Helping

 My sweet Creamie, helpful as ever

She likes to help with the printer too!  I’m printing Bonnie Hunter’s directions for Ukraine quilts, think I’ll make one of hers and Hope of GE Designs .

Christmas cactus and amaryllis

 I love these simple rewarding plants. The red one is about 20 years old and still going strong. Bloomed again for Valentine’s Day.  It probably should be repotted..20 year old dirt?

Then the new plant, a salmon color has two blooms, it’s second bloom since Christmas 

There is one bloom on my white plant but none yet on the hot pink one…yet!  

And I finished a pile of hot pads I started three years ago using orphan blocks, for a family reunion. I ended up not going but I need new hot pads so they’ll get used!

I almost forgot this amaryllis from last year. I took it out of the garage and started watering it in January and here it is, so pretty

Pinning the mystery

 This will have to be the last time I crawl around the floor pinning a quilt. I’m too old!  But now to get it quilted and donated.  I’ve been finishing up some little projects, always feels good to get them done.  

Plainview quilt top is done!

 

The Tucker Trimmer

 I read on someone’s blog about this trimmer. After trimming a few blocks my usual way and not liking the outcome, I bought the Tucker trimmer. Oh my what a difference!  Compared to the way I was cutting it’s no wonder some seam joining and points are off. Wish I’d had it to start with, but it’ll all work out I’m sure. This is the trimmer

And this is my progress to date, got to remember to slow down…

Now 

Starting the layout

 Although I’m not done trimming the squares, I just had to see the layout. I think it’s going to work out!

Now these are sewn together…oh dear don’t look too closely.  

Next project..Plainview Quilt along

 I’m starting this project out of all the many I could start since I paid for the kit.  Here a photo of what it will look like.   I’m making the baby size..this ought to wake up a baby!

Here are the squares ready to be trimmed

This is the guide to colors used. I think she reversed a couple colors and now I’m not sure which version I followed.   Don’t think it matters other than to confuse me…