Mystery Solved

I just finished this great quilt with a fun online group I belong to (Learning Fiber Arts). It was a mystery over a month's time, receiving a step twice a week. This was such a great way to do this. Each step could be done in about 30-60 minutes, so I could do it in between everything else going on. I am excited to get it quilted and hung on my family room wall - it will look great in there!

Spring is on it's way!

My crocuses are in full bloom. They are the first sign of spring in my yard, and they are fun to watch for. I look for their grass-like leaves in February, then have to wait for the blooms to appear. I saw the first bloom about a week ago, then, today as I looked for signs of growth in the yard, I saw this beautiful clump of flowers. These really are beautiful!

I like Bags

I really like bags. I like to make them, and I use them all the time. I cut the fabric for this bag last summer, and had it set aside to finish. I have it on my unfinished projects list in my sewing room. I also was procrastinating some quilting. So, I finished this.

I sewed this bag to take to Quilt Guild each month. In January, I had a lot of things to take to guild, and I forgot my mystery step I had worked so hard on. So, Kristi, my friend, suggested I make a bag for quilt guild. So, here it is. I have already put some items in it for guild - money refund for a retreat participant, block jack blocks, and my name tag. Now, as I finish things, they go right in the bag and it will be all ready for guild day!

I finished another Project

This time, it is an embroidery block. This pumpkin pattern was given to me by my good friend, Pam, over a year ago. However, once I got started, it took me about a month to do. I just would stitch on it while waiting for dinner to cook, or while watching tv with my husband. I used beads on the vine, instead of french knots. I really like to do that, it adds dimension and interest to the block. I should have beaded the center of the sunflowers, but I forgot about doing that until I was almost done with the whole block.

Now, I am working on some baby blankets (gifts), and I am really enjoying them. I should get them basted and ready to quilt tomorrow at our sewing day.

I Won!!!

I talked before about the block jack in my guild. I made one block of an Irish chain, shown above. I took it to guild meeting today and my name was drawn for the blocks. I was so excited, I whooped in delight. Now, I get to make a quilt out of the 38 blocks I won. I love these and hope they will go together without too much difficulty. I'm sure I won't get them done this week, but perhaps by fall I can get it together.