UPDATED WITH BACKING PICS.....Golden Goose , small quilt

It's funny how exciting it is on the day that the snow is falling, atleast here in the south where we don't get a lot.  The beauty of those huge flakes coming down at a 45 degree angle is just awe inspiring to me.

We wound up finishing up with about 3 inches, just enough to quench my desire for snow, but not enough to be really aggravating (for me, since I'm not going anywhere until the roads are clear again, LORD willing !)

The one thing I forgot to stock up on before the snow was BIRDSEED !

And, it looks like the sunshine is already taking care of that detail.

In the meantime, I am happy about a recent finish of a work that I began after the first week of January was past.  I've had a sketch of this little work in my graph pad for a year or more, and it finally beckoned to me loudly enough that I gave in to my great desire to produce it.

Seeing how all of the yellows and gold light up on the wall when the sunlight comes in, I am very happy to have it to decorate our little home.  It measures approximately 46 by 51 inches, just right for the quilt rack that hangs on my living room wall.

Now, I sit and look at my new charm squares, and my black friday fabric purchases..........and don't want to cut into anything until I'm SURE that it is JUST THE PERFECT project for these pretty pieces !  Ugh, it is so BINDING to my creative process !

I finally got enough light in here to take a picture of the back.  I used a creamy yellow solid and stripes from the inspiration fabric.

Second "Hero's Tribute" top finished

I started out the new year with a commissioned piecing project.....actually the second-half of last years commission to make 2 "Hero's Tribute" tops.  This is a pattern that was featured in Love of Quilting magazine, designed and pieced by Liz Porter.  I believe that it was presented as a 'Quilt of Valor' idea at the time.

 JoAnn sent me all of the fabrics, and asked for one made with a blue border and one with a red border.

 I completed the first one last year when the weather was good and I was able to get a nice photo on the clothesline outside.

This one was begun about a week ago, and these are the only photos I got besides a poorly lit one on my phone.

I still have quite a few fabrics left over from the original purchases for these tops, so I'll have to put my mind to coming up with something else to piece, maybe.