Fifth Finish Of The Year

 Fifth finish of the year is this Homespun quilt.

This quilt was also on the Project 52 list.  I started work on it April 18, 2022.  It was number 28 in the line up of Project 52 .

I used a fleece blanket I had purchased at Target and it is a cuddly quilt for sure!

Before it was trimmed and bound.

A Winner

 I was a winner in the 2023 Villa Rosa Blog Hop and I won these five patterns:

Only Hillside Charm was a duplicate!  I'm so excited to figure out fabric for the other four.  (I know, just what I need, more projects!)

I recently changed how I stored my cards thanks to my sister's idea.  I have a really nice Longaberger Baskets recipe card holder.  

So I ordered some alphabet index tabs and sorted all the cards into the holder.  Previously I had the cards in 4X6 photo albums, but I had FIVE albums and had to hunt for the card I wanted.  

Now it's easy peasy to find the one I want.

  

On another note, I do have the Villa Rosa app for tracking my cards.  I now have that up to date with all my cards.  So if I'm out and about, I have what I need at my finger tips. 

Update

 This is an update to the Valentine's Day gifts.  Look at the cute little tags that were attached to the fruit.

Third And Fourth FInish

I have a third and fourth finish for 2023.  

These are Valentine Gifts for my friends Chris and Mary. They both love camping, so these bags use the National Parks fabric from Anderson Design Group.  I love the way they look.

And these are the fun gifts I received from them:

A wonderful fruit bowl.

A decorated box that opens up.

And look at all the candy once it's open.

We've been going out the eat with these friends for Valentines Day for years.  It's such a fun tradition.

Second Finish For 2023

 My second finish for 2023 is a little kitty quilt.  I bought this kit years ago at Prairie Star Quilts and they closed in 2012 so it has aged well in the stash.

Super simple and very fast to make.  Plus it's super cute!

First Finish For 2023

My first finish for 2023 is this Charm Tablemat from Country Threads.  You can find it here. 

I got this already to quilt back in July of 2022 and never got it quilted.  So this past weekend I decided it was time.  It didn't take any time at all to get it done.  Now why did I put it off for so long?  I'm thinking it may be my squirrel syndrome. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Ha!

What am I going to do now?

 What am I going to do now?  A good question.  I've been working on Chilhowie Mystery Quilt.  I have a bunch of the hourglass squares done for Clue 3.  

I have also cut almost all of Clue 4 and bagged the pieces.  So they are ready for me to sit down and sew.  Slow and steady wins the race.  

Just a reminder, the links I have provided to Bonnie's blog will go away soon as she will be taking down those pages and adding the quilt pattern to her shop.  So if you want to get a free copy of the quilt pattern, you had better do it soon!