Quilting started...........

After ditch quilting along both sides of the zig zags I quilted one light row with parallel rows of stitching.  I changed my mind about the darker rows and decided to do three passes of wavy lines. I have about 1/3 of it quilted.

I used the yellow butterfly fabric for the backing and a yellow, gold and orange variegated thread in the bobbin.

I pulled some more fabrics for the Arboretum block backgrounds.  So far I have only used Kaffe collective fabrics for the trees.

This is the one on the top left.  I can probably get several cuttings from this one with no 2 alike.

Here is a link to Kathy's blog, her post about some placemats she made that are similar to the Arboretum blocks.  I'm going to have to make some batik ones like hers.

Here is a photo of the orange tiger lily from the outside.  I showed a photo taken from the inside on a rainy day previously.  I can see it came up right next to a Hosta so if I do decide to move it I'll have to dig up both plants.

I think this is a 4 o'clock that came up from seed.  Wouldn't you know it would come up just over the lot line instead of in the place I had them last year.  I think I need to dig it up and transplant it because the house on that lot is for sale and if the lawn guy comes he will probably cut it down with the weed whacker.

I had Cosmos planted there too last year and the first to bloom is also over the lot line.  The rest of them are on my property.