May Day

I'm still here, attempting the computer world juggle like most others. Mostly I've been an occasional lurker this past month. That doesn't mean I haven't been busy.... I have! When I'm not on the computer as much I get more quilting done. Yay!

I'm going to use this first post of the month to reflect on April's accomplishments.

• Finished assembling the Carolina Crossroads top. I have to get a photo of it later today so I can enter it in the upcoming San Diego Quilt Show ... I post it here too shortly. I used 2 yards in the borders and 5 yards for the backing, all from stash. :c) I decided to name my quilt Classical Crossroads because of the musical nature of the background fabric.
  
• I have 30+ UFO's, so what do I do? Start a couple new ones. Good grief! I'm a sucker for a quilt mystery. Bonnie Hunter started a new scrappy mystery April 1st. At first I thought I would play along in my head. HA, HAHA! 4 weeks later I have steps 1&2 done. Step 1 used 1.75 yards, step 2: 3 yards.
• Yes, I did say "a couple". The other new project is a graduation gift for a neighbor gal/good friend of my DD Stacey. We've lived here 22 years and I remember the day Kelly was born almost 18 years ago. When she was a toddler I made her a quillow and a t-shirt dress with pink pig fabric. She was a pig fanatic! Next month she graduates as salutatorian and will head to CAL in the fall. So it's time for a big girl quilt for her dorm room. This one is very southern CA tropical with a turquoise/lime green batik as the focus fabric. I picked up the batik (2-3 lb bag of scraps from SCRUBS... I don't know how that translates to yardage....maybe 4 yards added, perhaps more?) All the rest is from my stash. So far I've cut up 4 yards for that project. Oh.... and the best part! I've found a remnant of THE pink pig fabric. I'll work that into the backing. :c)

• I've been keeping up with longarming while I wait for a buyer for my Gammill to come along. I've had a few inquiries and one decent nibble but nothing definite yet. I'm thinking of offering a finders fee to anyone who helps bring a buyer in lieu of paying big bucks to other sites. One gal wanted 5% of the sales price to list it on her site. I DON'T THINK SO!! That's over $700. I am willing to offer $150 to the person who refers the buyer to me. Check out the listing here ...the one dated March 30th. Just make sure the person gives me your name and a way to contact you.
  

I'm going to post goals for the month tomorrow.... and probably some random other thoughts too. LOL

I'm baaaaack. I've missed blogging!