Weekly update: scrappy mountains

 I'm working on a commission quilt (#3 of my four-part OMG list this month).  It's for Janice's daughter's wedding this summer.  Janice, her mother Joanne, and her sister-in-law Michelle have all won quilts I've made for our AAUW raffle so this is a third-generation quilt.  Janice said I could make anything which of course imposed more pressure rather than less. 

 I've always wanted to try Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Mountain Majesties.  I showed a photo of someone's version (found online) to Janice. She liked it.  Decision made!   I chose a cool blue/green/turquoise/gray color scheme, pulled fabrics, and got going.  All the fabric will be from my stash.

I'm planning to make 50 blocks (7.5 x 12 finished) for a 60"x 75" quilt, no borders.  I've come to a conclusion that from here on I'll make wedding quilts sofa-sized, rather than queen-sized. That relieves the couple from the obligation of using the quilt on the bed.  Easier for me, too, and after all it's the thought that counts.  

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I drove to church this morning (2-1/2 miles) and made a grocery run afterwards, but I was hesitant to drive farther so we didn't make it to an afternoon concert.  Better to miss that than to drive nervously.  

This is my Chuck Schumer look.  Now I understand why always has reading glasses perched at the end of his nose. These are 2.5 power.

Instead of a book report, here's a movie report.  We rented The Holdovers from Amazon and enjoyed it very much.  We identified with the retro setting (Christmas, 1970, New England).  (Apparently the filmmakers deliberately emulated early 70's technology.)

Linking up with  Design Wall Monday, Oh Scrap! Sew and Tell