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This hasn't been the easiest week.  My back was complaining a bit last week. Finally on Wednesday it reached a breaking point and I made a trip to urgent care. They couldn't do much for me other do some x-rays, give me a muscle relaxant and tell me I needed to see a doctor. Like most rural communities we have a shortage of primary care doctors. I finally found one that was on our insurance, but I can't get an appointment for a couple of weeks. The back is getting better, but the x-rays were concerning, so ...

Spring storm season continues. We were lucky Thursday night, all we got from the storms that spawned the tornadoes out west was heavy rain and a lot of lightening. We had some rain and a bit of thunder from the storms last night. All the tornado warnings were south of us.  I will be glad when storm season dies down a bit. 

The stormy weather hasn't affected my stitching time. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Apr = 24/25 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 114/115 days
• Success rate = 99.13%

 I posted week 14 results late, which made me lose track of time in posting things.  This means you get to see two weeks of progress. 

It was a busy week. Taxes took up a good part of Monday.  By Wednesday, I was mostly caught up on laundry. Still a bit behind on my monthly chores, but a few of those were knocked out. We had nasty storms on Wednesday and Friday.  The storms meant I had to shut down my stitching a bit early so I could unplug my machine.  These storms had a lot of lighting. I got caught in nickel/quarter sized hail on my way home from a doctor's appointment Wednesday afternoon. We spent a good 20 minutes in the storm ...

We were on the road for most of the last 2 weeks.  We visited My Girl for Easter.  We drove down the Wednesday before to attend a behind the scenes view of the Terracotta Warrior display at the Houston Museum of Natural History.  We saw this exhibit when we visited My Girl at Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful guide for the behind the scenes viewing, learned so much more than when we went through it on our own.  Since Our Girl had to work, after Easter we drove up to Chappell Hill for a few days and did some wildflower ...

Happy Easter!  

It's been one of those weeks.  I'm still dealing with memory problems on the computer.  I may have found a work around that prevents the memory from completely filling up. It's not a fix, but it does prevent the computer from crashing. Fingers crossed it continues to keep the computer mostly operational. I'm hoping to get caught up with email and blog reading over the next week.  

On the stitching front, it wasn't a bad week, but I certainly didn't get the sewing time I'd hoped to. 

• 15 minute days/week ...

As we were nearing the end of the first quarter at the beginning of last week, I was thinking about how many quilts I had made already an because it was a good number, I made a bigger push to finish even more quilts. I have recorded a show and tell video and am in the process of editing it now. II will publish it on my Quilt and Color YouTube channel when it is finished in a day or two.

Having computer problems does lead one to spend a lot more time in the sewing room. So it was another pretty good week on that front. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Mar = 28/28 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 87/97 days
• Sucess rate = 100%

My apologies for not getting this post up earlier today.  I've been dealing with some back issues this weekend. Sitting in front of the computer wasn't comfortable at all yesterday.  I slept in this morning because I was feeling a lot better.  So the post is a lot later than I planned.  Stitching time still happened, but not nearly as much as usual.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Mar = 21/21 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 80/80 days
• Success rate = 100%

I'm hoping the back issue is managed for now and ...

The theme is Happy Handful in which we make something small enough to hold in your hand. My Pocket Hugs would work for that. 

Marsha Cooper wanted more information about these, but she may be a no-reply blogger, so I will answer here. It is not a formal organization or anything, so they can be any size, or shape. Pocket Hugs are little things you can make (or buy) to give ...

 This week was Project Quilting Challenge week, with today being the submission date. But since I submitted a quilt earlier in the week, I felt like my "off week" started early, and I have been busy relishing my time off.

I finished a bonus quilt.  I showed both of my quilt finishes in my last two posts.  Then, I worked on making progress on already started quilts. 

 I added some more patches to repair the bunk bed quilt my mother made. counted what still needs to be made for my Lupine and Laughter quilt.

It was one of those winter/spring weeks.  Winter a day, then spring a day, then repeat. My sinuses aren't happy with the wild shifts.  The forecast says we'll have another week of that in our future.  It's definitely made hanging out in the sewing room more attractive. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Mar = 14/14 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 73/73 days
• Success rate = 100%

We've had glimpses of spring this week.  The higher temps have also come with higher chances of severe weather.  It just that time of year here.  But we really need the rain. We had extreme fire danger last month due to the dry conditions.  Fortunately, the recent storms haven't impacted my stitching time over the last week.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Mar = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 66/66 days
• Success rate = 100%

I have chosen background fabrics and finished sewing down the Dresden Plates. I've chosen the backings and bindings for each of the plates, which I needed to piece. 

I still need to decide whether I want to use the sashing fabrics. I thought about appliquing the sashing to the quilts, but that might be a lot of work, so maybe I should just sash two blocks, which will be a ...

We hit the low 80s on Friday and Saturday, but it's supposed to cool off today with a chance of showers. We need the showers, but that's not looking too lightly right now.  Unfortunately the higher temps have meant more pollen so my allergies have been keeping me up at night.  Afternoon naps have been my theme all week, but that didn't keep me from the sewing room.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Feb = 28/28 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 59/59 days
• Success rate = 100%

100 days

Also, an index card is quick to do, even on days when there isn't much time and energy. It also doesn't ...

We are settling into a new rhythm after all the changes earlier this month.  It will likely change again, but probably not for a couple of months.  I'm back to my normal sewing room times which made for a good week on the stitching front.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Feb = 21/21 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 52/52 days
• Success rate = 100%

 There is no project quilting theme this week - the theme is announced every other week. This means there is time to take a break, but the momentum of making the Fire Horse is high, and with the theme being announced the following week, it makes sense to keep the momentum high.

I have been tempted to start lots of quilts. Right now, I am thinking about making a simple sawtooth stars quilt in greens, with an emphasis on teals. I am also thinking about joining a challenge by Reprolover with four patch made with HSTs. I could use the teals ...

We've had a much quieter and less stressful week.  Thank you for all the moral support.  Uncertainty is never fun. I can't say our ducks are all in a row, but we at least know where they all are. My Guy has made some decisions about his path forward, it may just take him a bit to get there.  

It wasn't too hard to stay on track with my planned stitching time this week. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Feb = 14/14 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 45/45 days
• Success rate ...

The rule is to find inspiration from the turn of the year, in the animal, in our hopes and desires for the near future.  I looked up some information about the Chinese zodiac, and decided that I needed to make my horse red, to ward off misfortune and invite blessings.

The Horse ...