Every year I tell myself I am going to capture the moment when spring does come. I think I missed it, again, but it is peaking right now in this part of the world. Green is the color, everything is growing and smells good, and the birds are singing in the mornings again. My bat friends have come back too. We just got back from a few days on the east coast, where it’s not quite as seasonally caught up.

I did get the fourth pumpkin runner done and that set of four off the frame, squared and bound. The backing(s) for the last three are together and on the frame. The first runner is a non-traditional colored one, aqua and purple, along with orange and black. I want to use a variegated thread, but have nothing in my stash that’ll work. I spent about an hour yesterday perusing the web for something appropriate. I found a few other things that I needed, and didn’t really need. Then I looked at the thread card I have for Signature and I think I found one that will work. It’s called Aqua Waters, and it was a small spool *on sale* too. All the dollars I saved went out the window with a new Quilt kit and a new Cross stitch pattern.

The quilt kit is an older pattern from Pen and Paper, called Forest Fungi. The kit uses a pretty new collection of Banyan batik prints. This quilt is perfect for my Bff, who is achieving a birthday milestone in June. I am hoping that I can get it done before I leave on an extended trip in mid May. I just checked and it has shipped and will be here tomorrow. The cross stitch pattern appealed to me, because of my fascination with mermaids. Plus I am so very ready to be done with the Fabulous Houses. I have been spending a few hours at the end of the day stitching the log cabin. I can definitely see progress. Maybe I’ll finish the chimney tonight.

I am itching to start something new in the quilting department. I have most of the fabric I need to make another Woodland Friends quilt and the panels for the other one, Frolic in Florals. I feel like I have been making a lot of forest themed quilts this year. Sort of like the year I made all the Julie Patchkis quilts. I still have some yardage left from those, but not enough to do anything with. I got out the mini rings pattern from SewKindaWonderful, I have a set of digital quilting designs specifically made for it. I can use the rest of the fabric pack of Love Letters, seems like a good project for today. It’s lightly raining, so my plans for weed whacking have to be put aside – darn.

I am curious about the new larger BOB dies from Accuquilt. They are supposed to cut a 16 inch block, or pieces for it. I really don’t need another die, especially because I had the best intentions of using the last three I bought and have not. Sadly I can’t even remember the ideas I had for them. Maybe I wrote it down – yep in a post from October 2024. I do want to make the log cabin quilt with the 1 ½” strip cutting die. Maybe I should look at the patterns associated with the dies, while I am there NOT buying any more. These two are made with the Go! signature circles die.

Be Kind.