It's March ???!!!

Time flies so quickly when you are busy!  I have spent most of my time quilting my DS and DIL's wedding quilt.  I am about half done with the center blocks I think.  It will take a while yet, I am quilting it by hand, so far just stitch in the ditch following the pattern of the blocks.  No new pictures of it yet.

Here is something I had fun with:

 

I found a tutorial for this Sunflower Pincushion on Kaaren's blog, The Painted Quilt .  It didn't take too long and it was lots of fun.  Next one I will try to center the leaves and petals better, but all in all, I like it. 

 

I have also finished two little flimsy's.  With the kitchen remodel, I got behind with the Small Quilt Challenge last year.  I just finished the November and December quilt tops.  Here they are:

 

 

Here's November, it is about 16 inches square and

 

 

 here's December, measuring about 19 inches square. 

 

I have started pulling fabrics for the March challenge but have not worked on the ones for January or February yet.  I will try to catch up on those later. 

 

I have had some fun shopping, too.  Here are some of the goodies I got:

 

 

These 30's fat quarters were purchased at a quilt shop in Durango, CO back in November when I was house sitting for my DS and DIL while they were on their honeymoon.  I love the Sunbonnet Sue patterns and want to make my own little quilt someday.  This is a start at collecting some 30'S fabrics for that. 

These are some CW reproduction scraps that I purchased from Homestead Hearth.  They sell grab bags of  1 pound of fabric scraps.  This is two grab bags worth and there are some great fabrics in here.  Some are pretty good size pieces, too. 

 

And these little goodies, a LQS on the east side of the mountain had a $2.00 fat quarter sale, so I stocked up!  I don't have any specific plans for these, but they are pretty and I'm sure inspiration will come. 

 

 I want to get several small projects prepped and ready to work on.  In a couple of weeks I am going to have foot surgery, so I will have time for some handwork while I heal.  About eight years ago I had bunion surgery and over time that has caused a secondary issue.  For the bunion surgery, the metatarsal bone is shortened a little to line the big toe up properly.  Now the metatarsal in the second toe is a little too long and doesn't line up with the toes on either side of it.  That is causing a pressure point that over time has gotten more painful when I stand or walk to much.  It is finally time to do something about it, I have put it off long enough.   

 

I think that is all the news for now!  Hope you are all having a quilty good time!