Well, the calendar may say Spring, but the weather here on Long Island is still mostly cold. It seems like we are always dealing with a wind chill. You could have easily been blown away on Friday. I hope this weekend is somewhat better as my daughter and her family will be here for a 4 day visit.
I’m still working on the Woodland Babies birth announcement. The squirrel is finished as is the blue flower on the left. I’ve started working on the raccoon.
I sewed together most of the rows of the Royal Squares quilt. There are still two halves to put together. Then I have to decide whether to add a border or leave it as is and just buy batting, backing and binding fabric. There are very few scraps left from the fabric that I used.
I also sewed a few more EPP “blocks”. I have 25 of the 36 blocks completed.
Most crafting will be suspended for the next 4 days as needles and toddlers don’t mix well. We will spend time playing. Hubby got up on the storage shelf in our garage and brought down this box of puzzles and toys that I saved.
These items were also in the box. My daughter says that I saved too much, but now there are fun toys for the grandkids at Grammy and Grandpa's house and I don't have to buy more. They also don't have to bring a lot of toys with them.
We are going to have fun playing with the “new” toys with our granddaughter.
I will be joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching and Frederique at the Quilting Patch. Make yourself some tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.
Thanks for stopping by!
Your toys will be so much more fun to play with because they are "new" to them! Have fun making memories with the littles!---TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteMy grandddaughter had a ball playing with the "new" toys.
DeleteI have saved some of our daughter’s toys too and have pulled them out for various small children to play with when they come to visit. I hope you have a great visit this weekend with your daughter and her family. The birth announcement is almost done! Love the new quilt top! Gail at the cozy quilter.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your family time , have fun , hugs June.
ReplyDeleteI also saved too much but I had the space and I don't regret it. The grandkids love going through the toys when they come.
ReplyDeleteHi Cathie, lovely to see your blocks...Royal Squares is beautiful. Now you are onto the cross stitched raccoon...lovely and moving right along. And how nice to have a treasure trove of items to pull out for the grandkids. As a former reading teacher in my career, I'm very familiar with Hooked on Phonics. Aw, memories.
ReplyDeleteThe birth announcement is coming along nicely. Nice to have toys and books for when the grandchildren visit.
ReplyDeleteYour EPP project is coming along beautifully!
ReplyDeleteRoyal Squares is a pretty one, Cathie! I love the colors in that one. The EPP project is really amazing- it looks 3-D! Hope you're having a great time with the family this weekend.
ReplyDeleteHappy Cold Spring Day: Cold here in Minnesota, rain is on its way, brrrr. The quilt is a very intriguing design, I love the color combination, normally I would not like browns but you have made all the colors look rich together. The Baby Sampler is so adorable.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a blast when your family comes, I too would have kept toys for grandchildren if I had any.
Gods Blessings on you all.
Catherine
I get absolutely NOTHING done creatively while the grands are here. They are 3 yo and 19 months, they are on the go!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you will have a wonderful visit with your granddaughter, introducing her to some fun games.
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