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Today we were sleeping in. I woke around 3 am and couldn't go back to sleep till 6 am. UGH. 

Got up and put the cinnamon rolls in the oven. Then played a few games. I made a cream cheese frosting that turned out really good. Even Patrick liked it and he doesn't care for cream cheese frostings. I thought the cinnamon was too strong. Love making them though. 

Then we went to the Mario Movie today. I really enjoyed it. It was fun to see the different games of Mario combined in this movie. Then stopped at ...

The April number was 4 for the American Patchwork and Quilting UFO challenge.

My number 4 for quilting is the Flutterby quilt.

It does have borders on it, but I can’t find a more recent picture. It was one of the shop hop quilt kits from 2022, so it’s time to get it done.

The piecing goal I have for April is the Curvy Log Cabin.

I took the blocks out and counted them, and it seems I am a block short. I will need to make another before I can join them together.

I have plenty of ...

 Today I was up early compared to what I normally am. I was ready to head out to the presentation. I stopped and got a burger and some tea. I got coffee for Debbie and of course it was the wrong thing AGAIN. She took it back to let them know they gave her the wrong stuff. I even read it off my phone to make sure she got what she wanted. 

We had 6 veterans. One was late. 

Andy Ponder (right), Army, Not sure on the rest -  Ron Lavergne, Navy, Kim Johnson, Air Force, William Morgan, Navy Clarence Matayoshi ...

Yesterday was spent at my shop working on a customer quilt. It's another breast cancer one.

The weekend is here! I didn’t do half of what I needed to do, but I did get groceries bought, did some meal prep, vacuumed, and of course, lots of work on quilting-related stuff.

I got the binding put on my March quilting UFO. I’m quite happy with it.

I’m even happy with the backing.

I like the backing so well I am thinking of ordering another bolt. There are 15 yards on the bolt (I think), and I can see myself using it for many projects. They had the same print with a pink background, but ...

Oh my, the weather is so cold and rainy. We need the rain (a lot) so I'm trying to not complain about it. One good thing about this weather: it is a good incentive to stay inside and sew. I could be cleaning house, but oh well! I am beyond happy with the way my February UFO quilt turned out. It's called Marmalade Cake and the pattern is from the Dessert Roll book by Pam Lintott.

Sometimes I am a goofball. I saw the American Patchwork and Quilting UFO number for March and thought I saw a "1".

My number 11 for quilting in this string quilt:

This one has ...

I mostly don’t remember my dreams, and when I do, they are pretty vague. Occasionally, I have a really vivid dream, and last night I dreamed I had finished piecing my Two-Step quilt. I cut the borders a few days ago, and laid it all on my office chair last night so I would remember to work on it today, and I guess it was on my mind when I went to bed. I was pretty surprised, and a little confused, when I walked into the breakfast area this morning and saw this:

Oh my, it’s cold. This is the third day of temps in the 30’s. I know it gets colder other places, but I live in South Texas, for heaven’s sake. I’m on the couch right now, and the dogs are all over me. Im pretty sure they’re cold too—and they have fur coats! 

The APQS UFO number for February was drawn over the weekend.

The January Number is 3.

Anyway, my number 3 for quilting is the Keyhole quilt.

I finished my December UFO before the year ended…..the Scrappy Trips I started on the 29th.

I like it a lot. I had intentions of donating it or gifting it. Hmmm, maybe I will keep it a little while and rethink that idea. I have made several, and some I have liked, and others not so much. I think I am partial to all the red in this one. I used red for the back, and the same for the binding.

I was reviewing my 2022 UFO list yesterday and noticed I hadn't done anything with the December entry.

Another Scrappy Trips quilt......I have made several because they are great for using up oddball 2-1/2" strips.

 I finally got this top done. 

I took more time with this than I should have…..I was trying to get a border that I was satisfied with, and of course, I wanted it big enough to increase the size. This was a deviation from the original pattern, but you know the saying, “Finished is better than perfect.” And, at this point, I knew I just wanted to get the borders on and move one. It has been moved to the “ready to be quilted” stack, and will most likely go on my 2023 UFO list.

I have a purple ...

I finished the smaller cowboy quilt…..forgot to take pictures, but I was happy to be finished. I will be able to get a picture today if I remember. 

I took some time to review my 2022 goal progress and decided to go ahead and do something with the keyhole quilt. This is where I was:

I couldn’t locate the extra jelly roll pieces for the border….it should look like this:

I found some of the extra pieces, but my quick calculations let me know it wasn’t going to be enough. I decided to just go ahead ...

I've done well this year getting things checked off my 2022 "To Do" List but not so great at finishing things on the "UFO" List.  I have three donation quilts along with the backings and bindings made and ready to be finished.  One is from last year, so it needs to be done first.  I found the cutest little safari animals online last year, traced them onto unbleached muslin, and embroidered them, but that's as far as I got.  That's what happens when I just have to have some handwork to keep busy.  Things end up on ...

Goodbye September. I’m not sure where you went, but October is here now. The APQS UFO number for October:

My number 5 for quilting is Prairie Flowers.

It’s another one that I don’t have a backing for. I also don’t know what I did with the orange fabric I had for the binding, but I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. As for the backing, I think I will go to the quilt shop and treat myself to a nice piece of 108” fabric. 

My number 5 for piecing is the ...

Oh happy day! I got the binding done on Candy Land! 

My August quilting goals was Totally Tulips. 

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the backing fabric I bought for it, and since it matches the border, I didn't want to use something else. I decided to just sub in another quilt that I knew I had backing for, and here is the finish:

This is the Shout It Out pattern, and it made a pretty big quilt considering it only took a layer cake plus some additional yardage. I think it was 63" X 85". 

I'm also got my Sampler Store items finished for the upcoming ...