A Play Day...

I had a wonderfully busy day yesterday, but didn't get a single stitch accomplished in any of those hours.

Instead of playing in the studio, I went to Sarasota and ticked a few items off my "To Do" list. Among the plans I made, I had lunch with a friend I hadn't seen in nearly a year. We went to Corkscrew Deli at The Landings and spend nearly two hours catching up. It was great!

When I returned home, Handsome and I completed preparations for a dinner party we'd planned. Two couples joined us for a few hours. They are all dear friends with music in common. We had a delightful evening, and we're so glad they could take time from their busy schedules to share a meal. With the exception of the white chocolate-stuffed fresh raspberries that I forgot to bring out to garnish our dessert, the evening went off without a single hitch. I guess Handsome and I will just have to enjoy those raspberries ourselves (oh, darn!).

I love all the bustle involved with planning a nice evening with friends. We really have to try to do that more often.

I did manage to work  a little on my design for our Sandy's QAL for July. (I'm responsible for designing mini quilts two months.) I have the concept now, so the quilt will come quickly from here. That's right. You'll have to wait to see the finished block until July, but no fear. I'll have more to show you of other projects in the meantime.

I'm going to try to finish the mini quilt today because it's time to get back to those Farmer's Wives blocks. I'll be revealing May's blocks tomorrow and I still have April blocks to complete!  I'd better get crackin'.

We Have A Winner...

I used the Random Number Generator to choose the winner of the Handbag and Gloves quilt for my giveaway. (I'd show you the image, except I made a mistake saving it and it cut off the winning number.) Nonetheless, a winner was chosen and I'm pleased to announce that the quilt will be moving to...(drum roll, please, Handsome)...

#16

Shirley K. from Missouri!

Congratulations, Shirley!

Your quilt will be on its way today.

Thank you to everyone who entered. I'm sorry you couldn't all win one.

My Turn...

My turn is coming up to design June's mini quilt for Sandy's Quilt Shop QAL. I figured I'd better get crackin' because June will be here before I know it! I'm mean, I can hardly believe that it's already MAY! Where is the time going?

If you've followed my blog for a while, you know how I feel about barns. It just seemed appropriate that there should be one in my mini quilt. I've also added a tiny quilt block (in keeping with the trend to paint quilt blocks on the sides of actual barns), using my favorite block...the pinwheel. 

There was an extra month open at the end of the group drawings for all our design assignments, so of course I volunteered for a second month. I'm designing June and July. (What the heck was I thinking?)

Here's a sneak peek at June's design. I'll show the entire piece in June, but now I want to design and finish July, too. I also have to sew up the minis that the other gals (Joanie and Faye) designed for April and May - because I really am that far behind!

I'm going to check on eBay and see if anyone is offering up any online auctions for more time. I think I need to find about eight more hours in each day. And a few more days in a month would be nice too, please. Until then, I guess I'll just give it my best shot at accomplishing what I'm able with the time I'm granted...and hope that I'm granted LOTS of time, because there's just so much I want to do.

I'll be sending out the list of this months' blocks for the Farmer's Wife Quiltalong today or tomorrow. I know. I think I'll lie down for a while.