Saturday, March 26, 2016

Easter Weekend Wrap-up



How can it be the last Saturday in purple already? Yikes....  must find time to sew more purple until the end of the month!

I did add one more house block to the pile this week - total of 4 this month. Oops... guess I did a purple one back in January on the blue month!


And the 7 more birds in the air blocks that I needed. 17 made this month in purple.

I also made progress with the 1857 appliqué blocks.... I have 5 of them appliquéd now.... but need to add the peels to the last 3 blocks.


Head on over to see what the other RSC projects are looking like on Saturday and Oh Scrap on Easter Sunday.

My hand stitching for Slow stitching Sunday with Kathy's Quilts will be adding some peels to those appliqué blocks and starting to add a yellow round to my hand pieced 2 inch trip around the world quilt.

I marked 68 of those tiny yellow squares last night for hand stitching. I finished up the last row of purple this week and decided to go with the alternate yellow color for the next round!



Greg has taken the kids to Grandma's today. I have errands to run and a house to clean (with a little sewing time this afternoon I hope!). Tomorrow will be Easter lunch with Grandpa A, Grandma H and probably a bowling friend T who has no family in the area. Yes Mom, the one I took to the ER last Thursday. The kids reminded me today I needed to get their Easter baskets out so the Easter bunny can fill them tomorrow after leaving an Easter Egg hunt for them through the house. Greg is trying to convince them bunnies don't go out in the rain...... I don't think they are buying that one!
Off to run errands so I can get everything done.... so I can SEW!!!!

21 comments:

scraphappy said...

So many holiday happenings! Hope there is sewing time soon. Great purple profess so far though.

Marly said...

You've got so much to do with all your sewing projects and housework today. Keep some energy for tomorrow!

Marly said...

I forgot to say that I love your houses. That's going to be a fun quilt.

gayle said...

I agree with Marly - that house quilt will be such fun!
And I'm also hoping you manage to get some sewing time in. Good luck!

LA Paylor said...

the houses are awesome!! love
LeeAnna

The Joyful Quilter said...

Lots of PURPLE goodness going on at your house... in spite of the new job!! Here's hoping that it's going well.

canuckquilter said...

Lots of pretty purple progress! Your applique project is going to be gorgeous. Have a Happy Easter. I hope the Easter Bunny remembers a little chocolate something for his helper :)

Peggyinno said...

You've been a busy girl!! I love the birds in the air blocks! Hope you find time to relax and sew!

PaulaB quilts said...

When I first saw your appliqué blocks laid out I thought it was a Japanese kimono. It has a definite Japanese feel to it, simple and lovely. Congrats on getting your other purples done. Happy Easter!

Karen said...

Oh so many pretty purple blocks. Of course I love your birds in the air blocks. House blocks are fun to make. I hope th Easter bunny stops at your house.

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Wow, you are one busy lady! Very nice blocks in all your projects.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

So many pretty purple blocks. Thanks for sharing them with Oh Scrap! Happy Easter!!

Jennifer said...

OMG, you have been so busy. Love the houses and the birds in the air.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I especially love your Birds in thr Air blocks! So pretty in purple!

Quilter Kathy said...

Such beautiful purpleness going on there!
Enjoy your hand stitching today... and chocolate of course!

Kate said...

Lots of pretty purples. The applique blocks are gorgeous! Hope you got all your errands done and were able to work in a bit of stitching.

Sarah said...

Lots of lovely purple going on! And love those applique blocks!

Unknown said...

Oh those birds in the air blocks are just lovely!! I will have to add those to my ever growing "to-do" list. :)

Sheila said...

So much purple fun at your house! Love those happy houses. Hope the filled Easter baskets were a success :D

Stephie said...

What a great set of projects you have to keep you busy! Your appliqué blocks are fantastic and your trip around the world is giving me itchy fingers, ha! :)

Mystic Quilter said...

You're another quilter with lots of projects on the go, still loving
the Birds in the Air!