August Exhibit and NICU covers

If I thought July zoomed by, that's even more true with August. It's nearly midnight on the 31st, and here goes.

It was such a pleasure having the Southern Fiber Artists' exhibit of Quilts Across Mississippi in the Downey Gallery at University Baptist Church for the whole month. The exhibit was unbelievable impressive and well-received.

I discovered an interesting new chocolate and coffee shop through an OLLI class. The owners are from Nicaragua and come from a long line of farmers. It's called Mulukakao. 

I finished a puzzle on my table--music theme with only 500 pieces, but strange and unusual shapes. 

Pine Belt Quilters have been working on Giraffe isolette covers for Forrest General's NICU. We keep altering the home made pattern hoping for a better fit (to keep the light out). The 3-yards required were layered, long-arm quilted, washed and dried (for shrinkage) before cutting out the pattern pieces. It seemed easier to cut out from the gray (lining) side than the colorful side. Each of the six pieces was serged and then assembled.