Amani

Lately several of my sentences begin with "After we get vaccinated..."

Of course this time in our lives has been unlike any other with few guidelines and little direction.  We have had to improvise as we went along. 

A New Finish

But life does not stop for a vaccine. It happens while we wait for other things.

Such is this quilt.

"After I complete the RSC2020 quilts, I will start the Carnavale quilt", I thought. But then life happened. Literally. Nancy's baby boy is due any minute. Therefore the RSC projects were set aside and a rapid baby boy quilt was made.

Starter Dough?

The leftovers from Kinda Brave became the starters for this quilt.  Reminds me of this comment from Astrid on the Rainy Day Tulips Quilt.

"Quilting is like starter dough; ya gotta keep some inspiration and leavening from the last batch in order to start the next one.

Blocks in the works

All block centers done

The blocks finish at about 10" making this a rapid quilt. Although 16 blocks would have been plenty, after all was said and done there were 20 blocks.  So I made a slightly larger quilt.

On the Design Wall

Sparkle Background

Binding

A Robot!!!

Walking Foot Quilting

Butterflies & Owl

The backing is pieced and all fabric was very "locally sourced" from my stash :-D

Pieced Backing

Labelled

Soothing Blues

Tall Giraffe, Stout Elephant

Completed & Gifted

A few more pictures.

Animal theme

Happy Sharks

Go on now - keep the baby warm

Make the Baby Smile

Amani finished at about 40" by 49" and was gifted to a very pregnant mom-to-be. Amani means peace in Swahili (Nancy's mother tongue). 

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Eventually, I did count the number of Framed Jewel Blocks.  I thought I had made (somewhat) equal number of light and dark blocks (for a checkered layout). But I was mistaken. I had way more light blocks than dark blocks.

Framed Jewel Blocks

A checkered layout idea was abandoned. I was trying to wrap up this party not invite three rowdy friends. I decided to go with the dark border layout more conducive to the blocks on hand. 

Preferred Layout and Piecing Approach

Since my desires exceed the dimensions of the design wall, the flimsy will be pieced in four sections.

Quadrant A

A closer look

These blocks were quick and easy to make but the flimsy will take that much longer to piece.  Slowly but surely this will come together.  Of course I will keep you posted and will share with Angela's RSC Linky Party.

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In non-quilty adventures, I tried making focaccia bread and succeeded. I made bread and breadcrumbs AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Attempt

Yes, this is exactly what happens when you do not oil the pan before placing the dough.  The second batch of focaccia bread (topped with balsamic onions and mushrooms) was glorious in both appearance and taste :-)

Success

What yumminess have you experienced lately?  Was it in the kitchen, the studio or outdoors?  I'd love to hear from you. I will be sharing with Angela's RSC Linky and all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.