Moving Along on the Quilt Along & other March & April Things

Blocks 2 & 3 from the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along from moosequilts.blogspot.com. I love my Frolic jelly roll from Moda.I want to mix up the colors but hope it will all come together in the end.I am currently behind by 2 blocks. How can that be?!! The new blocks come out every other Monday which I thought would be so manageable, but my procrastination & sidetrackedness did it to me once again! I think maybe the disaster zone of my work area has something to do with it!

The beginning of March was Dad’s & Aunt Adeline’s birthdays. Dad got a Giant Cupcake Cake from the pan I got for Christmas. Aunt Adeline got a Kanzashi flower corsage that I also made, based on Sister Diane’s Kanzashi in Bloom book. It was easy & fun, so why don’t I ever make more than one item when I try something new & of course, its always for a gift!

My friend’s birthday was also in March. She appreciates all things handmade, so I made her this zip pouch based on the one in Amy Karol’s Bend the Rules Sewing. I loved it, my family loved it & Maureen loved it! All made with supplies on hand with a beautiful pink shiny lining!

Easter was during the girls Spring Break. Eggs were colored on Good Friday as always. I had to get out the green checked vinyl tablecloth for tradition sake. Very bright, very fun!

Also during Spring break, we went downtown with my Mom & sister to Macy’s Annual Flower Show. Of course shopping was included to get the girls excited about going. The weather was PERFECT! Warm & a little windy. We each took the train & met up downtown.

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The first 2 weeks of April were very sunny & warm. This made my daffodils start opening earlier than I wanted them to. They are always in bloom for my birthday so I wanted them to last, which they did. They are my favorite flower probably because they are the first pop of color in my yard after our long grey winters.

My first time to the International Quilt Festival in Chicago & then I hear it will probably be my last because they are moving the Spring festival to Cincinnati, Ohio. That’s me & Pokey Bolton, Editor in Chief of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, as well is all of the Interweave things she’s in charge of. She was running Make It University at the festival, a series of 1 hour workshops by various mixed media artists. I was lucky enough to do 2 of them. Names were pulled & you had to be present. I made a fabric ATC & a collage on canvas. Also pictured are the mini pieces of art I brought to their trading post to swap with others on a wall. Once again, they were fun & east to make but they’re all gone. Below are the mini art things I swapped for.

These are the Thank You cards I made for my sister, cousin & friend, all who are very thoughtful people in my life & all appreciate creative work!

Now, on to my mess to clean up so I can catch up on the quilt along! The mess is stifling my ability & need to create. I hate when I let it take over my space. I wish I had an assistant!

On to the next month!