I have been working on this McKenna Ryan quilt since 2008, though not with any dedication. The real push has been during the last year while I've been taking a class at my LQS in how to make a McKenna Ryan quilt.
The quilt is called Forest Hollow and it's all/mostly owls with a few other little critters here and there. I'm pretty happy with it, mostly just pleased I got this far on it. It still needs to be quilted, which is a major thing on a McKenna Ryan quilt. If you're not familiar with her method, it is to do all the applique raw-edge, with the quilting being done around the motifs with invisible thread to sew them down. I've got SO much work ahead of me with the quilting, But I'm glad the cutting and fusing is done. There's a lot of detail in this quilt and I hope all the pieces stay fused til I get the quilting done!
On the non-quilting front, I've got a very sick elderly cat who is declining rapidly. We are doing all we can to support her, but I fear we are coming to the point where we will need to make some hard decisions about her care. I love my furbabies, and I hate being in this position, but I have to be a responsible caregiver too. Sometimes just love alone isn't enough.
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