Project Quilting 15.2

Project Quilting 2nd challenge for 2024, the 15th year of this fun challenge!

Trish from Quilt Chicken  challenged us with Sky Colors. Her only caveat was there shouldn’t be any blue or if you did use blue only 10% of your color could be blue. My home, in Big Wyoming, has lots of blue sky. Mostly blue skies in fact!   Even those mornings last week that were 17 below zero, the sky was blue. At first I thought, maybe Navy isn’t really blue. I could do a Bronco themed something. The Denver weather people are always saying the sunsets are Bronco Skies, they are orange and blue! I thought some more. Then my friend Susan posted this picture on Facebook on Sunday. 

I have Susan Denton Jerke’s permission to post this. 

Not much of that sky could be called blue. Definitely gray and orange and maybe even the Fuzzy Peach  nobody is thrilled about this year. When I saw all the gray,  this song came to mind. DickVan Dyke singing in Bye Bye Birdie. 

Then I couldn’t get it out of my head! And I have all that smiley face fabric! That was Sunday. 

Monday I went to my sewing room to gather supplies, but could not find the smiley face images I knew I had! Lots of talking to myself, a few colorful ( possibly “blue”) words ! But eventually I found what I was looking for and got busy! 

Tuesday evening , the background was done, some yellow stitching was done and the blue marking lines had been sprayed with water so that they would disappear ! 

Wednesday evening I hand stitched the binding down. I used a fat eighth that’s been in my scrap basket for more than five years.  It was nearly done at 9pm, but my left thumb was screaming! So I stopped stitching and rubbed my thumb with Deep Blue!

Thursday done! I’m calling it Name That Tune! 🎵 🎶🎵

Hanging on my sewing room wall! The “happy face” has a tiny magnet in it. 

Here , it is attached to a magnet that resides under the label on  the back! ⤴️

Label and backing smiley faces!

Or you can put it on the sun. There is a magnet there too! ⤵️

Can you name this  tune?  I’m linking up with Kim at Persimon Dreams. 

I’m also linking with Alycia at Quilty Girl for Finished or Not Friday! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!