the plaid quilt.....

The hot-cross nine patch blocks from block lotto are a finished quilt.

I just call it the plaid quilt.

The white to make the blocks came from my cousin Gwen,

plus the blue fabric that is in the setting triangles.

Here we have tractor joe doing his best to be a quilt hanger. It seemed like the fastest and best way to take a picture. I wanted the whole thing showing.

Back to the blue fabric...it reminds me of men's underwear. She had given it to me years ago. I was never sure where or how to use it. 

Men's underwear and plaid just seem to go together, so it was perfect to use in the border.

So, this quilt will go to Gwen.

I know I run the risk of her sipping coffee as she reads this,

inhaling by the surprise,

and chocking on her coffee.

I plan on giving it to her daughter to take home with her when she is done with school for the year.

(she is attending Waldorf in Forest City, IA)

I need to really stress this point, that she take it with her back to New Mexico.

It would be awful if she ends up packing it up 

and 

it spends the summer in one of her tubs that will be stored here in the basement.

We, as in tractor joe and me, spent last weekend working on these.

They are cornices for his sisters house. We did them 20 or so years ago. She is redecorating and wanted them recovered with some new fabric.

The old fabric was a skinny red and cream stripe.

Her taste must not have changed to much. They are still red. But instead of lines, they now have circles or a flower patterned fabric. They took a little longer than we thought it would.

We are also officially retiring from window treatment projects.

The kitchen table is back to being a table for food again!

Well,

at least for now.