Progress and a Squirrel

This week I've made good progress on my oldest son's Yellow Brick Road quilt - blocks sewn into rows and 4 out of 7 rows sewn together.

I love the rich colors of the Grunge fabric I chose for this quilt!  Older son's birthday is in April, so that's my goal for getting this quilt finished up.

Meanwhile, the squirrels (who are endlessly entertaining out in our yard!), have also been keeping me distracted in my sewing room!

In my Thursday post, I mentioned playing with some hearts after seeing Janice's sweet "I Heart You" mini, designed by Alison at Cluck, Cluck Sew.  I decided to use some pieces out of a layer cake of Hello Darling by Bonnie and Camille.  Although I originally had other plans for this layer cake, I decided it had been closed up in a drawer for way too long, and deserved to come out and be used for something!

After making the four hearts that were needed, I got the top put together.  I love the way the hearts overlap each other!

I used some leftover bits from the hearts and a few other pieces from the layer cake to piece a backing.  I really like the strawberry print, but it doesn't show up much in the smallest heart on the front, so at least you can see it on the back!

I'm hoping to finish up the quilting this afternoon, and plan to have the binding ready for a little Slow Sunday Stitching during the Super Bowl! 

Hope you're enjoying your Sunday!  I'll be sharing over at Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap!