Hello!

Hello!  How is everyone doing?  Hope all is well with you in your corner of the world. 

I feel I have been pretty unfocused, but as I look back, maybe not as much as I thought.  I finished sewing the top for Gudrun Erla's sew a long, Elvira.  Or as someone in the group named it, Elvirus.  I used my stash of cat fabrics so need to hunt in the stash for some backing fabric.

Elvira/Elvirus

The weather has been nice the past few days (until today) and we've been working in the yard and gardens.  Cleaned the asparagus bed, trimmed the raspberries and cleaning of beds that I didn't get done last Fall.

So we've been enjoying the blooms of the Spring plants.  And rhubarb is coming up!  SPRING!

crocus

crocus

daffodils

Forsythia

Rhubarb

With staying at home, so glad I have the projects that I love to do, quilting and gardening.  How about you?  What are you working on?

Challenge (Update)

I signed up for Sarah's Hands2Comfort Challenge 2020 at Confessions of a Fabric Addict here.  I have followed Sarah's blog for some time but this is the first time I am joining in on her Hands2Comfort Challenge.   There are sponsored charities for this event and you can find those at the link I provided.  Sarah also has fun and fast patterns that she creates for the challenge. 

I joined in on the fun at GE Designs and created "Elvira" quilt.  So I will be donating my quilt to the Challenge.  Both are fun ways to connect with the quilting community and enjoy your passion of making quilts.

I've also been making face masks.  These are the masks I made for my family. 

I'm making more for a local hospital.  I'll show those when I have another batch completed.  Love using my stash for these items.

Whirl Wind

What a whirl wind the past few weeks have been.  Everyone hunkering down, at home, to avoid the COVID-19 virus.  Very scary. 

But as quilters we are prepared for staying at home!  We have our stashes of fabrics, threads, patterns and kits.  Oh the hopes and dreams of this time, without having to go any place.  (Looking  for the positive here.)

I finished a top, Night Sky Sampler 28.  I love the way it turned out.  Jean did such a wonderful job designing this quilt. 

These 2 pictures were my inspiration:

Our next Sampler has been delayed, but I love the look of it also.  

Hope you are well and stay safe.  Take care!

Update

I have an update to my Iowa quilt. 

This quilt pattern is called "Hopping Across Iowa" and it was designed by Diana Beaubien at Pleasant Valley Creations.  I knew I had the pattern somewhere in my quilt room and I just found it!  I was hoping the pattern would have a date on it as it was created for the Shop Hop, but alas, it didn't.  I really wanted to know when I started this quilt. 

So Many Projects

So many projects and so little time.  Not really, it's all a matter how to spend the time we have.  And this past weekend I have been spending it getting caught up on my Sampler Quilt, Night Sky.

Here are a few of the blocks I have completed and still have a number to go.

I'm really excited at how this is coming along.  I have another set of blocks done and 2 more sets cut out and ready to sew.  I know what I'm doing this week, how about you?  What are you working on?

Forgotten

I was going through my pictures checking to see projects that were to the finished line and those that were still just a flimsy and I came across a quilt that I had finished and never really blogged about. 

Texas Tumble Weeds.  The last time I showed it was here when I had completed the inside, before the borders were added.  The borders were added, quilting was done and binding finished.  And here it is!

It's a nice size lap quilt and I really do love this memory.  It was started at a Bonnie Hunter workshop in June of 2018.  Taking this workshop fulfilled a bucket list item for me, taking a class with Bonnie Hunter.  And I owe it all to my friend for telling me about the class and taking it with me.  Thanks Friend!!

A Finish

I have a finish that wasn't on any list such as my UFO list or a Challenge, or the "Dirty Dozen".  The reason this quilt was finished is our local quilt shop was closing and they had a quilting design I wanted for this quilt.

The top has been finished for years, but I couldn't decide on the backing.  The fabrics are from the All Iowa Shop Hop, 2013.  Here is the design I wanted for the quilt.  I wish I had the quilt shop quilt it backwards so you could read it on the back. 

It's windmill blades, the shape of the State of Iowa, and Iowa.  Perfect for this Iowa Shop Hop pattern. And another one is finished!