Has Time Flown By

Yes the last time I wrote it was way back in the Fall. I have been busy with this or that. If I can remember all that I have done. I know the most important thing was DGD-Zoey was born in December. We finished our Round Robins and had a nice party to show them all off. I have also made a Fair Quilt (on the right) for this years Lamoille Country Fair the end of the this month, I have quilted a few quilts on my long arm-some for me and a couple for my mom, the LWC-Lamoille Woman's Club-sewing group made 37 adult cover ups (large bibs), we have also been working on cool ties for the troops over seas. We Made the Chair Quilt for Bright Path (adult day-care) for their Sitting Pretty Auction---it was auctioned for $75.

I should have more to say but like I said I have been busy---selling tickets for the quilt, working with the CIP for the LWC, doing all the driving for DH and my mom, chasing after the cat when he gets out and today I fertilized the front and back lawns---we have over a 1/4 acre and probably did some of the golf course lawn also.

Well that is all I can think of right now.

Computers are confusing

Where is my son when I need him---well he is in Las Vegas---but I figured it out.

I have spent the weekend sewing which I haven't done for awhile. I think we are all moved in, still need to put some stuff away here and there. Spring is trying to show up as the daffodils have already bloomed and the tulips are just starting with the bushes showing signs of new growth. So with most of the stuff done and the garage sale over I can get back to sewing. I wanted to make a wall hanging for our bedroom and went out over the weekend to a fabric store that is closing and bought what I needed plus extra for 30% off. Well in two afternoons I made a 9-block wall hanging with the Fractured Crystal's pattern by Linda Ballard. I am waiting to quilt it as I need to see the fair quilt for the LWC as I liked the quilting and want to try the same on mine. I have also finished the 3rd round of the Round Robin that I talked about in the last message---of course I can't show it as I don't know if any of the ladies look at my blog!

A New Adventure

I have taken on a new adventure in my sewing as I have never done a Round Robin. Well a few weeks back one of the ladies in our sewing group brought in a panel of fabric with pictures of fabric buying/stashing and such. There were 12 different pictures on this piece and so we each picked a piece. Now some were small and other are quite large---I picked out one on the small size. We have 2 groups of 6 ladies each and we are to add to our own by April 1st as we put them in brown bags and someone in our group will do the next round---we will not see our starting center until sometime in December. We will have 3 to 4 weeks in the beginning and then up to 5 to 6 weeks as they get bigger. So what did I do to mine well I added a colorful checked fabric and those corner blocks are 1 1/2" square to match the quilt on the chair behind the lady. Each piece of the blocks is only 1/2" and the blades of the stars are paper pieced---I got up one morning at 2 AM and drew 16-1/2" blocks on paper to make them. I have added a yard minus the inch stripe to make the blocks of the pink fabric to go with the block, they will have the option to use it. Oh yeah we have to write in a journal things about the block and in each that we work on.

This will be interesting as to how they will turn out. One thing was we can't talk/discuss what we are doing to anyone in our own group----as I said there are 2 groups and I am in Group "2"---so I can talk to only those in group "1" if I need suggestions. So in Nine months we will see what I get back.