It will be a busy Easter Sunday here today.
For the first time we are hosting an Easter brunch. I'm quite looking forward to it, as it means creating a different sort of meal than usual....thank goodness for Pinterest!
There was not much time to prepare through the week as I had two custom quilts to work on.
One went fairly quickly and was a lot of fun to work on. It's a baby quilt made by a friend of mine for her first grandchild...due in mid-April. Well, babe had other things on his mind and came early, and thankfully all was well.
The quilt feels very organic and has a lot of movement and energy...love it!
The second quilt was much different and soooo pretty, I love the fabrics! The pattern is MetroScope by Sew Kind of Wonderful...and my friend is calling it Metro Retro!
I tried to remember on this one to take pictures through the quilting process...
The pups have gotten used to their little bed in the studio and are usually keeping me company...
As for my applique....this week I can finally say that the lower border of FlowerGarden is complete! I appliqued the final couple of pieces this morning with my coffee.
Even the teeny circles that I had been dreading that represent the water in the fountain. Not perfect but not bad!
I'd better get in the kitchen and try to get started on my brunch recipes...I'm so looking forward to it, I hope everything works out. There are two recipes I haven't tried before...but my family is familiar with experiments!
Hmmm, now that the FlowerGarden border is complete I think I'll have to spend some time later preparing the next bit of applique. I think it's time I re-visit my Auntie Green's Garden.
I am tempted to just do a bit of stitching on a couple of Life is Beautiful blocks.
I'm inspired by Kathy over at Kathy's Quilts. She is working on her Life is Beautiful this week and has even started to assemble a few blocks. Check it out, and you will also be able to see what others are slow stitching on this Easter Sunday. It's funny, even though this weekend may be busy with family get-togethers, we still find a few minutes for our peaceful past-time!
I'm also linking up with Cynthia over at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh,Scrap!, since my FlowerGarden is scrappy.
Have a wonderful day!
Today we welcome the day of Spring!.....woohoo! Even though we haven't had much of a Winter, it's still so exciting to realise that we'll see the buds on the trees soon, etc. I've seen three robins this week, so it's official!
I wasn't able to celebrate National Quilting Day yesterday, except for a few extra applique stitches in the afternoon, so that's what I plan for this afternoon....some quality sewing time.
This morning I sat with my applique on my FlowerGarden quilt and realised that the pile of prepped pieces has finally dwindled down. None too soon, as I've been itching to switch to something else lately.... it's probably time to get back to my AuntieGreen'sGarden!
I've actually started to wonder about the busy-ness of these borders....but after doing these few bits today I'm back on track.
Have a visit with Kathy's Quilts to see what others are stitching on on this first day of Spring!
I don't quite know how it happened but I've fallen a bit behind in my 365 Quilt Challenge blocks.
I felt so behind that yesterday I considered letting this project go....
.....but then I took a bit of time at the end of my day to do a bit of sewing and realised I still love these little blocks.
I like the little Scottie block, but it took me a few minutes to realise why it didn't look like the instructions. I did figure it out but it'll stay as-is. In the grand scope of this project, little oopsies will just blend in with the crowd!
I only have half of the centre medallion sewn, but that's ok, I'll get to the rest of it when I feel like it...
So, I am glad that I took a bit of time yesterday to do these blocks....it really won't take much to catch up and it's shown me that I do still like this project.
I'm also a little behind on my Quilty365/Day in my Life.
Here's a reminder of my quilt so far...
I have to admit that I even wondered lately if I can keep this up for a year. I will though because I still love seeing this quilt grow month to month. I know I will very much like this quilt when it's done.
So I have prepped the blocks I need to get me caught up...
I'll take these to my monthly applique group this afternoon to stitch on....that's if I go. I have a sicko at home today, so I may have to pass on the outing.
When I picked a fabric for March 14th, I was really hoping to find something to represent "Pi day".... I knew I didn't have any novelty fabric with "pie" on it, but I did think this one was kinda geometric looking...
I liked finding the ladybug fabric also, since they seem to be coming out of hibernation lately!
Seems like it will be another dreary day...hopefully you can sit back and do some stitching, perfect day for it!
