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.
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| Finished! |
BUT... it is complete! (Except for hardware installation for the built-in drawers in the stairs.)
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| 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...
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| 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.)
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| A close up of some details |
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
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It's great that your library will have a quilt display this month -- and what fun that you're giving a presentation.
ReplyDeleteThe renovations in the camper look great. I love the extra storage in the stairs. I am itching to go camping as well. I wish the best for your mom in her surgeries. It sounds like a busy month for you , Melva. Blessings.
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