I finally finished up the intense custom quilting job I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks. So, today I treated myself to some personal quilting time. I added borders to this cute little dinosaur quilt I’m making for my one of my little great nephews. I’ll be making another one for his baby brother. The pattern is called Strip Mirage, by Sew Yeah quilt shop in Las Vegas. They have a YouTube channel and there’s a tutorial, plus a link to a printable pattern for free. It uses one jelly roll, almost completely. I think there were two blocks left over. It finishes out at 45X60, but I decided to add borders to make it larger. The Moda jelly roll I chose was Stomp Stomp Roar, from Stacy Lest Hsu, and a coordinating Bella solid for the borders, backing and binding.

After I finished the borders and made the backing, I got it loaded on the longarm, and just finished the quilting this evening. I’ll post pics again once I get the binding finished.

I also did a bit of chain piecing and pressing on a two color quilt I’m making for our guild challenge in October. I hope I make the deadline, but I never have yet 😂. I love how cute the block backs look when you open that center up to flatten the intersection.

Before and in between all that quilting fun, I did manage to squeeze in some housework and laundry, so I’m giving myself a bit pat on the back.😊 And, I cooked dinner. I cooked some elk backstrap by searing it in some spicy garlic butter on the stovetop, and then finishing it in the oven. Turned out quite good! Hope y’all had a great Sunday!