Sunflowers & Snow ~ Sew & Tell - March 10, 2025

March is marching on... Mom's surgery went well, and she has been a good patient. She has managed the various drops without problems.  Woohoo!  She has asked for some help, but even better... several of her neighbors have volunteered and stepped in even without her asking.  I love that!  There is a 1-week follow up appointment Monday morning, and we anticipate that all bending and lifting restrictions will be lifted.

The sun was bright and beautiful most of the week, but there was wind to contend with.  The grasses and weeds started poking their little noses out of the ground and the juniper and cedar trees are full of growth/pollen. The combination played havoc with my allergies.  

Since I was avoiding the outdoors, I have the dresden sunflowers pieced and ready to go for the placemats and the tablerunner ready to sandwich.  I hope to have the table runner and placemats finished this week.  How convenient that the RSC color of the month is yellow. ;) All of the fabric for this project has come from my stash... not necessarily out of the scrap bin, but I am not purchasing anything new for it.  Does this count???

By Friday, my throat was scratchy and sore and my sinuses insisted that I keep kleenex within reach.  The allergy medication started to kick in, but I spent most of Friday in a chair enjoying the series Wind At My Back and stitching my hexagons together.  Here's my progress.  It looks a bit like an ameba right now... but I have a plan.  I've made a few small transition areas by strategically placing some "blender" pieces between the colors... for example, the pink & blue printed fabrics offer a gentle change as does the pink & yellow... I have another one already planned for a transition to green. Can you spot the transitions?

Snow moved in overnight, and we woke on Saturday to about 5 inches of white stuff, which helped to knock down the pollen in the air offering me some relief. But as soon as it all melts my sinuses and body will be likely be unhappy again. My fingers are crossed that the short break has allowed the allergy meds to be in my system for a while and working properly.  In the meantime.... I am a vegetable and have a groggy, disconnected feeling. 😔 This is the routine every spring... *sigh* Never mind my whining... I will be fine. 

Saturday, March 15th is National Quilting Day. 🎉I will be giving a talk at the Trinidad Carnegie Library at 1 p.m. to celebrate.  I'll be sharing the stories of the Pieces of My Life quilt and the Camping Journal quilt with those that are interested.  

How will you be celebrating National Quilting Day?

Let's move on the feature of the week.  Joy at Days Filled with Joy shared her progress with several crochet projects, but what grabbed my attention was a block from her Vintage Christmas Quilt BOM. 

"These blocks are actually quite fun to make – I feel like I am getting the hang of the small pieces, phew! It is going to be such a fun quilt!"

It is a fun looking quilt (jump over here to learn the full details of the event).  The quilt is made up of 42 six-inch blocks and finishes at approximately 67" x 75".  If you decide you want to join in, I'm sure it is not too late.  Go show Joy some love ;)

Let's get the party started.  Join the fun and share with your friends!  I'd love to see what you have to Sew & Tell.

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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Sunshine & Thoughts

Can I get you a cup of tea?  Maybe a muffin??? They're gluten-free ;) Come on in, let's have a visit...

Lately, I have had time to consider the ways of the world and the chaos that seems rampant, and I have started the sunflower table runner and placemats for my customer.  Returning to my studio with a slower more meditative approach to my next project has been a sort of therapy.  I need at least 6 sunflowers each of two different sizes, and I am making certain that I am not rushing the process... taking the time to "pet the fabric" and carefully selecting the perfect colors for the petals, the centers and background.

As I have pieced the petals, I have been listening to a couple of my favorite pandora channels that lift my spirit and mood.  I tend to ignore most of the ads that are presented, but there has been one for a good time that has annoyed me... it is about easier access to mental health care.

Don't get me wrong... I know that there have been therapist for years.  With an increased focus on mental health over the years, it almost feels to me that they would like us to believe that EVERYONE needs to have a therapist.  This frustrates me.  

What ever happened to having a close circle of friends to share hardships with and to celebrate victories?  As a mom of young children, I relied on the friendships that formed at play groups or library time.  We supported and helped each other when a child fell on the playground or required a mom to turn her attention to just one of her kiddos and other moms stepped in to help with a sibling or siblings while she was otherwise occupied.  Moms of teens banded together if there was worry or concern for a wayward child.  

I cannot express how valuable the time spent with friends was to me... it is still very valuable, though less frequent.  In our area, people are spread out and close neighbors can be 1/2 mile away or more as many "neighborhoods" are made up of acreage... anywhere from 5 to 35 or more.  Several of our friends live 30 to 45 minutes away.  Friends don't just drop in anymore.

I miss the many, many morning conversations I had with a sweet friend who would stop by for a cup of tea and snack as she drove home from dropping off her children at the bus stop.  She and I were privy of some the deepest thoughts, fears and secrets of the other.

Life has changed... first off, children have grown, but she now lives in another state.  But more than that, society has changed.  We already know that time is valuable... but the world has taught us that we need to have "something to show" at the end of the day to prove that we were productive and not just a slug and laid on the couch doing nothing.

I question you... what is wrong with that?!?  Society poo-poos the idea of rest and with that the physical and mental health has plummeted into the pits of despair.  Children these days don't know what it is like to be bored.  They don't know how to entertain themselves... they wait for the parent or guardian to shuffle them off to the next activity.  We are not made for isolation... yet that, it seems, is what has happened... and we need to pay someone to listen to our troubles or frustrations.  This is just wrong!

I like the idea that more and more people and families are discovering a new-found interest in gardening, raising chickens (homesteading) and living off the land.  This doesn't always mean slowing down, though.  It can be hard work... But there is a deep satisfaction to the soul to find that you are more independent.  It can be relaxing and fun watching the garden grow and collecting the produce - the result of the time spent watering and nurturing the plants. AND the food is better for you... free of pesticides and harmful fertilizers.  So, the result is you feel better - physically and mentally.  A bonus is that there is often extra produce that you can share with others.

I always welcome excess produce that is sent my way... but even better is the conversation that takes place when a friend drops it off!  

I know that gardeners are already starting seeds and nurturing the seedlings so that they will be ready to go into the garden when the threat of frost and freeze is gone.  I am not one of those gardeners... well, I used to be.  But then I was introduced to quilting! Hahaha.

My personal feeling is that we don't need more therapist willing to listen... we need FRIENDS!  I caution that we need to be careful in choosing our friends... not everyone out there is interested in helping and supporting...

Thanks for listening to my rambling... I enjoyed the time with you.  I hope that you enjoyed it as well.  I need to get back to my sunflowers.

My friend and I used to say... Well, we solved the problems of the world... if only anyone bothered asking us. ;)

What problem of the world would you like to solve?

Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you.

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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Sew & Tell ~ March 3, 2025 - Jumping into March

Welcome to March!  And welcome to Melva Loves Scraps - home of the weekly Sew & Tell party where you can share the progress of your projects.

As I turned the calendar page from February to March, I have to admit that I am not sorry to see the shortest month move on. It was a challenging month for me personally and I have a new hope for March.  I have a horrible case of spring fever!  I was able to hold it at bay for a short time as we finished the camper reno, knowing that it was not in any state close to being ready to go.

Finished!

BUT... it is complete! (Except for hardware installation for the built-in drawers in the stairs.) 

additional storage area
is always a bonus

We are beyond pleased with the final result.  The vinyl plank flooring looks fabulous and will be much easier to keep clean than the carpet that was in the "entry area".  I won't even discuss the carpet in the bathroom. Bleh...

this will be easier to clean!

 

Since Mom is having her cataract surgeries and follow-up appointments this month, the idea of a two-week trip is unrealistic.  But with warmer and nicer weather around the corner and even revealing itself from time to time, we have hopes of making some 2 or 3 day trips to locations that are within 2 hours of us. 

Stay tuned... ;)

If you look closely at the bed, you will see our camping journal quilt.  After the brief appearance in the photos, I pulled the quilt out to take to the Trinidad Carnegie Public Library to be displayed on the Art Wall during National Quilting Month.  Our journal is joined by the purple Pieces of My Life quilt.  I will be offering an "artist's talk" on National Quilting Day, Saturday, March 15th at 1 p.m.  I look forward to sharing the stories of these two quilts with local quilters/residents.

Did you hear about Hanna-Land?  I gave a mid-week update that explained what I was doing... you can get the details on where the idea came from and who I am making it for.  I stuck with the applique throughout most of Saturday when I suddenly found myself at the end!  **happy dance** All that is left to do are the game pieces (Dave is in charge of them), the cards and sewing a pocket in place for all of them to live (and hopefully not get lost.)

A close up of some details

After finishing Hanna-land I made my yellow Korner Kabin blocks.  And then 
I spent a little time preparing yellow scraps for the hexagons that will be added to my hexie RSC... I'll have several hours to pass on Monday.  Mom's surgery is at 8:15 a.m. and she has a post-op follow up in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m.  Any guesses for what I'll be doing? ;)

Along with the yellow scraps, I pulled out the Hawaiian squares that are still hanging out in my stash... 21 years later!  Lol... there were a lot of them... I still have a lot of them. ;) The pink quilt I made with them finally went out in the mail last week.  I look forward to hearing from Grace when she and Daniel receive it.

It is now time for the feature of last week's Sew & Tell party.  This week we celebrate with Gwyned Trefethen her finish of Pond Life.  This was her creation and entry into the PQ16-4 challenge which was to create something in the color of your birthstone. Gwyned's birth stone is emerald. 

She shared a few thoughts on life cycles.  Head over to her blog to see how they tie into her Pond Life quilt. 💚💗It is interesting, and I relate.

Time to get the party started!  I love to see what you have been working on.  Be sure to stop in for a visit with some of the other participants.

Keep Piecing,

Melva

Linking with:

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do

This & That at Days Filled with Joy

Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

Creatively Crafty at Creatively Beth

Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery 

Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning

Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun

Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Create, Bake, Grow & Gather at Shabby Art Boutique

Home Matters at Days Filled with Joy

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Mid-week Check-in ~ Hanna-Land

As I tucked away my remaining blue scraps, I took an inventory of my "To-do List". 

T-shirt quilt for our daughter

T-shirt quilt for a friend 
Sunflower Table Runner/Placemats
Bowl Cozies

Hanna-Land

None of these items have pressing deadlines and a couple require special supplies to be ordered ~ The table runner/placemats & bowl cozies...  And I really didn't have a desire to delve into either of the t-shirt quilts...

Hanna-Land it is!  This was an idea I had in my dreams a few weeks ago... imagine a quilt similar to a Candyland board game.  Several years ago, I made a playmat for a nephew to play with his matchbox cars.  I am using some of the same ideas from it for Hanna-Land.

This game board quilt will be a birthday gift for our grand-daughter, Hanna... thus the name "Hanna-land".

Hanna will be turning 4 in April, and her older sisters have the fun, Paper Doll Quilts.  I thought she needed something fun as well...  And they can play the game with her.

The path of colored squares has a long way to go, as well as a lot of fussing, fusing and trimming... the "short cut", the rainbow trail, is from some cute rainbow fabric and intentionally bridges the water section.  

Here's the progress I have made on my journey to Hanna-Land.

Applique is not one of my favorite techniques, but it is amazing what one will do for a loved one!  

The small characters are trimmed from a scrap of novelty fabric.

As I have made this quilt, I have thought of the fun memories I have of playing Candyland as a child, and then again as Mom of toddlers.

It is an easy game that doesn't require reading... only color recognition.

Just the other day, I saw a picture of a "scrabble" or crossword puzzle quilt.  The maker included the names of family members in the patchwork.  It would be a great gift for a lover of crosswords or the game scrabble.  I have seen Monopoly quilts and even a Clue quilt.

I've considered making a hop-scotch quilt.  But then my daughter who is a Physical Therapist Assistant cautioned me about the quilt being used on a hard floor and the increased risk for a fall/injury.  She encouraged me to place some non-skid shelf liner on the back to avoid that. I wasn't ready to try to tackle that...

Have you made any gameboard quilts?

What did you make?

If you haven't made one, what game board would you make?

Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!

Keep Piecing,

Melva

Linking with:

To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt

Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

Creatively Crafty at Creatively Beth

Put Your Foot Down at The Quiltery 

Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning

Thankful Thursday at Brian's Home

Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun

Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Create, Bake, Grow & Gather at Shabby Art Boutique

Home Matters at Days Filled with Joy

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Stringing Me Along ~ Sew & Tell - 2/24/2025

Last week drug on and on... and on.  Not necessarily in a bad way... There was much that took place, yet the time seemed to almost stand still. The house closing went smoothly and on time - YAY!  That burden has been removed from my plate.  I swung by for a quick stop before the closing to double check that all was still fine and secure, told the house "Thanks for taking care of Mom and Dad for 28 years" and then moved on... closing out that chapter/season of life.

A great deal of time was spent at the computer working on the layout for the accompanying book of the Camping Journal Quilt.  The quilt has been placed on the camper bed until I need to take it to the library for another storytelling quilt exhibit on the art wall during the month of March... National Quilting Month.

Our camping Journal Quilt in its "natural habitat"

The camper reno is nearly complete.  We only need to install the new radio and do a final clean up.  Pictures coming soon!

For a change in view/activity, I spent my "breaks" in the studio joining the string blocks together and getting a border on it. 

As I plucked the strings for the border I thought of the song "Counting my Blessings"... You can read all of my thoughts and the news that I shared here.

I selected a striped blue/white fabric for the binding and added a couple fun, little labels...

The blue scrap bin decreased in volume a little, but it is time to close that bin and do something else.

I love these fun little labels

The quilting was quick and easy with wavy lines creating a grid of squares, on point.  The backing is pieced with some large chunks of blues from the stash - nothing fancy here, but I like the look from the back with the sun shining through.

On Friday we drove to my childhood hometown for the funeral service of my friend's dad.  It is an 80-mile drive (each way), and I passed the time doing paper embroidery on one of the Christmas cards I am recycling "repurposing".

I made the french knots varying sizes by changing up the number of wraps on the needle as well as how many strands of thread I used.

I got a lot accomplished in the week!  As I look forward to this week, I need to turn my attention to a custom table runner and set of placemats... they are to feature sunflowers.  I'll be looking at making some dresden blocks and shopping (stash first) for sunflower fabric.  I had some... once-upon-a-time... Do I still have any???

This week's Sew & Tell feature is Jocelyn at the Happy Cottage Quilter.  She shared her plan for making simple lap quilts. "They don't take a lot of thinking, which is sometimes a good thing. Kind of therapeutic."  

I especially like the pastel, watercolor effect she has with this one.  

Her plan is to make one each month this year.  Head over there and cheer her on!

Before we get started with the party, tell me...

Do you make donation quilts?

Who do you donate them to?

What size do you make?

Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!  Let's party!

Keep Piecing,

Melva

Linking with:

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework

Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate

Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do

Home Matters at Days Filled with Joy

This & That at Days Filled with Joy

Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy

Saturday Sparks at Pieced Pastimes

To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt

Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

Creatively Crafty at Creatively Beth

Favorite Finish Monthly Linkup at Quilting Jetgirl  

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Blessings of the Ordinary Kind

The last 10 days or so have been difficult... Oh, let me be honest... 2024 did not end on a very good note.  It was challenging for our children as well as us.  My Mom's house was a nuisance (but has finally been sold), our family has been facing loss at an uncanny rate... Cousins and cousins' children (both my side of the family as well as Dave's) have passed away.  

Just this year... 6-7 weeks in, we have attended three funeral/memorial services.  The father of a close childhood friend just passed away on Friday... news of a good Christian brother joining his wife in heaven on Saturday... and Dave's brother-in-law placed in hospice care after fighting cancer for 3 years.

As 2024 faded away I was hopeful for a joy-filled year.  It doesn't seem to be the case... however... In the first few days of January, I saw this idea/suggestion in social media.  

I grabbed a jar and some small pieces scraps (because Melva Loves SCRAPS) of paper and placed it on a shelf in my studio.  

Rather than adding a note each week, I am adding one nearly on a daily basis.  Especially on the challenging days.

I may need to find a larger jar. ;)

Some days are SO ordinary... and I need to really examine closely the events of the day to find one moment, person or event that made me smile or feel good... a smile from a stranger or a conversation with a stranger while in line at the grocery store... a phone call from a friend who wanted to check in with me... praying friends!

The feeling of fabric in my hands as I piece or press... the memories of those leftover bits and pieces from a special quilt I made for a customer of loved one.

The sunrise or sunset... the artistry of my God and Creator... the miracle of how a human body functions... just the fact that we have breath in our lungs and the blood that the heart pumps throughout the body...

The blessing of seeming to continually need to do laundry or dishes... for this means that I have clothing to wear and food to prepare and eat...

Email messages from fellow quilters and readers of MLS always brighten my day!  The other day (a day that I was especially struggling) I had a message offering congratulations that I had been included in the list of Top 100 Quilt Blogs.  WHAT???  It may be a bit "spammy", but sure enough... somewhere out there in cyberspace I was listed as #83. 😍

This is not an accomplishment done on my own... I extend many, many thanks to each of you... my cyber friends make it possible!

You encourage me and support me through all of the ups and downs of life, and you help to make the weekly Sew & Tell parties fun and inspirational. 

As I pieced this string quilt, I counted each one of you as a blessing!  And it was with each string that I plucked as I made this quilt, I offered up thanks for YOU!

Thank you!!!!!

What are some of the blessings that you see in an ordinary day?

Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you.

Keep Piecing,

Melva

Linking with:

Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

Creatively Crafty at Creatively Beth

Free-Motion Mavericks at Quilting & Learning

Thankful Thursday at Brian's Home

Little Things Thursday at Good Random Fun

Off The Wall Friday with Nina Marie

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch

Create, Bake, Grow & Gather at Shabby Art Boutique

Share Your Style at French Ethereal

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Still Singin' the Blues ~ Sew & Tell - 2/17/2025

 I spent the week finishing playing the "Blues".

I finished this "Baby Blues" with some large stippling, with the help of my acrylic template.  The backing is the same batik as the border, a remnant of some quilt that I made last year.  

It is interesting as I dig through the bin... as a sort of archeological dig of my quilt making career.  LOL... Bits from dresses I made for our daughters when they were much younger, roman shades that were for our youngest daughter's room, fabrics that reminded me of the western style shirts my Mom used to make for my Dad... and so many more.

As I finished up Baby Blues, I started thinking about the many long strips of blue fabrics that I had.  I decided I would make string blocks.  Taking inspiration from Emily Dennis, I offered consistency by making the center strip of each block a contrasting piece.  I chose to use a neutral newsprint fabric... some came from the neutral scrap bin and a little more came from my stash.  

I pulled out some old brightly colored paper from the scrapbooking supplies and started making 8-1/2 inch squares.  I also followed the advice from Emily gave for sewing them... only sew through the paper foundation with the first seam.  This made the removal of the paper so easy but still was available for reference for size.  

So many layout options! I will be using the lower right layout.  It is the friendliest on the eyes.  It was also the favorite of those that tossed out an opinion on social media.

I stopped with 24 blocks and plan to have a 1-inch border of the same neutral fabric followed by a scrappy strip border... maybe 3-1/2" inches???  I'll have to play with it to find the right balance.  

With February 1/2 gone (where did it go?) I realized that I need to pull my head and hands out of the blue scrap bin (back away from the cookie jar!) and get things in line for the display of a few more quilts at our local library.  I had gathered up all of the stories for our Camping Journal Quilt and placed them in a MS word document in January.  I needed to resize pictures, edit a few unnecessary items out of the stories and get it in a proper layout that could be printed and placed in a notebook.

I really did not want to do it... I kept thinking, "I'd rather be quilting!"  But once I got started, it wasn't so bad.  I did enjoy the trip down memory lane as I recalled the memories.  The good news is that I was able to get it finished and it is ready for printing.

The other item left to do for the exhibit is to get the Camping Journal Quilt ready for hanging.  Do I really want to put a hanging sleeve on this quilt that I plan to use in the camper?  No, not really.  Will making some temporary hanging strips to pin into place with large safety pins be the best thing?  Probably not.  The quilt is LARGE and heavy... Do I want that pulling on the quilt with safety pins for a full month???  No, not really.

Any ideas or suggestions for remedying this problem are welcome!  

Leave a comment...

This brings us to the time for the weekly feature... This week it is Diann at Little Penguin Quilts.

Diann (and many others) have also been digging into blue scraps.  Her Quarter-Star blocks are lovely!  

Head over to her blog to see what other scrappy blues she has made.

It is time to get the party started.  Link up your recent finishes or progress on projects.  I want to see what you've been sewing.

My studio has been a refuge this week as we face struggles in life.  Rest assured, I have leaned in (hard) to the comfort of the Lord and those that have reached out to me.  Between sewing and singing along with the music, I have found peace.

Life continues with more challenges... Mom will be having cataract surgery in March.  Sadly, this means that Dave and I will not be taking a long spring trip. :(  But I have my eyes on the days between surgeries and appointments in hopes of some shorter trips south.  On a good note, (!) the closing for her house is on Wednesday.  It will feel good to get that burden off the plate.  YAY!

That's all I have for now.  Remember, if you have a suggestion for a way to hang a large quilt with temporary hangers, give me a comment!

Keep piecing,

Melva

Linking with:

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework

Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do

This & That at Days Filled with Joy

To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt

Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy

Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch

Create, Bake, Grow & Gather at Shabby Art Boutique

Saturday Sparks at Pieced Pastimes

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Singing the Blues ~ Sew & Tell - February 10, 2025

After a strange turn of events leading up to the baptism service for our granddaughters, I am singing the blues.

Because of a choice (ridiculous) demand by the SIL, we were only able to drop off the special dresses and gifts.  I have so many words that I want to say! I am practicing restraint and will simply pour my feelings into this month's RSC color ~ blue.  I refuse to let my joy be stolen... 'Nuf said.  

After a rousing session of house cleaning, I pulled out the blue scrap bin and started with some of the bigger chunks for my 3" hexagons.  

And then I started my Korner Kabin blocks. This time, I chose to use a fun novelty fabric featuring Kats... Yes, Kats in the Korner ;) 

In the spirit of the season of love, I pulled out another vintage quilt for the guest bed.  This Hearts and Flowers quilt was made by my Great-Grandmother, Lala Teegarden.  She was part of a quilting group comprised of ladies from the First Christian Church in Trinidad.  You can read her story from my Quilters Through the Generations series here... and a related story about a quilt that found its way to me for a repair here.  It was moving to think that I not only held something that had been made by my Great-grandmother, but that I had the honor to repair it... my stitches, right alongside hers.

Because of the mild weather and 60- and 70-degree temperatures (the first false spring), we made great progress in our camper reno.  Each afternoon we stopped at 2 p.m. to accomplish a little more... By the week's end we had the flooring and trim installed throughout.  We have only two stairs left to finish.  Dave will be building drawers for a little extra storage.  

Leanna at Not Afraid of Color showed off her Stay At Home Round Robin progress.  Her most recent addition included production feed sack fabric pinwheels.  So sweet!  

I wish was in a more cheerful, joy-filled mood, but I continue to remind myself... This too shall pass... and "cast your cares on the Lord... for his yoke is easy and burden is light".  Did you know that your spirit is lifted by singing?  You cannot be angry when you sing... just give it a try ;)

I will be found in my studio in every extra moment I have this week doing just that... lifting my spirit by singing praises to the Lord... probably with the music just a little louder to encourage me to sing along.

Keep Piecing,

Melva

Linking with:

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework

Sunday Stash at QuiltPaintCreate

Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy’s Quilts

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do

Home Matters at Days Filled with Joy

Scrap Happy Saturday at Super Scrappy

Patchwork & Quilts at The Quilting Patch

To Do Tuesday at Quilt Schmilt

Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

Creatively Crafty at Creatively Beth

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