I've joined all three columns and included a new panel at the base.  Here's a photo of halfway through quilting the new base panel.  My sewing machine is making strange noises and I've had a lot of thread breaks.  Looks like I'll have to send it off for a service.

All joined up - side border still has to be added

Billie Jean a puppy

Just found this video of Billie - a slightly spoiled dog

All blocks done

Hooray, I've finally finished quilting the blocks. Now to join up the columns. I'm a bit nervous about how well this might go. I suspect pins and I are about to become good friends. Rather than adding sashing at the back of the quilt to join the blocks, I'm going to try using the overhang of the backing. I've trimmed this down to 3/4 inch and will use sashing on the front of the quilt - 2 inches wide and folded in half? Wish me luck.

Progress

I finished quilting three blocks this weekend, as well as finally getting rid of the concrete base of our poor broken clothesline and concreting in a new one.

Only four more blocks to quilt before I have to make a decision on whether or not I need to add more blocks to make the quit bigger.  I'm not overly happy with my quilting this weekend.

Lollipop chain - I'm not really happy with my attempt

Mario vine

Sea Oats

The rest of the first panel

Swirling flames

Trailing spirals

Pebbles

Stipple/meander

Paisley

Shadow waves (but it didn't work out like that)

The first panel completed :)

More FMQ blocks

More of my Fmq blocks

Echo Shell

Pumpkin Patch

Fern and Stem

H2O

Basic Spiral

Quilting (qayg) the quilt - part 1

I've been following Leah Day's tutorials on FMQ and decided to use some of her design ideas on this quilt and use a different design on most of the blocks..

Etch and Sketch (beetle details tba)

Trailing tears