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BELATED

My daughter and I saw hundreds of lilacs in bloom this week, and what delightful fragrances!

Here is my pink for this week  a top I forgot about,  now at CoveredinLoveTx@gmail.com. that's all for this week, friends.

Here are two great places to see more pink goodies:

Rainbow Scrap Challenge at

   soscrappy  and

Oh, Scrap! at 

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

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HAPPY DAYS

Isn't it wonderful to see spring flowers in bloom again!   It makes me feel happy in my heart.  My daughter and I took a long drive around all the neighborhood last Sunday. The sun was shining, a breeze was blowing and we saw so many beautiful gardens in bloom.  It was the peak of tulip season and magnolias were blooming as well.  

I am also enjoying PINK this month, thanks to Angela.  My sweet daughter loves to go thrift store shopping and brought me a lovely pink quilt top.  She knows just what makes me happy, fabric of course.  

I ended up trimming it down to 40 X 40 inches.  Some pink calico from way back in my stash was just right for a backing.  It does not require batting because it will go to a nurse near the Texas border, who gives them to mothers in Mexico who need lightweight baby blankets.

Another project I've started is using up a layer cake assortment.  Don't know when or where I acquired it, but I'm taking one more step to get rid of my stash.  

These animals of all kinds will delight some child in need.  I will be making two more lightweight blankets from this collection. I love layer cakes because they piece together so quickly.  

Have a happy weekend everyone and especially all you moms and grandmas!

Check out all the colorful happenings at

Rainbow Scrap Challenge at

   soscrappy  and

Oh, Scrap! at 

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

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NEW DIRECTION

This was sort of a bridge week for my quilting.  I really haven't started on my May colors of pink and rose.  However, pink and rose are in ample supply in the top I've just finished.

The holdover from last month is my yellow/gold Sawtooth Star block.  Don't look too closely at the piecing, please.  Somehow my ruler measurements didn't agree with what I  ended up with.  Guess the math just makes my head spin as usual.  I always seem to waste fabric by cutting things wrong and then having no fabric left to replace it.  I'm trying to fussy cut my centers, of course.

Here is the top made from a layer cake collection that has been in my stash for a long time. It was a joy to make and is already on its way to Covered In Love.

Meanwhile, for the last couple of months I've been really immersed in learning about minimal improv quilting.  It's where I'm finding my desire to be creative has taken me.  After looking at lots of examples on Pinterest and reading a couple of books and also talking with a couple of folks in my guild, I'm taking the plunge.  I'll be taking time to study each piece during the process.  

This is my first effort.  I found an 8-inch improv block in my stash, part of a Rainbow Scrap Challenge set.  The warm tones and the look of Africa gave me the starting point. I'm not happy with the flying geese block.  It's too dark and draws my eye away from the main block.  This I is just a work in progress.

So off I go on my elephant safari into unknown territory.  Wish me luck, dear friends.

Check out all the colorful happenings at

Rainbow Scrap Challenge at

   soscrappy  and

Oh, Scrap! at 

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework