I finished the second of the puppy-dog print quilts (that will eventually be donated to Project Linus after they are quilted and finished):



I think this one came out even cuter than the first. It's a little bit bigger as I had more of the fabric that I had intended to use for the border on this one.

Here's a close-up of one corner:



Now what I have to do are either find or get backings (I'm leaning towards picking up a couple yards of the extra-wide muslin you can use for backings; I think my local quilt shop has it, because that's easy) and find the time to drop them off with the quilter. (I do also need to prep the backing for that Mary Engelbreit fabric quilt as well - because it's kind of an effort to find time to get to the quilter (she is not open on Saturdays), I like to drop off several tops at once.)

I'm hoping that maybe early next year - I usually make an early-spring-semester trip to McKinney - I can take these down and drop them off at one of the drop-off points.

And in preparation for that (a trip to McKinney and its two quilt shops), I'm trying to work on the stash some - I cut the pieces for, and started sewing on, the "Pie Crust Pileup" quilt today. This one should go fairly fast. (Which also makes the pattern - which is fun to make, at least thus far - another good candidate for future Linus quilts or future gift quilts. (One of these days I am going to make a small quilt for my mother.))