I Like Thursday #124

It's time for I Like Thursday! Please visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color to link up with other positive and fun posts. I probably shouldn't have but I started a new project. I was getting sick of seeing so many small pieces of fabric that I've been saving. Victoria Findlay Wolfe has some great projects using crumbs. So, I bought some solid fabric and started putting those crumbs together. These are my first blocks and I like the way they look so far. They remind me of stained glass.

As I was cooking, I felt like someone was watching me! Rusty, our neighborhood cat, came to visit Lily and Molly!

I bought a new toy for the cats. It's a Valentine's Day tent! I haven't seen the cats sit in it yet but they have hit the ball hanging from the top of it. I think Molly might be too chubby to fit in there. I'm not calling her fat, just pleasantly plump!

I also got them a new house that's supposed to be a Cozy Cottage! Molly does fit quite nicely as you can see! I love the little bluebird hanging in front of the door! So cute!

That's it for me! Enjoy your weekend and stay warm!

 

Rhododendron Trail Mystery Quilt Part 7

I've made it through Part 7 of Bonnie Hunter's Rhododendron Trail Mystery Quilt. I wish I had all the directions so I could work at my own pace. It makes me a little nervous to get the new part every Friday and wonder how much I have to get done. I've had an okay time keeping up but I tend to rush through it. Anyways, this is Block B! We made a ton of hourglass blocks a while ago and now we know why!

Before I could make Block B, I had lots of cutting of neutral fabrics. This part took awhile!

I now have a pile of Block B and still have no clue as to what this quilt will look like. 

I put a few of Block A with Block B. I have a ton of flying geese left as well as other pieces. I have no idea how they'll be placed. And there's one color we haven't even touched yet! It's kind of fun to see how the blocks play together. I'm looking forward to the big reveal which is due to happen sometime in January. I can't wait to see it!

 

I Like Thursday #123

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year 2022! However, it's Thursday so time for I Like Thursday post. A bunch of us bloggers get together to write positive and uplifting posts. You can visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color to link up with the other bloggers. Here I am all ready for New Year's Eve! My mom came over for dinner so it was a very small crowd. My husband loves buying the glasses and crowns but rarely wears them himself!

Here's our table all set up for dinner. I had a few frozen alcoholic drinks that I bought last year. My mother and I each had one! Hers was blue and looked like one of those fruity drinks. Mine was half lemonade, half iced tea. It went very nicely with our Chinese food.

I was laying in bed and watching television. Lily came up and lay right down next to me. My daughter took this picture when she saw her. Doesn't she look so comfy??!!

I just finished this book and really enjoyed it. Liane Moriarty never disappoints! I highly recommend it!

That's it for this week! I wish you all a healthy and Happy New Year!

 

Rhododendron Trail Mystery Quilt Part 6

Happy New Year!  Bonnie Hunter released the last set of instructions for the Rhododendron Mystery Quilt this past Friday. The last part revealed an actual block! They didn't take that long so I was able to finish over the weekend.

I made a few at a time. It was fun to see how the colors were placed as well as the secondary patterns that emerged when the blocks were placed together. However, I'm sure Bonnie Hunter still has a few tricks up her sleeves. I bet there will another block that will play off this main block. We'll have to wait and see! 

Can you see my error?? Look at the bottom right hand block. I kept sewing that yellow to the outside so many times! I got real good at fixing it! I'm not sure why but I would never notice it as I was sewing. Maybe I made too many at once?? Who knows?! I checked them and they're all okay now! Phew!!

 

I Like Thursday #122

It's time for I Like Thursday once again! A few of us bloggers post happy and uplifting posts that  are all linked to LeeAnna's blog over at Not Afraid of Color. I hope you visit and read them! I'm not a fancy cook or baker but I did try my hand at this Christmas cake. It was on the cover of the Food Network magazine. I made my usual white cake that my family likes. So, I made the cake but added the Christmas trees. The trees are made from sugar cones that are frosted. Then the M&M's are added! It was fun to make. It doesn't look as fancy as the magazine but I tried!

My Ring kept notifying me that there was someone in our front yard. I found these two eating one of our bushes. That one deer kept looking at me as I took pictures! So funny!

I am making progress on my socks albeit very slowly! You can really see the pattern emerging. I'll be turning the heel soon. Every row is different which is why it's taking so long! They are pretty though.

I've wanted to load this quilt for the longest time. I haven't had much time since I've been working on Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt. I had a few days so it's loaded and I actually started quilting it this morning. Those big wide borders are tough to fill but I'm getting there! And that was my week!

I'm wishing you all a healthy and Happy New Year!

 

Rhododendron Trail Mystery Quilt Part 5

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! With the holiday over, Bonnie Hunter released Part 5 today which is 2 days later than usual. She didn't want to release it on Christmas Eve. I don't think this part is going to take as long as the last part however, it's still labor intensive! We had to add a triangle to the units we had completed earlier. We're doing them in sets of 4. I got this part done on all my pieces today. They were all sewn on and trimmed.

Then, you add another triangle to the previous triangle. I did one set just to make sure everything worked out. It did! (Always a good thing!)

And this is what I have left to do! I hope to be done tomorrow, Wednesday at the latest. The next part drops on Friday. I think I'll be ready for it. We'll see!!

 

I Like Thursday #121

It's Thursday! It's time to post something happy and positive. You can view links to more posts like this when you visit LeeAnne at Not Afraid of Color. I received this beautiful Christmas arrangement from a former coworker. I was so surprised! I keep in contact with a few of the people I used to work with but I didn't expect to receive a gift. It was nice of her to think of me.

As if my cats don't have enough toys, this is what I got them for their stocking! I think they'll probably have these toys torn apart by the end of Christmas day! I already put it in their stocking. I hope they don't notice it! Haha!

These two deer have been nibbling on our bushes at our front door. I loved being able to take a picture of them so closely. There was a group of 6 of them but these 2 stayed the longest. They're so cute!

I really need to get a quilt on the longarm but it's so hard when working on Bonnie Hunter's current mystery quilt. It's easier to knit while I watch television. I'm making these socks for my daughter. The pattern is Rhombus by Cookie A. She has some beautiful patterns and the directions are detailed and easy to follow. They're made up of a very intricate cable pattern. So far, I'm doing okay. 

I hope everyone is well and prepared for the holiday. I still have to go out and buy a few things. It never ends!!