AC center field is complete!

All of the blocks are done (and one redone ;0) Inner border is added to the center medallion, all of the blocks are set into the corner sections and sewn onto the medallion. Yea! That completes the center field of my Amaretto Cottage! Great to take the day off and spend a lovely rainy day finishing one of my November goals and here it is...

This is the block that I changed yesterday

It was the very first block originally made with a light background

When I put it up on the design wall last week with the first layout

I wasn't happy with that light background fabric for corner blocks

First layout...

Second layout with the remade corner blocks

 ready to add to the center after

adding a medium tan border to the medallion 

and another shot of the center field finished!!!

Borders will be added, the same dark floral print that borders the medallion. Right now the center field measures 86 x 86. The center block, Missouri Star is 15", the blocks in the medallion are 6" and the blocks in the corner settings finish at 10".

Janie has all of her blocks completed as well and dropped them off last week. After the holiday we will put her blocks up on my design wall and start assembling her Amaretto Cottage. Pix soon :0) Her colors are completely different, the original fabrics by the designer, Marianne Elizabeth ~ Classically Home for RJR.

I would be happy dancing except this head cold from &%** still has a grip on me :0( Another rainy day YEA! and on to my next goal... Frozen quilts!... for the girls to be made for the next holiday... fast approaching! Yikes! Much to do. 

Spent a lovely day with Mom, Michael and our little Thanksgiving feast. Chris came, it was a wonderful day. Mom making a funny face at me. She is just so darn cute, especially for 99!

Enjoy your weekend

Groetjes, Jo

Amaretto Cottage and 99

Yipee! 

Amaretto Cottage is up on the design wall :0) this evening!

This is the first layout with most of the 10 inch blocks laid out with the medallion center. A few more to finish, then add one more border to the center medallion before the outer blocks are added to finish the center field followed with at least 2 maybe 3 outer borders. One will be wide and the same dark floral print as the last border on the center medallion. Happy dancing to have this baby laid out! 

 

I had the nicest surprise this afternoon, flowers from my friend Pam!!! So nice! This morning I sent Pam pix of her Swoon quilt in progress on my longarm frame. Looking forward to getting the binding on and back into her arms to see in real life :0) 

What a wonderful day! 

We also celebrated my Mom's 99th birthday earlier this week.

 Wow 99 ! Happy Birthday Mom

Groetjes, Jo

Mom's 98th birthday!

Happy Birthday to my Mom

 She is 98 years young! 

Mom has dementia so we had to keep reminding her that it was her birthday. Each time she would ask, How old am I? When we told her she would say, Oooooh , 2 more years and I'll be 100 and they will put me in the newspaper! (Except she says it in Dutch)

She had enough of taking pictures

Funny Mom!

These photos were taken last year. I put her to work in my studio unpinning a quilt from the leaders on my longarm! She liked it for about 5 minutes and then she was done :0)

Most days they just like to watch. Crystal says Hi too!

Groetjes, Jo