Rosie's Garden Quilt - First 2026 UFO Finish

 

The flimsy for this quilt was an entry for Pantone's 2019 Color of the Year (Living Coral) Challenge, The name for my entry was "The Coral of the Story", and I posted about it here. I thought I would win the challenge, but I was never notified - I'm sure it was an oversight. 

I had intended to add a border, but since it has been a UFO for 6-1/2 years, I decided to just get it done as is. It will be used it as a guest bedroom quilt. Our granddaughter Laney likes corals and pinks, so it will be her personal quilt when she visits.

Orphan blocks .from the 2023 Riley Blake Challenge were perfect with the pieced backing

The batting was a masterpiece of Frankenbatting

A fussy cut kitty in one of the Riley Blake blocks

I used a free pantograph for the quilting

Rosie's Garden seemed an appropriate name, since my assistant kitty Rosie laid on it no matter where I moved it while trying to sew or cut pieces for it. She especially enjoyed the gingham backing pieces I had scattered on the cutting table. When I tried to sew on the binding, she kept trying to paw herself a little quilt nest, and I finally had to shoo her away. So maybe it will become her quilt instead of Laney's.

Rosie's Garden details:

Finished size: 58" x 72"

Pattern: Home Awaits by Busy Hands Quilts

Fabrics:

Wonderlust in Bold by Pat Bravo

Lovely by Sandy Gervais for Moda

Grunge in Teaberry by Basic Grey for Moda

Autumn Vibes Cozy Ditzy Plum by AGF

Garden Dreamer Twinkle Star Berry, Moment in Time Light, Bumblebeez by AGF

Gold solid from stash

Green solid from stash

Creamy white solid from stash

Bloom Floral Scroll and Bloom Floral Scatter Teal by Makower UK

Meow or Never Watercolor in Robin's Egg by Moda

Pieced Backing:

Orphan blocks from the 2023 Riley Blake Block Challenge

Gingham Cottage by Riley Blake Designs 

Desert Bloom by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda

Binding:

Bloom Floral Scatter Teal by Makower UK

Pantograph:

Fern, a free pantograph from Urban Elementz

I am linking with the following:

Kate's Stitching Stuff

Melva's Sew and Tell

Lazy Week Vibes

Planted a few herb, green bean, and flower seeds in my tiny garden

as companions for the tomato and pepper plants

This past weekend was fairly lazy, but I did get a few things done. In the backyard veggie garden, I pulled up a million rogue morning glory seedlings (I let the vines stay up too long last summer and I guess they spread their seeds), spread some Osmocote under the peppers and tomatoes, and planted some seeds. I planted Painted Lady Runner Beans, dill, basil, milkweed, creeping thyme, bush green beans, and zinnias. Hopefully some of it will come up. I potted up some flower plants for the front flower bed and looked at the bags of mulch waiting to be spread. Hubby is waiting until I feel better. I actually feel fine but I tire easily, so I guess we will wait a few more days.

I got all the pieces cut for the butterflies for Winging It. I got a start on the three blocks I am behind on the RBD block challenge. And I looked at the B blocks for the APQ Scrappy Celebration - does that count? Here were my goals for last week:

❎1. Winging It first eight blocks - Done - finished the first 8 and have cut pieces for all others

❌2. APQ Scrappy Celebration Group B blocks - Did not do

✔3. RBD blocks catch up - Fabrics chosen

And for this week: 

1. Doctors appointments - cardiologist for Hubby and surgeon for me

2. Finish Rose Colored Glasses project. It starts next Monday and my day is Tuesday May 16

3. APQ Scrappy Celebration - finish B blocks

4. RBD blocks

5. Winging It blocks

My hubby had a heart attack in May 2012 and had an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) implanted. He has a very low "ejection fraction" and is in a treatment plan with a great group of doctors in Plano, about 60 miles south of us. We has an appointment today, so we get to visit the "good" grocery stores in the north Dallas area - looking forward to that!

I had a great follow-up appointment with my surgeon last Thursday. He said my skin graft is looking great (to me it looks awful). He said I should be able to treat the incision normally after my next appointment on Thursday.

We have a chance of thunderstorms all week, so you know I'm happy!

Enough about me! What is going on in your world this week? I am linking with these lovely hosts:

Monday Musings hosted by Brenda at Songbird Designs

Sew and Tell hosted by Melva at Melva Loves Scraps

To Do Tuesday hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt