MAY

Ok let's see what I was up to in May--
I do know it is my birthday month--72 yrs young now!!

Have  finish--all 6 are done--

two more hand piecing blocks are done-

won this charm pack--

working on blue applique hearts each day in May--

gifts from June and Anne--

and Melinda--

actually got into a real quilt shop in Suntree--
needed white hand quilting thread--and these all came home too--

a finish--
did these embroidered blocks years ago--
finally into a wall hanging--

was so excited to do this one with the bunny faces--
but don't like it at all--
good thing I still have more of the bunny faced fabric---

two more hand pieced blocks--

plus 2 more--this block is the only block that I had a hard time with--
but alot of others did too!!

this months color for the bird color challenge was green--

For the Covid -19 we all got stimlus checks of $1,200
you know where alot of mine went--

Racing started back up after over 2 months off cause of Covid 19
with no one in the stands--
so did finish up the apron blocks--

another baby sweater finished-

the last block for the hand piecing blocks-

my hat lady blocks got put into a top--
though again not really happy with the colors I picked to finish them--
wanted them to look like they were in a store window--
I do have them hung in the bathroom sink area-and they do look nice there!

worked on--but need more of the light pink for a narrow border going around the center part first--

this is it for May--
a busy month again--

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!