Cheering thing up a bit

With Bell passing we needed a little sunshine in our lives. N said he could not give his opinion on my quilts when I was using dark colors. Although I love the darks I have been using and they are comforting to me in that they feel so homey. I agree with N so we pulled out the bright scraps after DD had gone to bed. N sewed this little strip. He doesn't know what it is for but we enjoy sewing together.


I sewed this block . It is for the Friday Block party hosted by Quilt Pixie. There is a link to it on my side bar. Go check it out. It's really neat to see how different the same block can be. I need to get started on this Friday's block. I wonder what bright combination I'll find for it. These colors are bringing a little sunshine and quilting with them keeps me busy and my mind off losing Bell.





Then I started sewing strips together and made this bright and cheery little table runner. I think I will re due the quilting in the border; it's not very uniform right now. I think I'll just do x's like the center. It is mostly bond. DD and N like the colors, though N thinks it need some black to make the bright colors brighter. I told him it's for Easter and I'm not adding black. Just don't think they go together.





Finally I made this fun block for Jacquie's Project Improv, also on my sidebar. I was pretty unsure about this. But felt the need to stretch myself. With some encouragement from Jacquie and a little instruction from Victoria I did this. I loved it and can't wait to do it again. This block will go to Jacquie. But I plan to do a whole quilt this way. It was that much fun.

Hope your day is cheery and bright.
Love, Em