It's National Quilting Day

 Today is National Quilting Day, whether quilting,enjoying a quilt show,or showing off your finishes as well as quilts in progress,it's a day to celebrate quilts,I've just gotten back into quilting a few years ago & managed to finish a few in the last two years this is a wonky log cabin block with a keyboard border I made for a Rainbow Scrap Challenge 

I had a lot of Americana fabrics left from when I use to make dolls & made this take five blocks quilt

last year I decided I wanted to make a Fall rag quilt,all fabrics were from my stash

my last finish was a week ago,I wanted a cottagee look & had just enough fabrics from other projects to pull this quilt together,I did the take five block on this one as well 

each of these quilts come out to around a 56X 60, the perfect lap size for snuggling,I have plans for my first full size quilt coming up soon,there's a few UFOs flying around that will turn into a

*chicken quilt

*red/white large stars quilt

*little houses quilt

Quilt in progress 

 4"blocks for a yearly Rainbow Scrap Challenge  that I participate in over at So Scrappy ,I'm doing a color wash theme with my blocks this year

when things settle down🤣yes that's a funny thought,this is my very first quilt I made with my Aunt over 15 years ago waiting to be quilted,she taught me to quilt old school on her 100 yr old quilting frame,shed always told me do it right  which ment by hand,many have told me to just run it through the machine but I said I would & I will,it's been on my heart to finish it up & hoping to get to it as soon as possible,I have no idea what the block is called ,I think she made it up but she if anybody knows if there's a name for this old block I'd luv to know

 

Happy Saint Patty's Day

 did you wear green today? my Grace & me are still enjoying Sadie's company,getting theses two to cooperate for a photo shoot was a hoot,seems like I clicked that camera 50 times🤣

I stopped by JoAnns this morning & patterns are on sale,but I did good! walked out with only 3! yea at $1.99 I still can't believe it either 😄got a pretty grey print flannel for backing on an upcoming quilt,do you remember when your grandmother made simple square blocks sewn together & tied a yarn knot in the middle of each square? I'm under the illusion I'm going to whip this up & sleep under it this weekend😄oh well more on that later, wishing you a great weekend of happy sewing!

From Clouds To SunSets

early morning started  out with beautiful cloud formations & ending with a beautiful sunset

Grace & her spend a night buddy spent the morning playing & wrestling

I got a few flower seeds started for Spring,I'd seen where you plants seeds in a milk jug & thought I'd give it a try,as flowers start to come out in our local nursery I'll buy ready to plant flowers as well,I just like to play in the dirt & try different ways to grow things,last week I planted a few rows of corn & sunflowers

   seeds are planted watered & jugs are taped back together,now we wait !

Bachelor Button Blue Boys

Holly Hocks

Zinnias California Giants

Zinnias Thumbelina

Purple Cornflower

Carrots

In the next few days I'll plant the rest of the seeds in seeding pots,plant seeds I saved from last year,make plans for the flower beds& get ready for Spring

Robes & Spend The Nights

 Another UFO marked off today,I knew this fabric would be warm & snuggly but didn't realize it'd be bulky & try my soul😄 a quick hem in the morning & I'll be ready for the cold front that's coming in this weekend

friends of mine have a beautiful chocolate lab Sadie whom I take care of when they have to go outta town,my fur baby Grace luvs when Sadie comes for a visit,when they pull all the toys out it looks like a doggie daycare over here😄

GRACE

SADIE

A Quilt Finish & A Park Run

 I started this quilt back last year for no rhyme or reason,no contest just because I wanted something cottagee & had enough fabrics left over from other projects,my fur baby Grace always takes claim to the new quilts,she literally was determined to snuggle under it beside me while I was finishing up sewing the binding lol 

I tried to do a photo shoot outside but the backyard is a mess right now with all the rain,as soon as I try to arrange it on the couch she burrows under it ,when I say Grace what are you doing she pops out like "what?"😄

now maybe I can finish my little houses quilt,excuse me Grace's little house quilt😄can you guess where she is when I'm seeing the quilt tops together? I'll give you a hint under the sewing machine lol I'm hoping to finish up some UFO'S this week ,if they don't touch the floor she's content watching out the window for the neighbors cat to walk by😄

I've been sick these past few weeks & we both were getting stir crazy but I managed to take her to the park yesterday

spite this crazy cold front that's came through Spring is definitely in the air 

How Many Blocks?

three months into the Rainbow Scrappy Quilt challenge,there's always plans of big big blocks ,so far that's only happened once lol I'm still sewing together last year's quilt those big blocks turned into little houses lol,the color wash method grabbed my attention ,cute, interesting but no no no I'm making big blocks ,one a month I say!🤣needless to say I've been making 4" blocks for the last 3 months lol! guestimating for a lap size of around. 56x66 I'll need roughly 304 blocks

Greens for March with 27 in

Pinks for February with 21 in

Blues for January with 23 in

I have a feeling this will be a project that won't look right till the end or will it? LoL meanwhile I think I'll catch up on a few more blues & pinks & getting sewing projects finished & be ready for next months new color

Things Are Looking A Little Greener

 

I've managed to squeak out a few green blocks,it's slow going but it's getting there

the weather here has been extremely warm,a few days ago I was able to get a few glorious shots of my niece's back yard,Spring is definitely here