia Anderson said...

A very happy 81st. birthday Wanda, and may this year, and many years to come, be filled with good health, happiness and the love of all the people you touch every day, with your knowledge, and willingness to share with them.

LSpin said...

Happy Happy Birthday, Wanda!!! You are an inspiration to us all.

JJM said...

I know you must be having a Happy Birthday with all the Birthday wishes coming in on your day. I’m saying ‘Dido’ to all of the above ! Sending Healthy wishes as well as happy ones too .

Showing your inspiration ‘Grid Lock’ from the magazine and seeing what you are creating with yours . . . .OMG ~ Yours is amazing, using prints instead of solids, has taken it to the next level of gorgeous !

JJM

Vivian said...

A very Happy Birthday to you!

A Left-Handed Quilter said...

Happy Birthday!! - ;))

Carol McBride said...

Wishing you all the best on our shared birthday!

kathyz said...

Happy Birthday! Altho I seldom comment, I look forward to your post every day! You are an inspiration -- in sewing and yard work!

compusword said...

Sending huge b.d. hugs to you, Wanda! Keep making those gorgeous quilts, that is what is keeping you young, no doubt.
Thanks for sharing the photo inspiration of your Gridwork quilt. Liz in Houston

Elsie Montgomery said...

Hope your day has been totally joyful! The years do go by but you wear them well. Thanks for being such a creative inspiration with your words and your work!

Monique Magron said...


Happy birthday to you !

Christine said...

Happy birthday,xxx

Florida Farm Girl said...

Happy Birthday, Wanda! You are such an inspiration. I can only hope to be half as energetic as you even now.

Annmarie said...

Happy, happy birthday. I love your posts. You are sew creative - inside & outside!