A Little Update

Wednesday was my birthday, and it’s been fun. Someone brought me a strawberry cake to church last night, which worked out great because I could eat a small piece and share the rest with everyone else. Alan and Dave took me out to Olive Garden last night, and that was fun. Dave’s birthday is one day after mine, so we were both celebrating. The festivities will continue tomorrow with the family. 

I got a couple of customer quilts done. This one is batik. 

Her husband picked it up, but hopefully she likes it.

This one is a donation quilt Penny made. I like the happy colors.

I hung a different one up on the wall of my quilting room. It’s an antique string quilt. The batting is lumpy, and the stitches are kind of large.

I don’t think I’ve hung this one up before. It’s interesting how the maker used the big checked fabric. There’s red and white check, and red and black check. From a distance, the checked strips looked pieced.

April Plans

The UFO number for April is 

I have four lists, but one of them only has nine entries on it, so I’m off the hook for that one. 

Numbers 2 and 6 are done, and I have an extra month to work on 7. That seems like a good plan.

I have a list for “Quilts to be quilted (and bound)

I’ve only finished the January one, I still need to work on February (6), March (7), and now April.

“Tops to Finish Piecing” — I’ve done none of them.

Maybe I can get something done on this. The Logging In quilt only needs a border at this point. I will and try and work on that one this weekend. 

Of course, I’ve been busy with church activities. The men are cooking this week, so I won’t have any responsibilities until the 9th. I spent yesterday shopping for dog toys. Reba has a stuffed alligator she is very fond of. She’s had it about 4 years and usually sleeps with it in her bed. 

She had a big tantrum on Sunday and removed the stuffing and the squeaker. 

This one had to go in the trash, and I absolutely can’t find a duplicate. I found something similar, but I can’t come home with one new toy, so I bought three. 

I gave Reba her choice, and she decided on the bright green one.

She took the other two outside and buried them, but Ruthie dug up the red one and brought it back inside, 

She’s sleeping with it right now.