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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

#4 Chookshed Challenge Linkup and I've been super busy!

 I have missed my regular check ins because life is busy.  School is taking lots of time  in preparation for end of year testing.  I have also been off playing every weekend.  It is great, but I am getting behind a little on things.

First up (ta da) a FINISH!



I also finished my Chookshed Challenge for March!  The top is done awaiting the news of what flavor of baby my son is getting.  If it is a girl, I will finish it baby sized.  If not, I will give it to my grand daughter and enlarge it a little with borders.  We shall see!





You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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One RSC fish is made.  Maybe I will get the other one in before the first.  I kind of improved it.  I won't do it on the second one though.  Sometimes I just like to play with sewing things in different ways.



Curved piecing added one piece at a time.





As for my weekend, we watched an enduro motorcycle race.  You wouldn't believe what these world class riders can do!  It was a great weekend date with my sweetheart!  We also went to some sand caves.












15 minutes Report



I missed last week.  I just couldn't get in a post, but I am still at 100%.










Thursday, March 21, 2024

Return from retreat

Last weekend was retreat fun. It was at a cabin on a ranch just 30 miles from home.  I actually came home each night to sleep in my own bed.

I made all of my blocks for Cross My Heart. Love it! If the next grand is a girl, it will be for her. Speaking of babies, my son and his wife are expecting their first. I am thrilled for them. My son has always wanted to be a dad.  As a small child he would make his own toys and then declare that he was saving them for his kids someday.  If you asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he would respond, "a dad". I attribute this to the fact that my children have a wonderful father. 


Back to the retreat...



As always with quilters,  I made new friendships with the neatest ladies!  Some I felt a sincere bond with. 


Chrissy, Kalynn, Julie, and Sherry

Monica


Lydia and Elaine


Laughed a ton sitting next to Mary





Charlotte (old friend), me with new friends Laureen, Conna, and Lynda


Julie. I have to make a mini in this pattern. Love it!



The cook read to us from this book each day  gotta have this book and read it all!





Wednesday, March 13, 2024

March Challenge Mid-Month Check in

Hello blogland friends!  I have been out browsing blogs and noticed a few Chookshed Stitchers are once again early on their challenge goal finishes.  It is almost mid-month, so here is the linky party if you want to join in.


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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As for me, I have two finishes for March  hooray!  They are not my Chookshed Challenge goals, but I am super excited.

Quilted and Bound I present to you (drum roll please) Elephant Celestial Stars.  








Second March finish:  Blooms of Color is shown above.  I will show a better photo when I can take it in daylight hours.

I am thinking that two of my grand daughters will receive these quilts.  I absolutely love the quilting my local quilter did on them.  Thanks, CC.

How am I doing on my March Chookshed goals, you might wonder?  I have a good start on piecing Cross My  Heart, and I plan to get quite a lot done on it at a local weekend retreat.

As far as my Chicken Soup panel, the other half of my goal,  I am still undecided on how to finish it.  My goal is just to cut it out.  Once I make up my mind, cutting can be done in an afternoon.



Little princess had a birthday party recently and my daughter went all out with decorations and food.




Here are my grands minus little princess.  We are also getting a new one in the fall.  Hooray!








The party guests could wear a set of fairy wings or a garden gnome hat and beard.