caught up for now

 

that would be on the scrap thrift sew along....more pieces need to be cut so i'll be raiding the stash and scrap boxes for them.  the goal is for 7 blocks per week so done for a couple of weeks...

spring has sort of sprung here...the number of days at 60+ are increasing albeit with fierce winds that are icy so not yet long string of days to be outside.  then this morning in the 30s again...with rain days inbetween.  the cherry blossoms are about to pop...what else going on?

lots more half flowers have been sewn and one border is ready to sew down and another almost.  my goal is to finish this border before march is gone...that leaves the last border, so hoping for a flimsy before summer's gone maybe?  

thursday afternoon a friend took me to a new local shop for a "featherweight fellowship" sewing time...patterns were emailed prior and all things were assembled...this was the project...

i had one of these eons ago and it got grungy then tossed.. it was a matter of grace vs. the pattern but i finally prevailed...miss phoebe featherweight had fun meeting new friends and it was a delight for me as well.  it's held monthly and we're planning to go again.  

aside from a grocery trip not much doing.  trying to psyche myself into starting spring cleaning, maybe next week, to finish before the good weather stays.  spending way too much time dreaming over beach photos on the internet sent by friends and family and on instagram...here are a couple from old orchard beach, my hands down favorite place of many, many good time memories...

when mom and i vacationed, we would walk this short path to the sand...sit and read or sew, often late afternoons when we sometimes saw bluefish jumping during feeding time....

often we would stop at our favorite fries stand for a cup (not a box like this)...these were our absolute favorites....we considered ourselves connoisseurs...LOL!

back to reality here in the land of fried chicken...just read ANOTHER chicken wing place opening...there are only about 12-13 within a 5-mile radius...it doesn't really tempt me at all--no baked bean suppers in these parts whatsoever.  off to make the weekend list and see what i feel like doing....LOL!  have a blessed day...

not much doing...

wacky sleep pattern has made me zombie-like for about a week...time change culprit?  maybe in part plus the cabin fever too i imagine...even my sewing mojo was hibernating...to give it a kick i signed up for a doll quilt swap...one i've done before hosted by lori over at humble quilts...this was one i received in the past...

and it did give me a bit of oomph to do something else....

cutting pieces and pinning to sew blocks for the economy sew along...so far i've pulled scraps and a few FQs to make these blocks...even managed to sew a few more together...

unfortunately i ran out of energy before choosing a background and getting those hawaiian appliques at least pinned, if not basted

while sorting some finished pieces, pulled this one out as it needs a sleeve....made in 2012 and gave to mom...she hung it in her bedroom...still missing her so very much as the one-year mark approaches.

also prepped pieces for an upcoming sewing afternoon with a friend....we're making thread catchers...chose some spring-like kaffe prints for mine....

lastly, more quilting got done on 'dreams'....i've finished 3 star blocks and now almost the 3rd cross-hatch block....don't anticipate this will be done before june at least...

last night slept thru the night save for a usual bathroom visit.  *** i've been reading on my kindle since losing my transportation and i read online that it may be a culprit with interrupted sleep patterns, so after i finish my current book i'm going to trade off to the paper kind to see if it matters.  also wondering if it might be a contributor to my excessive dry eyes.

yesterday watched st. pat's day parade from boston....so thankful for youtube!  not everyone knows that it is also a state holiday for massachusetts--evacuation day--the day george washington with the help of general knox drove the Brits out of boston, actually dorchester heights.  next month the patriot's day parade will be a big deal since it's the 250th anniversary of the founding of our republic...a very big deal given the state of things today...

sun's out, temps to 60+, spring here....how good is that?  have a blessed day...