Missing in action

 February disappeared in a whoosh of activity and not too many ticks on the monthly goal setting to do list.

I filled in some empty space with some FMQ designs...

Just to recap, I got month 2 of Orbiter done, the Stitch Pink top together, the Hop Skip baby quilt quilted and binding machined on, 9 more Scrappy Lines blocks and I pretty much kept up to date with the Aviatrix and Flea market flowers sew alongs.  Finally, I got the Transire quilt basted probably on the very last day!  Plenty didn't get a look in and I need to remember next year that February is a short month.

My March goals included finishing off the Hop Skip binding... DONE and before I can do my final check off marks on my huge list of everything... it needs to be officially blogged!

Are these giraffes on the back not the cutest?

A wiggly quilting design on the blue sections and a square design  on the squares.  It's simple and just works.

All folded up ready for its trip to Australia for a special new grand daughter called Shelby.

The other main project for March has been the beginning of The Aviatrix Medallion, pattern by Elizabeth Hartman and was a popular quiltalong a few years ago.

Part of the reason why I never started this pattern was this centre block and all those little diamonds.  Not my thing!  I combined the solids from the kit with some complementary prints and I'm really happy with the interest and depth it adds.

I managed to get the first section sewn relatively successfully... so it was just a matter of moving onto the next section...

And the next...

Then add the background sections and *hold your breath and cross your fingers* while the sections got pieced into one unit.  DONE!

This may be the most successful centre I have ever done!  

Then the next week was a much simpler construction with a half square triangle border.  Again, I strayed from the pattern instructions and made a much more orderly combination of black and white prints matched with a soft Essex Linen background.