Hello May!

Isn't it amazing that we are already in May of 2026??! It's just incredible how quickly time flies by.

Have you made specific plans for quilting in this brand new month? In the month we've been home from Florida, I've mostly focused my time in the sewing room on straightening up and tidying things. Too many months of not cleaning up after myself had left me with a workspace that was no longer workable. 

Things in the sewing room are looking better and now that we're into a new month,  I'm feeling the urge to get busy at some projects!

But first, let's do a wrap-up of April. It wasn't a total zero in terms of accomplishments.

 

TOP ROW: I attended a 4-day quilt retreat early in the month which will be known as my Kaffe Fassett retreat as I made 3 quilts from my KF stash. It was exceedingly satisfying. Sweet Miss Reagan is growing like a weed and is a delight to watch as she is learning her words and loves to have books read to her. Another of the KF retreat quilts is shown in the third photo.

MIDDLE ROW: Miss Cate is learning to how to be a big sister, as new baby Annie has joined the family. This third granddaughter sure seems tiny compared to those two bigger girls. In the last pic, I have replenished by supply of card wallets with a marathon sewing session at a Frienzie's project day. 

BOTTOM ROW: Also, at the Frienzie's project day, I worked on stitching up some little granddaughter dresses. Two A-line dresses for Cate and Reagan, and a little pinafore dress for Annie satisfied this Granny's desire to sew for little ones. I also made Minnie Mouse skirts for Cate and Reagan; I'd seen costumes like this when we were at Disney this past winter and knew I could whip these up with ease. The final picture is from the scraps of all those Kaffe Fassett quilts I made earlier in the month. I just wanted to see what would happen with some random strips sewn into a 'granny square' style block. I can see more of these piling up and actually becoming a quilt.

Now, what will be the focus for May, I wonder? Well, I've gotta' get that long arm machine working again. I last used it in September or October of last year! I must make this a priority.

I also want to cut out a quilt or two that I have on my '26 Goals List - maybe the Winnemucca quilt and the Aurora quilt. Those would be good ones to start with. Son-in-law Jeff has requested a pillow project using fabrics from his grandfather's shirts and jackets. It will be easy to accomplish, but cutting into a perfectly good wool jacket is daunting to me.( I will do it, though.) 

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne