APRIL

we are still on shelter in place orders--

Bonnie Hunter is doing a weekly quilt--
and it starts with a center  block-
I picked these fabrics for mine-

and

here is the center--

for me this is large enough and so it is done--
I only did 3 parts to it--
there ended up being 9 parts and they were huge tops when they got done with them!!!

now with the borders added on it--
also have the backing all made for it--

These are this week's hand piecing blocks--
I had to recut some of the blades for some reason!!??

another block hand piecing--

and then one in Aqua--

Oh no this is the next hand piecing block and I fell in love with how I did this one
and in the fabrics I picked for it--so--

I fussy cut enough for 7 more blocks to make a quilt with just this block--!!!

and here is the replacement block--

and the aqua one--

and we all got into making face masks--
I had some thin round elastic so I used that--
and I got 10 made with that--

Then I did more using shoe laces for the ties
I donated 8 to the kitchen staff and 4 to the office and 2 to friends--
and kept 4 for me (mine are all the flamingo ones)
the Kitchen staff later did give me a card with a $10 Joann's gift certif in it--

more of the blocks for the B B mystery quilt--
and here is the center block for this one--

then the next step

then we added all the little fancy blocks

and then  I did borders on it--

and more done on my rabbit wall hanging--

I had to unstitch his whole face and his ears and move them down--
did not like his face--and decided I just wanted his nose to appear above the basket--

and looky here--Mr Spring Rabbit is all finished--even quilted and his binding on!!

finishing the hand quilting on this was my OMG goal for April--

I made my goal--and I designed a bumble bee stencil that I added to it--
did the bee and the bee's trail in black--
also used colors on each of the colored fabric items and white everywhere else!
this was called Christine's Kitchen

got all the embroider and applique done on these--

Had a nice      Surprise day before Easter--
I was down doing laundry and Dee happened by and we chatted a bit--
later she came by with a publix bag and there was a nice salmon cut,bottle of water,
and this pink tulip in it --(the water had the added vitamins and minerals added so
couldn't drink that) but that salmon made a yummy  Easter dinner and I just loved my
pink tulip--

this months bom fro the large block color challenge--purple was the color!!

and Angies color this month is blue--

A real busy stitching month--
but it kept me busy--
got my stimulus check from the government too
donated a $100 to the Zoo--thank you lord!

MARCH 2020

This month life took  a huge turn
for the whole world--
mid month we went into a 'stay at home' order
from the government cause of COVID 19 virus!!
good thing I quilt!!

so I started on these--made 6 of them

Races started --so am working on these aprons now--

where I am at on a pair of socks--
(these did get done and sent to Sunny!)

quilt ready for hand quilting--

we were still stitching on this one even after the first of the month--

and now a full finish--really enjoy stitching these each February!

Got another mug mat finished--

started my designing of this rabbit in a basket--
he sure took me down a rabbit hole until it was finished!!!

worked on this block-
in the end I did about 2 of these--but still wasn't really happy--
this one I used the heavy heat and bond--

finally started working with this fabric--only it is still waiting for me!!!

worked on the hand quilting--

Ahh and it is finished--

Cross stitch finished--

kept working on this one--started many years ago--

and a finish--

another apron done--

orange is the color for the large color challenge block--

and this months color is blues--

the star blocks in blue--

and my ladies in blue-

Start of the hand  piecing blocks--
picked this group--sent to me a while ago from Alice--

we are doing one a week--

and

and decide to do a set in Christmas fabrics and I plan to donate this to Odessa Library--

found this in a thrift store and it just had to come home with me--

started 4 of these but said--thinking of you on them instead--

started another mystery quilt from Buttermilk Basin--

was a busy stitching month--
they shut down the dinning room after lunch on St Patty's day--
they are now delivering our lunches to our apartments--
and we all have to have the main menu each day--
that is so hard as there is alot I can't eat or won't eat--
oh well--
Frannie ended in the hospital at end of the month--
and had 3 major surgeries in one weeks time--