Calendar Cover Block

I was thinking, ya'll might like to see the entire block that I used on the cover of the 2018 Crazy Quilt Calendar:

Purple Crazy Quilt Block

The hanky in the center is a gift from a friend.  The bird brooch on the right is also a gift from her.  It's vintage too!

Here it is sewn into a pillow:

Purple Crazy Quilt Pillow

This is a 9 inch block.  I crocheted the trim with some fancy fun yarn and then hand-attached it along the edge of the pillow.  I really like the crocheted edgings with the cool fuzzy yarn!

And here it is on the calendar cover:

2018 Crazy Quilt Calendar

This is available at both Magcloud http://www.magcloud.com/user/kitty-and-me
and at Etsy:  http://www.kittyandme.etsy.com/

Be sure to stop by next week!!  The staff of Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine has an announcement coming!!!  This is going to be so much fun!!  Don't miss it!

Have a safe and fun 3 day weekend everyone!  I'll be back on Tuesday!

Is It Really October Now?

Where did the Summer go?  It's so hard to believe that pretty soon, it'll be too cold to sit out on my deck.  Yes, that Seasonal Affective Disorder has already set in.  Actually, it set in at the end of August.  The thought of not being able to go out on my deck saddens me greatly.  I just love it out there.  I'll try to remember to take some photos of it next time I post. 

For now, I finally have all of the Rose Of Sharon trees trimmed.  All that's left are 2 lilac bushes and the side garden but my neighbors pumpkin patch (will have to get photos of that too) has taken over my garden so I can't cut that back yet.

For now, I finished up the purple crazy quilt block that I was working on:

I'll have to sew this up next week and then I'll post another picture. 

My next project is a little special order cellphone pouch.  I plan to start on that this evening.