Hooray, at least until tomorrow, I am caught up with the tiny Tuesday blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge. The delay was mostly fear of applique with the melon. It wasn't so bad. Perhaps by the end of this sampler, I won't think twice about it.
Look who has joined our family. Our new healthy Grandson, Everett Michael. He is a beautiful little guy. Grandpa approved. He has all his fingers and toes and a cute little nose.
As part of the rainbow scrap challenge, we are doing a tiny tuesday sampler. Every Tuesday, a new block is offered in the color of the month. This is a block from February that I just finished. yes, I am a little behind. The blocks finish at 4 1/2, so it isn't hard to catch up to date, which I will probably think until I am way behind.
The parts for this block were very small, but so cute. I am not a very accurate tiny block piecer, I guess.
The color for March rainbow scrap challenge is green. I hope the leprechauns bring spring soon. Our temperatures have been in the single digits, but the sky looks more like Spring everyday.
I need 2 green crayons for the crayon quilt, I made the lighter version first, and, then decided I needed to get busy with the crayon points. They were not as difficult as I had thought.
This quilt is so simple in construction but makes me smile every time I work on it. It must be subconscious happy crayon memories.
The Lake County Women's Coalition celebrated Women's History Month on Saturday. Honorees were "visionary women of Lake County." AAUW honored Ethel Untermyer, who began the Lake County Forest Preserve District. Zion Woman's Club honored Olive Lind who began Zion-Benton Children's Services. Jessica Michna portrayed Golda Meir.
I donated Bow Ties to the silent auction and two tote bags with books to the raffle. Ethel's daughter was the high bidder for the quilt. I bought $40 in raffle tickets and won three gift cards (total $100) and a ceramic bird bath.
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My goal for yesterday's sewing was to get through at least one of my Rainbow Scrap projects for March's greens. First, I went to work on the two Charm Stars blocks. These are rather labor intensive and each block takes over an hour to make. When I was nearly to the end of my sewing day I had them finished. This one:
My goal for yesterday's sewing was to get through at least one of my Rainbow Scrap projects for March's greens. First, I went to work on the two Charm Stars blocks. These are rather labor intensive and each block takes over an hour to make. When I was nearly to the end of my sewing day I had them finished. This one:
Recently, my computer mouse and I have been at odds. I think I am in charge, and he thinks otherwise. I have a little finger tremble, and I am going places I didn't plan. Recently, I deleted comments unintentionally. The delete button is right next to the publish button, and I am thinking publish, and, the stupid mouse is thinking go further to the delete button. I am so sorry and sad. Is there a way to get them back on blogger. sigh..... Oh and the keyboard thinks I can't spell.
I am so relieved and excited to ...
It was a cold day yesterday, but temperatures warmed up enough to melt most of the snow away. It would be good if it would stay away now until next winter. I'm ready for spring. How about you?
Mike and I made a brief run into town. Because of the snow, neither our trash nor our recycling was picked up this week, which was fairly ridiculous. The roads to our trash can were plowed, so WTF? Anyway...we took our recycling into the depot in town to make way for more over the next two weeks. As for the ...
It was a cold day yesterday, but temperatures warmed up enough to melt most of the snow away. It would be good if it would stay away now until next winter. I'm ready for spring. How about you?
Mike and I made a brief run into town. Because of the snow, neither our trash nor our recycling was picked up this week, which was fairly ridiculous. The roads to our trash can were plowed, so WTF? Anyway...we took our recycling into the depot in town to make way for more over the next two weeks. As for the ...
We had a little hiccup at our house. We made an emergency room visit for my hubby with a wild heartbeat. He spent the night in the hospital and I haven't really felt normal. He's done this before and it went fine, but there is always the worry.
For March one monthly goal, I would like to add the borders, quilt and bind the Denise Schmidt version of Grand Illusion, a quiltville mystery quilt. I have the grand illusion done in the colors that Bonnie gave us, but, I made 2 at the same time. I doubt that ...
Birch trees quilt is growing. I have been adding the different colors, row by row. I am really being somewhat random.
I really like making these letters. It seems quick and then there is the fun of a quick success.
I like that all the letters require pretty much the same size of strip, so I can just cut a 1 1/2 in strip and a 2/12 inch strip and pretty much make everything from there.
Most of this week was spent working on other people's quilt. So I didn't get a lot of sewing done.
