Received two quilts back from the quilter - yay!

 It is better than Christmas to receive your quilts back.  I love the surprise of how she quilts them!

April 350 Blocks Project

  I am participating in the 350 blocks challenge by Prairie Moon again this year.  

I didn't get a post in March, sorry.  I completed 12 blocks though:  

8 Buggy Barn Flower blocks

4 Buggy Barn Birdhouse blocks

April blocks made:  69

Total YTD:  313

5 Sunflower blocks

15 Windmill blocks

22 Windmill border blocks

6 Watering can blocks

18 Kaleidoscope Bloom blocks

1 Flower Pot block

2 blocks for Christmas borders assembly

Quilt Shopping...

 We ran to the next state for an overnighter to buy race car tires and drove right past a QUILT SHOP!!!  

This is what I came home with...

A panel of super cute houses as well as some fabrics to go with it.  I generally don't purchase panels, but I LOVED IT!

The next week I went to a teacher training upstate and went to the Cornwagon Quilt Shop.  I came home with these.  I have no idea what they will become, but I love them.

Christmas Row Quilt just needs a border - yay!

My next post will be all about the wonderful retreat I attended this week.  Here are a couple of the Sunflower blocks I made for the drawing.  No, I didn't win.

Here is the status of my Windmill Quilt before retreat.  Stay tuned for what I came home with.

I took my daughter-in-law out for her birthday last weekend.  They are living in the basement of an elderly couple who they take care of.  The lady upstairs loves to read, and brings the books downstairs when she is done.  I recognized several great titles and decided to take photos with the idea that I needed to read some of the ones I have not yet.  She has good taste in books.

We went for a little hike the other day with family and discovered some hidden gems in our back yard desert including a secret garden, Indian artifacts, a hidden arch, and a skinny little slot my nieces and nephew managed to squeeze through.

Dabbling in a few things

 I guess you could say I've been sewing in whatever direction the wind blows.  Whatever caught my eye this week is what I sewed.

It was determined that Santa needed a mustache.

Reindeer legs are cut and one set is assembled.

Sand Dollar has begun some assembly.  The circles still need to be blanket stitched on.

10 birds came to life in a new project I started called "For the Birds".  It is a Buggy Barn pattern I am doing with a friend.  We only work on it together a couple of days a month.  We have also cut out watering cans, flowers, and birdhouses to go with the feathered friends.  We plan to put a bicycle on the back of the quilt.  It is pretty fun.

No To Do Tuesday goals this week.  We have a dirt bike/motorcycle overnight trip planned for this coming weekend with the whole family.  Well, it is snowing pretty good outside at the moment, so we shall see how the weather looks in a few days.

I wish you all happy sew days ahead!!

Linking up with:

Design Wall Monday

Monday Making

BOM's Away

FNSI

Before moving into my quilty week, I wanted to post a   link to information about temples .  Some Chooky group friends asked me some questions at our last gathering, and I wanted to share the official church info with them.  I love the videos and photos inside the temple.

Oh, and I forgot to post a photo from the wedding.  I really liked these:

I sewed alone on Friday afternoon but with a friend most of the day Saturday.  We got all of our Sand Dollar blocks pieced an trimmed.  Now for the center circle applique'.  They get cute once the center is on them. The idea of appliqueing 88 circles is a little daunting.  These blocks finish at 5 1/2".

One Monthly Goal Update:

I also got really close to done on my Christmas Row Quilt.  All it needs is blanket stitch applique on the truck, legs on the reindeer, and a border.  The tree section was completely done improv style.  

PHD Update:

No new starts, no finishes for 2022, but Masterpiece is ready to be quilted and Christmas Row Quilt is nearly there.

Linking up today with:

Wendy @ Sugar Lane Designs - FNSI

Kate's 15 Minutes - Still at 100% for 2022

Lay out decided for Christmas Quilt

I got Mr. Nutcracker pretty much put together except for the blanket stitch applique' I need to do around his applique' parts.  I love him and think he will really add to this quilt.  His designer is Amy Warner of sewincrediblycrazy.

I also assembled three rows together and decided the layout.  This quilt is well on its way to a finish.

Here are before and after shots to show my Gingerbread embroidery progress this month.  It is getting pretty close.

Linking up today with:

Off the Wall Friday

Beauties Pageant

Friday Foto Fun

Finished or Not Friday

Peacock Party