My first quilt! And an applique panel.

All right, I have to tell the truth about this! A year or so ago, I found ten patchwork blocks in the remnant bin at our Guild. I had no way of knowing who put them there, and why, but I wasn't going to leave them! When I took a Patchwork class last year, I asked the tutor for her advice on what I could do with them. She was very helpful, and showed me the best way to place them, and how to join them with sashing and a border.
Today I was looking for red fabric to use as a border for something else, and re-discovered the blocks, along with a piece of red fabric which I had obviously decided to use for the sashing and border. I wasn't sure if there would be enough for both projects, so I thought what the heck - just finish the original one first, and then I'll know! So that's what I did. It still has to have the wadding and backing, and binding. I have the backing material, but not the wadding, so I'm planning to skip over to Greensborough tomorrow and buy enough to finish this small quilt. It's not big enough for a bed quilt, but it will do as a 'throw' over the couch or a chair in the lounge room. When I waved it in front of Ken, he said "That's nice! Did you make that?" and I said "Yes"...well, he wouldn't know the difference - lol!
For the past month I've been in the mood to do applique projects, and since I bought the kit for this cute Japanese doll panel at the Quilt Show, I have been itching to do it! I finished the backing today, and just have to cut some red fabric for the binding.