It's been a minute...

 I didn't realize I had been away so long. Oops.

In my defense, I have been busy!

The Jack in the Box quilt that was on the frame has been finished. 

My mom said she thought it was pretty so I asked her if she wanted it. Yes! Yes, she did. She has it draped over a chair. Every day when my dad (he has dementia) passes by, he stops and says 'That's pretty'. 

I've been asked to make a quilt that will be used for a fundraising raffle.

We The People was chosen, the fabric was bought and piecing has commenced.

The quilt designer, Debbie MacInnis of Piecing the Past Quilts graciously granted permission to use her pattern. 

I've debated for a long time but finally decided I need a better way to store my fabric. I have to remove an entire stack of fabric to get to what I want and then put it back neatly. I ordered comic book boards and have started the process of wrapping and labeling my fabric.

I decided to start with this pie-safe turned fabric storage cabinet. Because of the shelf spacing in this cabinet, I am wrapping sideways. I am also measuring and labeling each one.

This is what I got done on the first day. I am in no rush and plan to wrap a little bit each day.

This is after day two. Only cuts of fabric a yard or more gets wrapped. Anything under one yard is folded and stacked. 

My quilt group has started another Exchange using A Very Coriander Christmas pattern by Cory Yoder. This link is just one place the book can be ordered. I found several options when I Googled it.

This is my block using my fabrics.

These are JH's blocks using her fabrics. I made the block on the left, and she made the block on the right.

These are JB's blocks using her fabric. She made the one on the top left, a group member made the one on the top right, and I made the one on the bottom.

I've been doing a lot of work around the yard - pulling weeds, redoing some areas, transplanting some plants, planting new plants, watering, etc. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

See, I've been busy!

A sad story follows. 

Early this spring we had a litter of six kittens in my FIL's barn. You can only see five in that first photo.

 

 

The mom was pretty skinny and so were the kittens so we began feeding them extra. Then one day Mom disappeared. A few days later we found the runt of the litter dead. The next day we found another one dead. Then the remaining kittens disappeared one at a time. Now they are all gone. We haven't found them. We have no idea what happened but are assuming that a bigger animal has gotten them. The black and white cat in some of the photos is a male, not their daddy. He is friendly and lets us pet him. He was not aggressive at all with the kittens.

Now, some happy photos of my inside cats.

Belly rub time!

A cat on a cat quilt!

I was trying to fold this quilt to put on the quilt ladder. Hoppy said, 'Nope! I'm taking a nap on it'.

Skippy says, 'Whatcha doin'?

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!