Recently, I have been trying my best to catch up with the blocks of the month from Hale Country Quilters. Slowly, but surely, I am getting there! Whew!
I am loving the teal, purple and red combination in each block.
I am going to take a little break before I start the next block. Block 7 has a bunch of small pieces…and I changed the color placement just a little bit…so I need to have my head in the game!
What project are you catching up on this weekend?
To help you relax, I am sharing a sunrise picture over Lake Huron from our recent trip to Mackinaw City, Michigan.
Last week we decided to take a short trip away. Now that we are home I can tell you all about it.
Our first stop was in Williamsburg, Virginia for a night. The flowers and trees were blooming in all there splendid glory.
Next we traveled to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. The weather was perfect.
We drove to Sunset Beach, North Carolina. It seems to be a nice little tourist town.
Our next stop was Ocean City, Maryland. We visited with my sister’s family for Easter…then we headed home to West Virginia. The sunset ended our last day of travel.
When we walked around our yard the next morning, we discovered that the bleeding heart plants were in full bloom.
Hope you have enjoyed my photos from our trip! Where are you planning on traveling to in the near future? I would love to hear from you!
I rarely buy kits, but while we were visiting our son in Colorado my husband picked this one up at Holly’s Quilt Cabin. It is a simple design. The fabric is the “star” of the show. Here it is…ready to put on the quilt frame:
My husband loved the wildlife fabric. It matches several of the decorative elements at the cabin.
I had several fabric finds and leftover pieces to use for a backing. It is pieced and ready, too.
The central piece of fabric has cabins with moose, fishing equipment, etc. The bark looking fabric was another find. I bought both of those fabrics at yard sales for about $1 a yard…new yardage at bargain basement prices.
I bought the small woods motif fabric somewhere in our travels…maybe that same year…maybe not. I have been saving it for this project. The rest of the fabric was leftover from the kit.
Here are some more spring pictures:
I hope you are finding projects to work on and beautiful flowers to admire. Happy spring!
Last year was challenging for many reasons…and wonderful for many reasons, too.
We lost some dear friends and family members.
Now on to the wonderful additions to our family! My son bought a beautiful new home and got engaged on the same day…why not have all the big changes in life at one time? He got married on Veteran’s Day to a wonderful woman. We are glad to welcome her to our family…she doesn’t know what she got herself into…I hope she doesn’t figure that part out…
For the record, I am still working on the bibs that I posted about last year. I need to think about some goals for this year…some things to help me get through to retirement…maybe I should learn how to create a go fund me page!
I will think about my list and get back to you shortly…
Until then, what are your goals for 2022? (When I was graduating from high school in 1984, I couldn’t envision 2000…and here we are 22 years after that!)
It has been a while since I published any good news or patterns. I have been busy creating, sewing, and living life. At the moment, I have time to start writing again and sharing. Be on the look out!