Sort Of A Mini Retreat

I had a sort of a Mini Retreat last week.  I was cat sitting for my son and set up the card table so I could sew. 

 I did sew on the machine a couple of days.  I also had some hand quilting I had been doing and I finished that project also.  I'll have more on that one later as I have the binding cut and pressed.  I just need to trim the quilt and sew it on!

Sixth Finish Of The Year

 My sixth finish of the year is "Simply Posies".  It is a sampler quilt that Jean Kritenbrink designed.  She has designed other quilts and table toppers.  You can check it out at the link I shared.  I don't think this pattern is on the page, but you can message her to see if she can send it to you.

I took this class in 2015 and stalled out at putting the last border on.  I don't know why those long borders do that to me.  I have a couple of more quilts at that point that I would love to complete this year.  And this is the year it's going to happen!

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!