Hello June!

Here we are welcoming a new month - June.

Already. Seems like it has arrived quickly.

 

I have spent a lot of today pondering what projects I will tackle this month. It's a bit of a quandary, for when I have way too many options I have a hard time deciding. *woe is me!*

My biggest focus will be using the long arm to get some quilt tops quilted. My goal as the year began was to do two per month and I am not keeping up. Before I get any further behind, I must address this goal this month. Below are a couple that are likely candidates.

Dusty Trails from 2017

Memoire A Paris from 2019

I considered which quilts I would work on and made a list of some and they fall into two categories:  quilts needed for gift-giving (secret!) and quilts I really loved and would like to have for personal use (see photos above). You will surely see all that transpires as the month moves on.

My 2020 goals included one UFO which I have found myself thinking about quite a lot lately. That must be a sign that I need to get to working on it. The quilt, Meadow Lily, was begun about 14 years ago and I made mistakes on several units (bottom of next photo) that require "unsewing." I am ready to tackle it at last. This quilt is a Thimbleberries/Lynette Jensen quilt; over the years, I have made dozens of quilts from this designer.

I will continue to work on Lake Effect. I will continue to stay caught up with the monthly sew-along that we Frankfort girls are doing together. And I will attempt to make some more Blockheads blocks after taking about 2 months off from that sew-along. Gracious. So much to do! And I love that I have so many options as well as time to devote to them.

Have a great month, dear readers!
Happy Quilting, Friends!

June Has Arrived!

Ahhh, can you feel the warmth, the fresh breeze and the longer days? I am loving it! It has always been hard for me to identify any particular month as my favorite because each one has much to offer. (I am the same way about choosing favorite colors - I like them all!!) I do have to say, though, that the springtime months are pretty darn near perfect.

I woke up early this morning (for me, anyway) and managed to get hubby out for our walk before 8am. That is an accomplishment. Then I dead-headed my flowers and watered everything. Three items on my to-do list done before 9:30am! Talk about accomplishments!

Starting a fresh month always gives me optimism that I can accomplish anything. And that accounts for the exceedingly long to-do list I have created for my quilting and sewing goals this month. Oh my, I will need every ounce of "stick-to-it-iveness" and focus to manage all of it.

I mentioned in yesterday's post that so very many of my May goals went undone, thus I am re-upping them for this month. Three baby quilts still need to be quilted. Three Swoon blocks still need to be made. Two commissions still need to be constructed. Checking all of that off my list would be enough to satisfy me most months - BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

I have my June UFO to tackle and Emma's wall-hanging to make.

I will give you complete details on the June UFO in tomorrow's post. For the first time all year I will be challenged to finish this month. It is the most un-done of them all, so far. Here's a picture of the tub and the parts.

Sorry to be overloaded with words today. I will share some pics of the fun brunch we had yesterday with the Frienzies. Hettie hosted us; we celebrated Susan's birthday as well as her retirement, and as always we had loads of fun.

Salads and appetizers on Hettie's kitchen island.

Patriotic table setting.

Gift from Frienzies to Susan.

String-art pineapple activity.

I hope your June is a productive one. I sure hope to report in about 30 days on the incredible productivity from this sewing table. I might need cheerleaders, okay?

Happy Quilting, Friends!