May Round-Up/June Plans

 As we begin a new month, I like to devote a post early on to review the previous month. Just a bit of an encapsulation for easy reference. Here's how May looks in the rear-view mirror.

TOP ROW: In a gathering with some very extended family, we celebrated my great-uncle John's 97th birthday in early May. He is shown here with my 88-year-old mother, his niece. How many 88-year-olds do you know who can celebrate her 97-year-old uncle? Longevity definitely runs in our family. The middle picture is of the Frienzies as we shared a special May-Day visit with our sweet Kay, who resides in a memory-care facility. It was a great visit. The final picture is of our dear Reagan - a whole 7 months old! - holding her bottle atop her quilt made by my dearest friend, Sharon.

MIDDLE ROW: Besides collecting fabric and making quilts, I have a secret obsession: collecting dishes. I don't know what possessed me one day to pull out some of my blue (and blue-green) dishes, but I thought these looked really pretty grouped together. I ended up using them to decorate a small shelf unit on the screened porch. The middle picture is of my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt which is finished as far as hexies go. I am auditioning border options, with a possible direction taking shape. Stay tuned! The last picture in the middle row is of 4 of us Frienzies as we met in Chillicothe to "throw" pottery. Yes, we all sat at a spinning table and created "vessels" of varying degrees of wonkiness. We go back in a few days/weeks to paint and then glaze our pieces.

BOTTOM ROW: Over the Memorial Day weekend, we babysat Cate, now a super-energetic 2.5 year old. We saw this gorgeous rainbow on our way home from Columbus with her. We made a special stop on the drive home so she could get a good look at it. The next day, one of our destinations was a local green house in which a swing was available for small shoppers. She loved it. Last, the other main sewing effort for the month, Lake Effect. I am finalizing the remaining two borders and will be attaching them ASAP! I've repeatedly referred to this quilt as a "10-year-project" and I might just have it done in only 8 years! *yay!*

 

Now, what about the sewing outlook for this month? In addition to working on Lake Effect, I want to make some little dresses/outfits for Cate and Reagan. I also plan to work on one quilt (Grist Mill, above) which is on my '25 Goals List. And Sharon and I are in talks about a Kaffe Fassett quilt that we each want to make. 

We shall see how the month shakes out. I am definitely noticing that as my time is spent in Columbus with the granddaughters, my quilting output tanks. As does my blogging. As does a lot of other stuff - housekeeping, walking, and so on... I mustn't make excuses, though, as I still find plenty of time to fritter away hours scrolling on the phone/social media/games. Geesh.

Strive to do better!!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne