Midweek: Rhody Trail with a bonus, and the Best of 2021

 

The left box overflows with the completed Step 5 units for Rhododendron Trail.   The HSTs were Step 1 and the wing triangles were Step 3.  Step 5 nvolved sewing large pink triangles and then smaller neutral triangles. That resulted in cutaway triangles which I promptly sewed, trimmed, and pressed. They're 1-1/2" unfinished. I have no immediate plan for them but they'll be ready when inspiration strikes.

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I'm joining Cheryl's Best of 2021 Linky Party 

Here are my most memorable quilts of the year. Click on the highlighted title to read more about the design or the recipient or both. 

Code Name Welcome Home   

Its real name is Labyrinth Walk. I made it for my friends B & K.  "The backstory: B does not sew. Not buttons, not hems, and certainly not quilts. Five years ago a picture of the Labyrinth Walk quilt popped onto her Facebook feed and she was teased about "her" quilt. It went viral--she says 40,000+ reposts--even though she clearly stated that she DID NOT MAKE the quilt. Last fall B and her husband K suffered from a house fire. They've been living in temporary quarters." B & K have since moved back home.

Spiked Batiks

In which I used the Studio 180 Split Rects ruler for the first time.

Pomegranate

A mug rug for my friend Mimi who became Bat Mitzvah in May.

Wedding Quilt

For granddaughter Rachel and her husband Austin. 

The story of this quilt takes several posts. It involved a lot of time with the seam ripper.

 

Here's to the Rose

The guild challenge was "Birth Month":  make a 20 x 21 (2021) quilt using the flower and jewel for your birth month.  I'm June, so roses and pearls. Read the post to find out why I chose red and yellow. 

Holiday Baskets

Ann won the 2021 AAUW holiday quilt raffle. It was great to have the drawing at our in-person luncheon after so many months of meeting by Zoom.

Linking up with Midweek Makers as well as Best of 2021