Spring Snow Monday

After 3-1/2 weeks of nothing but dry days, high winds and extreme fire danger, we woke this morning to this...

We have about 8 inches of the white gold and it may continue for a bit longer.  Woohoo!

The smoke on Friday afternoon was horrible.  There were fires in New Mexico and the winds from the south blew it in, making us think that MUST be a fire somewhere in our area... Much to our relief, we realized it was just smoke from the south.

Last week, despite the crazy wind that was making me a little grumpy, I was quite successful with ticking things off of my To-Do list.  Let's take a look...

❧ Finish custom t-shirt quilt 

I had it done, labeled, washed and dried and photographed by Thursday... You can view more photos on my Custom Friday Finish story.

Ooooooh!  Look at that!  I only had one thing on the list...meaning I had the entire weekend open up for more play with the postcard blocks for our Camping Journal Quilt. 

I made up kits for the remaining 4 EPP blocks and made two of them (the cardinal and the fish) as I started watching the Call the Midwife series again.  

I pieced the clamshell block and added the locations and dates on the sign blocks...

It won't be long until I am ready to add these 2+ rows to the rest of the quilt top.  

I think I am getting close to having it to a size long enough to meet my husband's request.  He wants it wider than it currently is, so I'll need to add a narrow border and then more blocks... which means more camping trips!

I also made a practice block for my next quilt.  This is the "Our Country" block from the Pieces From The Past sew along series.  I needed to resize it from the 15-3/4" block to a 12" block.  

It will set alternatively with the Dragon Fly Block.

❧ I'll make the Dragon Fly with a three-color layout.  I need to make a practice of this block as well, and layout to make sure there is enough of a contrast in the values of the blue & purple fabrics I have purchased.  (not the ones in the practice block, but these are close)

❧ Once I verify that all is okay with the values of the fabric, I'll start cutting and piecing.  Since there are only six blocks of each, I should be able to get the top ready for borders.  Getting borders on and getting it quilted and finished will be my May One Month Goal.

I think that will keep me busy and out of trouble for the week.

Last week I celebrated my birthday with the giveaway of an insulated mug... The winner is... Cindy K. Smith.  🎉 Congratulations!

You know where you can find me... In my studio. 😁 You can take a quick tour of my space by selecting the Studio Tour tab above.

Do you have a designated sewing space?

Stay happy and keep piecing!

Melva

Linking with:

Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

To Do Tuesday at Texas Quilt Gal

Mid-week Makers at Quilt Fabrication

Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

Stitch Sew & Show at Life in the Scrap Patch