another box ticked

had a short list of small projects that needed finishing before traveling and this was one...

a case for my tablet....went to the stash shelf and pulled a colorful batik, but when it was finished, shazam!  it matches my backpack!  was not a deliberate choice, rather the colors jumped out at me.  not the most detailed or high quality case, but it has double foam on both sides and bottom and much lighter than the laptop for travel.  and the backpack?  last summer's find at the LL Bean Outlet store.  was still using cane then and it was just right for the few necessary items....and still is!  ***  while at bank drive-thru spied these lovelies....everything is in bloom now and tulips are up and budded...

had a 5-minute snow flurry today but could very well be our last flakes until december...more secret sewing rounded out my day....now bed and book!

friday fun

 with house chores done, it was my time for some play...first a little finish....

the last zipper i had made its way into another project bag...now i have 4 that'll do me for now...and yes, more daisy print underneath--a wall quilt back that is getting a sleeve and traveling north with me...then played with some of the lovely solids recently gifted.  had pulled these 3 pieces and was itching to make a bars wall quilt...

those 3 light strips were all that were sent, a putty color, and i just had to use them.  plain, yes, as it's meant to be....the magic comes when it's hand quilted...and pretty sure i'll be using more putty too.  next up today?  a case for my tablet and finish quilting the monthly mini.  *** only a couple more things for the suitcase; you can be sure the flannel pants and wool sox are already packed!

ADDENDUM:  Looked up "putty" but found that the light strips are actually Kona Cotton oyster...a delightful mix of gray/beige....might need to get some...

wednesday sponsor

today's post brought to you by the letter S for SPRING!  short jaunt this morning and these were seen...

i love autumn foliage but spring is my second fave.  lots of these around...this weekend is also cherry blossom peak in DC...trees are bursting with color but daisies still don't tell...

the monthly mini is in the hoop and once again pulled some of these daisy fabrics for the back.  all in all there were about 10 yards total of these 2 daisy prints flung to me by my pal marianne, gone now nearly 2 years...pretty sure she had quilt backs in mind when she bought them.  stay tuned next weekend for the big reveal.  and what else is going on?  now that s'mores is a top, an empty drawer in the UFO tower is filled with these...

the only new start this year is destined for a gift so since time is whizzing by, felt certain work had to progress.  also dug out this little pile of foursies started for 'carolina cottonball' a few years back...

they are getting deconstructed and have found a new purpose...won't be showing much more of this project, big reveal before 2023!  Just Joy was complaining a bit about all her hard work on s'mores and i found out why....

thatsa lotta lint!  she is much happier now i can attest...will have to pay closer attention to her whining from now on...LOL...

this week is housework 101...last cleaning of this level was april 2021 before a trip, and then the hip, so it's overdue.  cooked ahead yesterday so can just heat up the next few days, then not tempted with delivery.  got back to gym today after brief hiatus due to unpleasant behavior by neighbors.  constantly perplexed at how some people were brought up without basic things like courtesy and respect.  off to heat up lunch and then attack apartment.  have a spring-y day!

sunday post

can't believe another week has whizzed by while i've been sorta busy, with exercise mostly.  made it 5x again this week!  the culprit has been meandering....after finishing at the gym, the good weather has kept me outside just wandering and enjoying the spring.  today, tho, this finally reached the flimsy stage....

the s'mores top!  the pattern was shorter and wider, but when i added 2 rows, ended up with generous twin size, ok for me.  it will cost less for batt too, another plus.  thank you, jo morton, for this pattern and all your lovely fabrics!  happy to say used up half of my small repro scraps....whereas had 2 piles of them before started, now only these remain...

a few very small pieces ended up in the scrap basket but have started cutting pieces for another scrap top that'll get donated, so these should be gone soon as well.  while it's fun to sew with and use up these scraps, there is still plenty of yardage on the shelves waiting in the wings.  *** quilting on the scrappy trees continues.  i've one project bag packed to go and the other will be applique pieces for 'midnight at the oasis', hoping to get that top done on my return. 

this week must focus on house chores.  lots of little dog ears need to be vacuumed up, plus 2 small floors to wash.  maybe i can get my 2 fans cleaned before the trip.  

cherry trees just about to explode.  this is the nice maryland weather before the icky sticky hots arrive and it'll be indoor a/c days until late october.  don't like maryland but worth being close to my daughter and that makes all the difference....it's love you know!