Sixteen Patches (Top #3 of 3)

 

It's a top!

Sixteen Patch Sashed

42 x 62

This month I've been working on emptying boxes. I have a lot of them full of this and that cluttering up my little sewing space. I had a small box of Sixteen Patches and Four Patches made of random 2.5 inch squares. Most came from other folks and have accumulated over time.  I decided to see how many Sixteen Patches I could make with the Four Patches.   Then I decided to make them into three different comfort quilts for kids.  I sketched out my three different quilt ideas and was short 2 Sixteen Patches so made a couple from my 2.5 inch squares. 

Besides Sixteen Patches I used orange fabric for sashing because I was given a bolt of it. I am not really a fan of orange; however, I have found it to be a joyous color and perfect for a quilt to comfort small folk. 

So now I have an empty box of Sixteen Patches and parts and I have three comfort quilts. 

Sixteen Patch and Stars Top #1

Sixteen Patch Strippie Top #2

And sew on...

Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts

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The herbaceous Peonies have been in bloom for awhile and I haven't even found time to cut any yet to take into the house for John to enjoy. I have a large vintage bowl and pitcher that looks splendid filled with peonies. Maybe I will do that today. 

I have white ones...

....light pink ones...

...and dark pink ones. I have had them for many years so have divided my patch many times.

So I have patches of peonies here, there and everywhere. These are in a corner of my veg garden.

I have a few roses in bloom too. The flowers sure are smaller than usual. I know the deer have been munching on leaves and branches so I finally got around to spraying Bobbex on all of them yesterday. Bobbex is made from natural, non-chemical ingredients such as fish meal, fish oil, garlic, cloves, and putrescent eggs and sure does stink but it does keep deer from munching. And after initial application I only spray new growth every couple of weeks. Rain does not wash it off. 

I also think the roses are a little stressed by the weather. We had cooler than normal temps for so long and the last week or so we have had temps in the 90s. I am even stressed by those changes in temps! I also need to fertilize all the roses. Maybe today. 

And sow on...