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No-blog Mary and I did it again .... we got our March binding challenge completed.

This is Mary's quilt and she says "Oh, my stars .  What a big quilt.".  It was a large quilt and she struggled getting it done but a few days of bad weather and she did it! 

The end of February cheated us of a few days when we are used to either 30 or 31 days in a month .... but I got my quilt finished just in the nick of time!

No-blog Mary was ahead of me this month.  My quilt didn't have it's binding on yet and with only two days to go ..... whew got there in the end.

This is Mary's quilt for February:

Now, for March, Mary put her hand in the garbage bag and out came this ...

Well, no-blog Mary and I got 2023 off to a good start ..... but I had to do a bit of prodding to get Mary working on finishing her binding.  Our weather was dull and dreary last month and Mary was affected by the lack of sunshine ..... but she got there in the end and we can close out the month of January with a finished quilt.  Yeah us!

This is Mary's January quilt:

Well, we DID IT!  No-blog Mary and I bound at least one quilt per month for 2022!  A few extra quilts  were slipped in by both of us but mostly we stuck to one per month.  Sometimes, we each waited until the last day of the month to show our quilts and other times, our quilts were done well in advance of the month end deadline.  Still, we got at least 12 quilts done and that is such a beautiful word!  Ahhh, the feeling of success is wonderful!  What a great way to end 2022.

This is Mary's December ...

Only one month left for no-blog Mary and my binding challenge.  It has been a good year so far!

This is Mary's quilt to bind:

The year is running out .... just one more monthly binding challenge for this year.

No-blog Mary and I met our November challenge.

Mary did two small quilts.  She took photos of one but the second one was gifted before she remembered to take a photo.  Mary did say that Xmas gifts will be very easy this year .... a number of her finished quilts, runners, etc. will be gifted.  A win-win, I would say!!

My two quilts got done plus a third one.  Wow, bonus!!!!  Posts will be coming for these two quilts.

Another month gone and no-blog Mary and I each completed our binding challenge.

This is October's by no-blog Mary:

No-blog Mary and I have done it again!  For September, we each have another quilt finished for our binding challenge!

This is Mary's:

My life is quite busy at the moment and will continue for another few more weeks.

Cottage season is winding down and my sister and I are trying to get as much done outside and inside while weather permits.  Our Canadian Thanksgiving is in a few weeks time and that is when we close down the cottage for the season.

The squirrel saga continues.  The cedar seeds have dried up and are now brown in colour.  We keep checking each time we go out to the cottage to see if the squirrel has stored away these seeds.  Come on, squirrel ...

With all that has been happening with my life lately, I forgot to post what quilts were chosen for September.  Between my falling, cousins visiting for our annual cottage get-together and working on the cottage, I forgot to post.  Oh well .....

This quilt is no-blog Mary's and what a beauty it is!  Love the scrappy fabrics.

No-blog Mary and I have chosen our quilts to bind for July.  Half the year is gone already ..... where did it go?  At least we each have quilts to show for our hard work for the first six months of this year.

Her quilt is "It Takes Two"!  What a beauty and she stuck with it and finished the top.  She did substitute some of the blocks.  She informed me that she would make it again but in blues next time.  I started making this pattern, but abandoned it and it will be combined with another UFO just to get ...

Well ..... no-blog Mary and I met our binding challenge again for June!

She finished her monster quilt!  So, so cute!

Me .... I finished my "Xmas Stars" quilt a few days before the deadline!  I've been cutting it close the past two months and I need to change it up for July.  This only took me a day to do as the quilt is not very large.  More on this quilt on another post.

Another month and another quilt got done by no-blog Mary and me for the month of May.  Ah, how lovely it feels to each get another quilt completed and used.  That is what quilt making is all about .... making and keeping/gifting and using it to keep us warm.

This is Mary's quilt:

Well, no-blog Mary and I did it again!  We each completed our April challenge quilt!

This is Mary's quilt:

There are only have a few more days left this month to get the binding done on my April challenge quilt!  This is the home stretch.  After this, there will be a sleeve and a label to add to complete the challenge.

Am I fooling with you today?  Nope, not me!  LOL

No blog-Mary and I have selected our quilts to bind for April.  

This is Mary's quilt.  Gorgeous!

So, month three and no-blog Mary and I have each completed our challenge!  That is three quilts times two (3 x 2) = six quilts done .... except I did one extra, but we won't count that as the challenge is to do one per month!  Bravo to each of us.

This is Mary's quilt.

Well, my friend no-blog Mary and I finished our challenge for February.  Oh my, we are both so happy!

This is Mary's quilt!

January was so good for no-blog Mary and myself that we have selected what quilt we will bind for February.

This is my quilt:

Well, my friend (no-blog Mary) and I have completed the January binding challenge!  Wooo hoooo!

My quilt is bound, label and sleeve on ..... DONE!