Seeing Stripes

This month's block for do.Good Stitches is a zebra!  I put it off for a bit when I saw how many tiny pieces are in the block, but since it's the last week of the month I knew my days were numbered.  It took an hour just to cut out all the pieces, but the final product is worth it!  It's pretty cute!  I'm excited to see this quilt when it's all done.

An Easter Gift

This weekend I had the opportunity to fly back to Ohio to witness something wonderful!  My sweet friend was being sealed to her husband and children for time and all eternity!  After 18 years of marriage her husband was baptized last Fall.  I promised her I would be there no matter what when she was able to go to the temple with him.  Her children chose Easter weekend. 

It was so special.  They performed the marriage sealing in Spanish and then the sealing of the children in English.  I was at least slightly keeping myself together until the children walked into the sealing room.  I made the mistake at looking at Yaneth.  Her children mean everything to her, and I knew this was the moment she had been waiting for so long.  I bawled like a baby. 

In case you can't tell, Yaneth's favorite color is yellow!

I got to attend church with my old Westland Ward family and it was wonderful!  48 hours was not long enough in Ohio!  I have so many dear friends there, and I loved every minute of my trip!

A Wrinkle In Time

It's hard to believe that A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is old enough to be considered a classic, but it was published back in 1962.  I feel like I missed some sort of rite of passage, because I never read this book as a child, so I felt like I needed to rectify the situation.  I knew nothing about the plot when I started reading it.  I was surprised by the heavy undertones about God, because I knew it used to be commonly read in school.   L'Engle really spoke quite a bit about the evils of losing our agency and the need for opposition in our lives.  This book has quite a bit of depth underneath its surface.  It's obviously a really good book for all ages to enjoy.  A Wrinkle in Time received the Newbery Medal in 1963, so I am counting this in the category of #11- An award-winning classic.

Paper Cutting

This week in art Little Man studied the color wheel and Piet Mondrian. They made their own 'Mondrian' pieces.

Quilting Fun

I've had the chance to do a bit of free motion quilting this week.  So far I've tried three different designs.  Having a black back has made it a bit intimidating, because every stitch shows, but I kind of like the effect. 

Reptiles and Pinwheels

The pinwheel block was one of the first blocks I learned how to piece together, and it's still one of my favorites.  Every once in a while I have to make a pinwheel quilt, because it always makes me smile.  Here's a pinwheel quilt top I put together today for a baby boy. 

 I also happen to really love this reptile flannel.  It's adorable and it's cuddly!

Quilted Building Blocks

I got the 3 Building Blocks quilted this week.  I always think it's interesting how you can take the same quilt block and change the look completely by fabric and quilting choices.

 I like the look of the quilting on the back.

February Peace Circle

This month was were asked to 2 non-symmetrical blocks for do.Good Stitches.  We could use whatever fabric we wanted as long as the sashing was white.  This was perfect, because I have a lot of scraps that were given to me.  I never say no to fabric as a general rule, but these scraps didn't go with a lot of my other fabric, so I used them for these blocks.

Bummer!  Looking at the picture just now I just realized I turned the lower triangles in the wrong direction.  Sigh.  Looks like I'll be picking it back apart and turning them in the other direction.  Bleh.  Good thing it's still the beginning of the month, so there's no rush to get them in the mail.  Boo.

Update:  I fixed them.