Almost June..when did that happen

forget me nots

 I have gone from wanting to post at least once a week to just barely getting in once a month. Where does the time go. This week will be the start of June and as we head into summer, I am sure the time is going to fly by!

lilacs about to bloom

I am just about finish cleaning and moving at my mother's house. It went on the market last week. Hoping for good news this week that it is sold! I have also been cleaning up my yard. It is rather large and lots of places to hide things, but it is time for it to move on. Now to clear off my "to do list" which seems to grow daily then I can get back into the sewing room. I unfortunately added one more thing to the list too. If I don't want to push mow my lawn for the summer, I have to go and buy a riding lawnmower. It has been in the plan but I thought I had some time to go!

rest in pieces...it's broke

I really have been doing more knitting than sewing lately although I do get in a bit of sewing. There are many 5 inch blocks in this latest project.97 of block A and 98 of block B. That is for the size on the pattern but I might make mine just a little larger. I will decide that later.

 More yard work to do while the day is nice and before the rain comes, so I will be checking in with Kathy later. But you can find out what everyone is up to this week if you visit Kathy and all her slow stitching followers.

lonely tulip and lily of the valley

I'm back!!

Yes I am back but not that I went anywhere! It has been a busy Spring and now to catch up with all of you who check in with me.

March was maple syrup season. My daughter and I are carrying on from where my late hubby left off. This is the second year we have done the syruping without him. It was a short 2 week process this year and in that only one really nice day. I did get a pair of socks knitted while I waited for the magic to happen and 12 bottles of syrup!

Once syrup was done, I moved inside and cleaned house.  Mine but more so my mother's. She is in long term care now and we are getting the house ready to sell and cleaning it out to have a yard sale that will happen this coming weekend. Each day I spend time at her house, I come home and spend time cleaning my house too. I have given away 5 quilts to Quilt of Valor and at least that many to the Adolescent Mental health unit at our local hospital. This still leaves me with many projects to finish that are patiently waiting!

3rd project that needs a border

An update on the projects that I chose at the beginning of the year. You can read about all the projects I want to get finished here. So far I have 2 of 4 done, 1 is almost a top and needs borders and the last one is one that I think I may do with a friend. She wants a scrappy project and it would be perfect. We will each do our own version. So even though I have not been blogging, I guess my sewing and completion rate is not that bad. I have also finished knitting a pair of socks, a shawl and just last night tucked the ends in on a baby blanket!

Maybe I will have to set a new goal. Maybe at the beginning of June I will pick new projects to get completed by the end of the year. I will search them out and see what I can come up with!

panel project from guild

Our guild meetings have been small but quite productive. This was a panel that was cut up and pieces added. (it is not trimmed or pressed as yet)A good way to use up some of those panels in your stash. I must admit though that I bought a panel for this exercise but will look into my stash for more. I am hoping to make it into a single bed quilt to give away.

I am a day late but will be sharing my blog with Kathy and her slow stitching friends. It is always interesting to read what everyone is doing. You all keep me motivated and are the major reason I am blogging today after I saw how long it has been since I was here. Here's hoping there is more sewing in the coming days before it is time to get outside and do gardening and yard work!

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. That includes you!"