Last night as I was stitching, I knew both dogs were sitting on my lap but I cracked up when I looked down and saw Cooper. Almost all the time, Cooper sleeps on his back with his feet up in the air. There he was, sleeping on his back with his nose up in the...

Right:  when I opened the box. 

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AAUW had a hybrid meeting last evening.  The speaker was on ...

I just have to share the end of another successful Barred Owls of Indiana season. I so enjoyed watching these three grow and then branch successfully off into the big wide world. I really like how the owl parents are so attentive and make sure all three, even the youngest and smallest, hatched days after the first, gets plenty of food. Their eyesight is thought to be better than ours so imagine emerging from the nest box and seeing all the world in front of them for the first time- no wonder they look transfixed. 

 The high temps only lasted a few days, then dropped back into the 50's and 60's. Today is dark and rainy.

Weber"s Drive In is open for the summer! So good!

Our monthly house cleaner is here, yay! And today is lunch with the nurses, just one nurse today. 

Heather was here on Monday and brought us a butterfly bush for Mother's Day. She ...

I love seeing new areas that I haven't been before! I've covered quite a bit of ground lately!

Moda’s Blockheads

Are you following along on Moda’s weekly block series? Blockheads 5? Today is my day to share a quilt block pattern.

I choose a block that was inspired by an antique Americana quilt. I somehow rembered this block in my mind and just jumped in to create it. I made several different versions and finally decided on this one.

Spinning Star

This block is certainly a skill builder. Anything that has eight points all coming together could be problematic. Moda made a video with tips and tricks and here is the link.

Spinning star is assembled ...

I'm home! I can't even call it a travel day since I did a lot during the day and my flight was at 7:15 p.m. The plane arrived, and we left early. We arrived 22 minutes early last night, but with the time change, I wasn't home until 1 a.m. I think a nap will be in order today!

We arrived at the same gate we left at, and let's say the airport was deserted at that late hour. Another flight had arrived shortly before us, and our baggage was coming at the ...

 Eleven Huskies by Philipp Schott

This one didn't hold my attention the way that Six Ostriches, the second book in the series, did. Of course I was worried about the poisoned dogs, but the actual murders? Those were felt like an isolated event that had little to do with Peter and his wife's canoe trip. What did pull me in and keep me turning pages was a harrowing scene about halfway through the book. Suddenly I was very interested in what was going to happen next. I love the characters and the way they feel more like real ...

Welcome to Wednesday Wait Loss! WWL is a place where you can share photos of quilts you’re working on and get encouragement to finish them from our Wednesday Wait Loss group!

First let me tell you what I've been up to

Last week I’ve been mostly focused on celebrating the release of my new fabric collection from Island Batik, Reflections. My blog hop finished on Monday and I announced the winner of a fat quarter collection yesterday. Did you win?

Today marks the beginning of a celebration on Instagram called an IG Loop. Visit me on Instagram ...

My poor kombucha scoby has been neglected for months. I left it sitting in a batch of fermenting tea and I think once I added fresh tea. Look how thick it grew to be. Monday I made fresh tea, pulled off a good size piece of the scoby and have it brewing up some fresh...

Month 2 for Saturday Sampler will be 12 of these black and white blocks.  I had to buy a new iron before sewing these since my iron had died on Sunday.  The new one is a Hamilton Beach, and it's a heavy one.  I think I'm going to like it.  I don't put water in my irons, but I do like a good heavy one for my sewing projects.  
 

All of the pieces have been cut for the 12 blocks, and I've begun sewing.  The 4-patch units are done with strip sets, which are all sewn ...

My last recorded goals were:

 Remember when I shared a shortcut to making half square triangles?  Well I pieced them all together and found some matching fabric for a nice border.

The green fabric matched perfectly with the leaves on the fabric.

That is another charity quilt for the nursing home project for Christmas. Yay!