Sunday

 It feels like Saturday was spent in the car. Probably because a lot of it was! Emily drove me over to her horse lesson and since they didn't even get on the horses until 11:30 (for their 11 lesson) we were running a little late. Something about 3 baby mini goats at the barn that took a liking to Kyra. 

The girls decided to ride bareback (no saddle or stirrups). Emily went with Goody instead of Doc as he can be a little unpredictable. The girl turns Sweet 16 tomorrow! She has a very busy week. Testing and late nights. Symphonic band late Monday. She made the All County HS band so practice is 5:30-8:30PM Tuesday and Wednesday across town and then all day Thursday together for the concert Thursday night. She informed us we'll celebrate next Saturday! I will plan steak fajitas for her birthday meal Monday at her request.

After a late lunch, hubby and I headed to The Villages Hospital to visit my FIL. He was much the same as Friday when he landed there. They are treating the UTI infection and will work on strength. We will head over in a few hours to check in and see what the doctors are saying. The hospital is a good 50 minutes from us.

I decided to lay out the 2 rows of QAYG hexagons I have been hand piecing. The first column is mostly attached, I just need to stitch the bottom set of 8 to the top. The second column is in sets of 4 except the purple and brown which are sets of 2. I was too lazy to grab the bag out of the car last night to work on while watching the Florida Gaters in the tournament. I hope to get a few of these connected during the game Monday night.

I'm a little late, but trying to clear the garden area up so we can try and plant a few things to grow for veggies. We will see.  It is Florida and pretty hot down here already (90's).

Linking up with the Slow Sunday Stitchers.

Progress

 I have a stack of these granny squares in a box and I have slowly been adding the grey border around some. Another one into the grey round added pile.

The brown hexagons got stitched and into sets of two. I just need to get these stitched together and then I'll start assembling my row of them for the next column. This is the second column of 4 that I am adding to the existing quilt.

I have the yellows and 2 of the green peels added to this bead block. I am using needle turned applique for them. There is something soothing about needle turned applique. I'm using my silk blender threads for the colors and a matching green Gutterman on the green peels.

These are the 3 that I did last year. I see I need to select a red and prep another red block so I have 2 of them, I'll also select another yellow while I am cutting so I have 2 of yellow as well. I envision 16 of these blocks to make a wall hanging - so I need 2 each of 8 colors.
Note to self, pink, purple, blue, teal, bright green, yellow, orange, red. Light and dark of each color if I can or brights. Mix up in the 4x4 quilt. Maybe a green peel border? 

I hope to get a little red play time in this evening. 

****Edited for a Saturday RSC link up.

It turned out after work (a little before 3PM) we got a phone call from the first alert company that has the wrist band on my FIL. He tried to get up and could not from his recliner (too weak) so he pressed the button. They sent the paramedics and called us. We waited an hour for the kids to get home from school and for the ambulance to get him to the hospital ER. Then headed over to the ER. UTI and very weak. We just saw him Wednesday when we took him to his eye appointment. They admitted him and started asking him about assisted living and we also gave the option of moving in with us. He was in the ER in January for the same issue. Sigh. He lives alone about 45 minutes from us. I see lots of driving to the hospital/reab in the next few weeks. Greg's medicine is making his head fuzzy, so I've been tapped to drive him the last two times. Thank goodness for a very flexible workplace for me! 

April fools stitching

 It appears I was in a hand work mode yesterday. Unfortunately, the special elections were not my district in Florida.

I added the grey surround on these two while waiting on my 20 minutes to stretch the sourdough bread. I let it double overnight and then formed it into my loaf pan this morning. It took another few hours to rise and I have it in the oven now baking. I logged off work as I was tapped to drive my FIL to his Dr appointment today. (Standard eye doctor appt as he has missed a year from being in rehab) Greg's head is feeling wonky. I had offered and he took me up on it this time. I'll work tomorrow morning at work to make up the hours. 

I had time at my lunch to stitch a few of these purple hexagons and then finished them off after work and got them into a twosie. I also got one of the 3 browns done. 

Then I opened the baggie with the string of bead blocks and the yellow had one peel attached. I added the other two and have the third one pinned, before I needed to make dinner and then pick up Emily from flag practice. It appears they are now prepping for a fun show the end of the month, so instead of 7:15 they only practice until 6 and then fold the floors for a 6:15 pick up. I have more of these bead blocks prepped - light and dark blue, light and dark pink and this yellow. I have one red completed and a light and dark purple. I believe I was planning 2 of each color and the outer 4 peels will be a consistent green. The four middle petals change to the color of the month. I saw this pattern back in the 1990's and loved it in purple and green. It only took me 30 years to finally give it a try! 

Dinners so far this week. Monday was eggroll in a bowl using some hot italian sausage and the leftover cabbage I had in the crisper. Tuesday was Crispy Parmesean baked Chicken and veggies. Aidan mentioned the shrimp in the freezer, so tonight I'll grill those up with various veggies and maybe some sweet potato fries. 

Spring 2025 UFO list

Well, no finishes happened in the Winter 2025 quarter. Something about Covid with no energy for a month, colds and busy children. I did get to have 2 weekends at the beach though - valentines weekend with my sister and this past weekend with my daughter. I also had a weekend with my son in St. Pete for the Indy car races.  Do I feel bad leaving my hubby and son home.... nope! I will drag them all to the beach at some point this year though.

The list of UFO's -

 1.) I know I have at least one more cut somewhere to fill that open spot for a 7x6 setting. *** found the parts in a baggie!  These are hand pieced.... and might need a little fixing along the way on some of those middle joins. Just ordered some kona solids for an alternate block for these to become a quilt. From Inklingo lemoyne stars. Might need to order more since I am using that bolt for a few things! The blocks are 4.5 inches.

 

2.)  I think it's a 6.5 inch cut center of greys and 2.5 inch strips. Finishes 10 inches. 

3.) Midget Applique quilt from Sentimental Stitches. I need to add more flowers and leaves and the vines... and the last border. Hand pieced and hand appliqued. Started January 2015 as a car line project. One block a week.

4.) triangle pyramids. started June 2024.

5.) 2024 RSC - Arkansas Traveller Quilt.

Progressed to a top in the winter quarter 2025.

6.) Midget block collection - I started these in Vermont in 2010! I have a light blue for sashing.

7.) Birds in the Air block collection - counted and needed 27 more blocks made for the size I wanted. I believe I have made 20 of those 27 in Winter 2025 quarter. Progress.

8.) Erin's Butterfly - I made the wings in 2021.  Need to add one more set of wings... thinking 9 is a nice number?

9.) mostly cut out and some 9 patches are made. Hehe... from the first quilting book I had and made a quilt from. Introduction to Quilting 101 - the basics by Sharon Hultgren. I think this was Sunrise Surprise! The four patch from this book is at my Mom's hanging over a crib still!

10.) I forgot I had this. It is a cute birdhouse wall hanging but is foundation pieced, which I dislike. Maybe I can deal with it enough to get this done? Or rework it?

11,) This is a kit I purchased mid-90s - butterfly's. I think all the parts are there and I did start arranging them.

12.) Quilters Patch. A sew along that I completely did not meet my goals on in 2022. One block is done.

13.) Scrappy Flowering Snowball - I started cutting these with my accuquilt from scraps with the color of the month in 2020. I think it is time to start stitching them together. I see I need some orange added and purple and lots of lights! I have been searching for these and they seem to be playing hide and seek. I have yet to find them!

 

14.) Bittersweet Briar - pattern in Kim Deihl's book and kit of fabric.

15) Brimfield Awakening EPP. I did start this and have the first fabric thread basted in purple!

16.) Bonnie Hunter Mystery - On Ringo Lake - maybe step #2?

17) Bonnie Hunter Mystery - Grassy Creek (2020) Think I am on step #4.

18.) 30's log cabin tulip quilt.

Quilt Tops: 

 19) Ella Maria Deacon Blocks. Hand pieced, machine stitched together into a top. Patterns from Sentimental Stitches.

 I need to measure and see if it is happy with it's size or now. All my quilts seem to have a mind of their own!

20) Vermont Quilt Festival Booth Hop from either 2008 or 2009.  it is 71x71.

21.) Y2K Joann's BOM - quilt top

22.) 1857 Quilt Along Top - This one is in the hoop for hand quilting as of December 2024.

23.) Spring Hexagons - not sure if this wants to be bigger or not.... 

24.) Triple Irish Chain - green. 80x80 I think. I did find both fabrics extra with it... Might need a green or cream border first or both... Made in the early 2000's. circular feathers in open spaces.

25.) Harmony - hand pieced project started March 2021-

2/5/24 it is a top!

26.) Hexagon flowers on a black background. These are a stack of blocks I hand pieced a few years ago then hand appliqued to the black background a couple years after that!  

Slow Sunday and TSC

 

These ladies were the inspiration for the song lyrics challenge this month. I had found various yellows and was sewing them together earlier this month with the thought of  'You are my Sunshine' running through my head. After a weekend at winter guard as a chaperone and hearing their routine song of 'Stand by me' (over and over again!) I decided to go with that instead.

Notice the umbrella's in their routine. They also did 2 flag colors and riffles.

I made this placemat. Not the prettiest, but it sure did use a bunch of scraps hanging around!

I pulled this pretty for the backing from my mystery box of fabric. 

After two very long days (Thursday and Friday) Saturday was a walk on the beach and relax day. Em was exhausted, and took a good 3 hour nap in the afternoon. I had the balcony window open and enjoyed the sound of the waves, watching the water and stitching. These sets of 2 became sets of 4. Now to sew them into their column to add to the big quilt!

Linking up with Joy and the Table Scraps Challenge and Kathy with the Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Yellow RSC

 Not much yellow this month but the bita and alternate blocks got made.  

I brought a yellow beads block that I hope to work on later tonight in the hotel. I'm stitching this yellow set of qayg hexagons together now while the girl relaxes for a bit before we wander and explore Daytona. 

Winter guard team competition is done. JV team placed 4th and Varsity placed 2nd. Both improved scores each competition.

A relaxing day at the beach before we head home tomorrow. 

Linking up with the RSC.