I see that my post a day in April turned into three whole posts. April turned into an extremely busy and crazy month. T-ball started in earnest and I apparently took for granted how much time coaching a team takes. Then. at one of our first games, right before her at bat, P got a stomach virus. We labored through that for about a day, when B came down with strep. Then P got strep. So we were sickly for about a week and then house stuff took over. Which reminds me that I still need to share a pic of our finished plans with all of you. Things are finally settling into a schedule and it seems like I just now have time to do other things.
I managed to start a spiderweb quilt. I have actually added a few more blocks to it since this pic. The blocks are very time consuming, but the result is so worth it. This will most definitely be an ongoing project. Maybe I'll be done by the end of the year!
We have played outside the handful of days it hasn't been raining lately. Seriously, it has either rained or been very cloudy for the past three weeks. It has us singing rain, rain, go away...
I scored a whole set of my favorite vintage Pyrex bowls from Goodwill for $15.00. Soo exciting!
I crocheted a bunch of flowers using Rose Hip's wonderful pattern.
Then I sewed them onto some square and made a simple nine patch mini quilt. I love how it turned out. Kinda like pop art. This is also my first try at free motion quilting, which was harder than I thought.
That's it, and this time I promise, I won't be so scarce :)
Have a great day ya'll!
I Love your flowers! And the quilt is absolutely sweet. Makes me want to try one! Thanks for sharing the pictures and link to the pattern.
Posted by: Patsy Severtson | May 11, 2009 at 07:35 PM
I'm really loving where that spiderweb quilt is going.
And that mini quilt is adorable.
Posted by: Andi | May 11, 2009 at 08:12 PM
i love that quilt block!!, and those flowers are AMAZING!
Posted by: Mommy of Ms | May 11, 2009 at 08:55 PM
That spiderweb quilt looks like it is going to look amazing. The patch mini quilt is so sweet, too.
I hope that May's an easier month for you.
Posted by: UK lass in US | May 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM
love the flowered mini quilt, it so vibrant and happy. and the Mixing Bowls are ace!...um did I actually just say ace? shoot me now please.. but the spiderweb quilt you have started looks beautiful, I can't wait to see it all finished.
Posted by: Apryl | May 13, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Well at least you have something wonderful to show us! I love crochet flowers so much but I haven't learnt how to make them yet. Still on granny squares. Are they really easy? They look lovely on the quilt, nice idea and adds texture too.
Posted by: Sarah | May 13, 2009 at 03:51 PM
I love those spiderwebs - so bright and fun!
Posted by: Jodie | May 15, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Oh my goodness - I simply love that little flower quilt you made. I also loved your clothespin doll tutorial and made some up with my daughter - they are on my blog if you want to see. Thanks for all the inspiration! :)
Posted by: Laurie Star | May 16, 2009 at 05:03 PM
I have that set of pyrex bowls too. I love the Butterprint pattern, don't you?
Posted by: Kelli | May 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM
ok...seriously...i am gonna use this idea...that is if you dont mind. it is sooo adorable. glad i found your blog!! :)
Posted by: stacey | July 30, 2009 at 03:38 PM