OMG - March goal is met....

I did it! I got the first three 1857 Album blocks completed and  two more are nearly done. They just need their peels added to the edges. These patterns are available over at Sentimental Stitches. They are free each month when she releases 3 or 4 then pop into her shop a the end of the month. She will release some new ones in April. So far 11 have been released.

Alas.... I have given no attention to the Grandmothers Choice blocks this month. There's always next month for that one!

Linking up to OMG - head on over and see how everyone did this month.

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!!!!

Mystery quilt....

I figured I'd post something different for a change. The last month of posts seem to be mostly appliqué. The sewing machine is getting some attention as I did a couple of mystery clues from my old guild up in VT. One of the members decided to do an on-line mystery through their Facebook page. She posted the 5th clue yesterday. It has been very easy to do over the last 2 months and will make a little throw as a 2 color quilt. I chose white and a blueish purple fabric I purchased in Ohio 5 years ago. The clue released yesterday was to use 4 of the units to make a pinwheel!  I did not see that one coming but it is so darn cute! Once she gets 10 'done - ready for the next step' she'll post the next clue. I can't wait to see how this one gets finished. It will be 40x48 when done...... but I have more fabrics so it might get extra borders =). We'll see.

Tuesday Applique?

This is the fourth block of the 1857 Album quilt. I am working on block 5 despite the need to prep some peels to add to the corners of block 3,4 and 5.....

Greg was home yesterday to help keep Aidan entertained while I worked and Em was at Grandma's house. Today... the kids did a good job playing outside and entertaining themselves most of the morning. I boiled up some eggs around lunchtime and let them color them while I finished the last hour of work on the computer. Sugar cookies are now baked off... only a few bunny heads and carrots got decapitated... along with one of Aidan's chicks. The eggs and flowers came out great though!

Slow Sunday....

It's a nice quiet Sunday so far. The kids are playing in the play room keeping entertained. Greg is sleeping in and I am enjoying some peace and quiet.
It has been a long weekend... mostly due to Friday night's drive in campout with Emily. Lack of sleep led to a very lazy Saturday. Lots of games, puzzles and movies as both kids and I were tired. I snuck in some hand work yesterday on my 1857 blocks. Today the house really needs a cleaning which means I get lots of breaks to stitch =) My reward system. The kids are going to Grandma's house with Emily staying for a sleepover.... after Grandpa comes for his visit mid morning.

I've been working on my 1857 quilt blocks and have the first 2 completed and just a little bit left on the third one. I hope to get this one finished off today - turning those 4 little circles and adding the 4 peels to the corners. She released the 11th block this weekend..... so maybe I'll start on the 4th block tonight after I finish off #3?

Head on over to Kathy's Quilts and see what others are stitching around the world today.

Some pics for Mom - Emily and I got the tent set up Friday night at the Drive in. First time for me and yes, I did add the stakes to the rain shield in front. Good thing - it rained for hours but we stayed dry in there.

We got the tent set up.

Watching Zootopia.

Morning after breakfast.

Ride home - almost asleep but woke up when we got home.

lots of tomato plants... guess I need to prep the garden.

RSC Saturday in purple......

So happy I get to join in this week. I managed to carve out a little sewing time and played with some purple during the week. 10 minutes here and there can really get things done.

A house got built....

Some Birds in the Air blocks flew out of the sewing room

My 1857 album quilt just happens to be in purples so I am including the progress on those blocks as well. The patterns are free over at sentimental stitches.com for these.

Head on over to the RSC Challenge on Saturday morning for the link up. I'll link up when I get home from an overnight girl scout slumber party at the drive in. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it. That kicks off the kids school vacation (with Friday being their first day of vacation).

Finally something completed!

I finished turning this flower last night and then decided to go ahead and add the four peels to the corners. Finally, a block of the 1857 album quilt is completed. Now to go and put the four peels onto the first block.... before I get farther into block 3. So glad I decided to go with purple and green for this one.