Are You Watching???

In honor of International Quilting Day, The Quilt Show has offered all shows, Season 1-9, FREE.  Oh I am loving it!  Click on the link, and at the top of the page, over by the log-in, you'll see a green button that says "International Quilting Day, Here's what to do".  I've already found two new techniques I want to try!

Spring?

We're experiencing some rare spring days here in Michigan...feels more like May than March!  Makes it hard to stay inside and quilt.  I took the day off yesterday to run errands and go visiting, so lovely to get out and enjoy it.  This was all the clouds I could see in the sky....



Yes, I know they're not really clouds.  *G*  These little guys were enjoying the sun at McDonald's, waiting for a stray french fry to fall their way.



Later, while visiting our friend Shirley, I stepped outside and saw Jupiter and Venus side by side in the sky, amazingly bright!



Don't you just love this time of day, that cozy feeling when everyone's home, the day is winding down, time for laughter and a shared meal and a catch-up of your day....



...windows open to catch that first little chill of evening...bliss.

And yet, as much as I'm enjoying this taste of spring, I'm waiting for that other shoe to drop, to wake up to howling winds, grey skies and white stuff falling from the sky.  I know it's lurking in the wings, waiting for me to let my guard down...all part of the charm of spring in Michigan!

I'm also getting that spring cleaning urge, wonder if I can enlist some help around here....it won't be voluntary, I know that!  Are you feeling the urge too?  I'd love to hear any tips you might have for making it as painless as possible!!

Where I've Been

and what I've been doing.





I think I have about 60 more hours of quilting to go.  I've been spending 8-12 hours per day on this....ouch.  Lots of Lucy being watched, lots of audio books being listened to.  It really makes for a boring blog, though!  I love hand quilting, I love doing it for hours on end, but it means nothing to talk about here.

Later today I'm going to trace off Jenny's free BOM, just to give my brain a rest.  I have the fabric all picked out for it.  I'll work on both projects, switching back and forth.

We've been having gorgeous weather but today it's raining.



At least it's not snow.  Speaking of snow, yesterday I pulled out the summer clothes, so Michigan, get ready for a blizzard.  It never fails that I pull out the summer stuff and it snows.

Hope you are all doing well and keeping busy - I've been visiting your blogs but not commenting much - can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I posted last.  Time is flying!