Gone Dotty - the Quilt - and Beyond

Gone Dotty is a finished quilt.  

54" wide x 65" long.

Quilted using my liberated free motion (un-marked) orange peel design with Glide thread in Dijon.

I love the texture and feel, not to mention the colors.

And this is the back, chosen by Little Man (who also chose the top's borders).  

(Kaffe Fassett's Rainbows in black)

The Dijon thread worked well for the multi-color backing and, in the right slanted light, shows the fun orange peel texture playing with the rainbow arcs.

The quilt has been sleep-tested and two-thumbs-up approved by LM.

After dinner tonight, Gone Dotty will go home with him.

And then, switching gears a bit . . . 

Flowers from my sister for my birthday yesterday - one of those ends-in-zero milestones.  

Little Man finds it hilarious that I am now ten times older than he is (just for this year).

A second flower delivery from Lynne posing in the late afternoon sunshine.  This bouquet has numerous still-budded blooms that will open over the next few days - fun!

DH brought me these beauties - they have a lovely deep fragrance.

It was extra-fun having LM here to lead the Happy Birthday song and help me blow out the candles on my cake.  

And many thanks for the emailed/texted birthday wishes and thoughts - they were very much enjoyed and  appreciated!!

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p.s.  Last weekend's overnight 'olive oil head soak under a shower cap' process worked as the first grade classes have all been lice-free this week.  Yes!

Quiltdivajulie

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“We turn not older with years, but newer every day.”

Emily Dickinson