Everything is blooming yellow here in West Virginia.
Well, not everything is yellow…
What is blooming in your yard?
Later, Lorrie
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Spring Things
Month: March 2022
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Basted and Ready
I meant to post this yesterday, but my motivation got lost along the way. Oh, well, it gave me something to do today!
This is block 11 of 12 for my dresden crumb block quilt.
I pieced this block last week. It was not a total success, but it was not an epic failure either! I thought I could piece this using shapes cut with an accuquilt die. You will notice that it is no quite square. I wish I could blame it on something…drunk quilting, maybe…but I can’t.
This is what I have learned about basting. Sometimes the prep work is well worth the time it takes to get it done. Thread basting is much less painful than pinning with applique pins. It is also quicker and easier than glue basting…no glue to wash out later.
Have you basted or appliqued anything recently?
Later, Lorrie
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Spring has sprung
I have been waiting for the time change. More daylight during my waking hours!! Hallelujah! The birds are singing. The spring flowers are starting to pop.
I know it is not officially spring yet…but it’s on the way.
What are you enjoying about pre-spring?
Later, Lorrie
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Big Block Update
I wrote a blog about my big block quilt pattern rewrite here...over a year ago.
This quilt only takes nine big blocks…only nine! This weekend, I pieced block number 8…wahoo! ONLY one more to go!
Needless to say, these blocks take about 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours each to assemble.
I was running low on some of the fabrics, so I did what my pioneer ancestors would have done. I pieces the scraps to make the blocks that I needed.
This quilt is going to be big!
What project have you “restarted” recently?
Later,
Lorrie
I was hoping that the RSC color for the month of March would be green. Not my lucky month. The color for March is yellow/ gold…hopefully, that is what I will find at the end of the rainbow!
My scrap collection does not have much yellow/gold. So I dug in the tubs of yardage to find more…still lame. I seem to have a lot of solids.
Look what I found mixed in with the scraps!
Hopefully, I will be able to get as many blocks as I have for the past two colors. We shall see!
How much do you have in your yellow scrap bin?
Later,
Lorrie
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Hope Springs Eternal
This time of the year drives me crazy. I want to dig in the garden and play in the dirt, but I know in my heart that it is too early. If I uncover those tender plants, they could freeze. I am fairly certain that the groundhog was wrong about an early spring.
The time change is next week. I am eagerly anticipating the change…more daylight for being outside in the evenings!
My husband saw the first robin in our yard on February 8th, a good two full weeks early. Spring is coming…hope Springs eternal.
What signs of spring are you seeing?
Later,
Lorrie
I am revisiting my resolutions that I made in January…for better or worse.
- Finish a quilt top every month…didn’t happen this month.
- Post to blog twice a week…almost…I posted three times one week and 1 time the week before. I am counting that as on track, because it averages out to twice a week.
- Sew 80% of the year…still on track for this.
- Read to self…one book a month…more like half a book this month.
- Read aloud twice a week…we are crushing this goal. This is much better than the crap that is on TV. We just finished an Agatha Christy mystery. Now we are reading John Jakes.
February is teal/aqua for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. This month I made several blocks.
Remember, I said that I was not the only maker. My DH made this for one of my sister’s co-workers, who just lost her 30 something son unexpectedly. Tragic. He graphed out a poem that she had written and added butterflies from another pattern. He is amazing.
How are your resolutions shaping up this month? or for the year so far?
Later,
Lorrie
