March goals and April Challenge

Well ..... March flew by didn't it!  We are almost at the end of the month and what do I have to show for it?  There have been doctor appointments, physio, snow shovelling, a bit of babysitting and some days of just sitting and watching t.v. or reading a book.

This top for one is done!  All from scraps except for the borders.  Yeah for me as I will never have to touch those scraps again. Part of my goal for April is to make a few more blocks from scraps.  This brings a total of 5 tops to go to my lovely LAer.  Three more backings need to be made and some frankenpieced batting need to be done.  

Row 10 is finally done on my Chevron Log Cabin quilt-as-you-go quilt.  I will be working on Row 11 for my April challenge.

A bit of secret stitching has been done.  I joined the Humble Quilts doll swap again this year.  It has been a couple of years since I last participated and it is time again this year.  Nothing more on this until reveal time.  This little mini has to be my goal to finish in April as deadline for mailing is May 3.  Must, must get this done on time.

We have been enjoying a spat of nice weather lately (with a few snow storms added in to remind us we are still in March).  Starting this afternoon around 3 p.m., we are due for a major snowstorm.  Whoever is responsible for this forecast has a sense of humour.  Where I live (in North Bay), we are in the red sector (at the top) and that means 3-4 bags of chips and 10-15 drinks over the course of the next few days.  Yesterday, I went grocery shopping and ran other errands.  My pantry is stocked up and my snowblower is ready!  LOL

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your country (and my country will always be CANADA)!

A squirrel came by ....

Oh dear, I should have been working on other projects, but a squirrel popped by my window, distracted me and I was off in a different direction.  LOL

I have bins and bags of scraps and I just started pulling pieces and before long a pile was formed and blocks were being made.  There were a lot of 1-1/2" strips and 2-1/2" neutrals.  Rail fence is one of my favourite blocks to do and that is what were made.

Before too long, all the blocks were made.  Just need to start sewing them into rows and into sections.  Border fabric has been pulled.  I'm on a roll!  Did it make any difference to the amount of scraps?  Nope, but the way I look at this is that these pieces will never be touched again.  Win-win!

My studio has had a bit of clean-up and two bins were emptied.  How lovely to see!  I have a bin of French General yardage that will be given to a friend who is working with that fabric line.  Another bin will soon be emptied.  Oh my, win-win!

Batting is getting used up and soon I will have an empty bin and bag.  Win!

Scraps are getting used up.  More strips will be pulled out and Rail Fence blocks will be made as Leader/Ender method while I start working on projects that I should be working on.  Win!

Last week, two quilts were mailed out to two ladies in Saskatchewan (province of Canada) for Quilts for Survivors.

I have a couple more tops that will get quilted and then mailed out to a person that is in need of comfort.  It is nice to go to my stack of quilts and pull out one or two and donate them.  I really do need to downsize my number of quilts in my home.  Any that are not being used for display will go.  Family will be happy as there will be less quilts to deal with later ....

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your country (and mine will always be Canada)!