It's April!

 

Four months into 2022 - already! Is any month more welcome than April? It holds so much promise!

Do you plan on a month-to-month basis? For me, it seems to be a workable way to be accountable to myself. For this new month, I seem to have happened into a couple of projects quite by accident. 

You saw my early and experimental efforts on a mini trip around the world quilt. I am liking how it is coming together. This is a rerun of the previous picture. I've made a few more blocks since these initial blocks.

While in the middle of these blocks, I also decided to make a trial block for another quilt on my 2022 Goals List. This is the first block of my Great Granny Squared quilt. 

Both Great Granny Squared and Mini Trip Around the World are on my goals list for this year, and it appears that I plan to make them both this month. Interesting how I just sorta' fell into these projects. This doesn't bother me in the least; I kinda' like that these goals are going to be checked off my list, and are rather fun to do at the same time. I have 2.5" squares everywhere!

I will share my March wrap-up collage tomorrow, and hopefully will have a few more pictures of these fun blocks I've been working on.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Hello July!

Greetings to July! We celebrated our anniversary on Wednesday, were out pretty late after our special dinner in Granville, and yesterday was rather busy, so we have a delay in welcoming July.

What will be accomplished this month? I have some very specific goals to work toward. Let's take stock.

First, a baby quilt. I bought a great selection of juvenile prints while in the Shenandoah Valley last month. I have already constructed the quilt top, and am ready to prep the backing. That should be getting quilted very soon. I will share pictures after I've gifted it to the expectant parents, Will and Kristi.

In addition to the baby quilt, I have every intention of finally taking the last steps in that red and white effort from earlier this year. Since early April, all I have had to do is make 9 more red stars. I have had a major mental block against doing it. Why did I think it was going to be such a difficult thing to do? Too much of a mental effort for me? I think so. Especially since back then I was thinking I had enough of these for a finish. No. I didn't. Anyway, those 9 stars are now cut out and I am ready to stitch.

A new quilt always excites me, and I have one on the agenda for July. The Scrappy Trip Around the World was one of the items on the 2021 goals list, and now is the time to start it. 

I have begun pulling the fabrics and am chomping at the bit to start it. I must reign in the enthusiasm, though, until those other projects are checked off.

Have a great July!

Happy Quilting, Friends!