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Birdhouse UFO Finished!

Posted on April 22, 2022 | 15 comments

It feels great to have another UFO completed! The birdhouse was begun in 1995 (you can read about it here and here), and I lost interest.

I set a goal in 2017 to do something with this project, and I lost interest.

In 2020, I actually worked on it (I shared here). Life happened. My sewing machine needed a new part, and the part sat off the coast in a cargo ship for months (Thank you, Covid).

My sewing machine is repaired, and I chose this month to push through! I am done with it cluttering up my mind and taking space in the sewing studio!

Funny thing…

I lost interest because I didn’t like it. Once I came up with a plan…well…

I like it!

It needs a name.

Hubby suggested ‘Spring Song’.

Do you have a suggestion?

Quilt On!

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Tagged applique, birdhouse quilt, LCsCottage, spring, UFO busting

April 2022 OMG

Posted on April 1, 2022 | 14 comments

My main April sewing goal is to complete all of April’s 365 Challenge blocks…I am doing my best not to fall behind with the project!

January completed blocks.

February completed blocks.

March completed blocks.

The great news is that Betty Boop is home! We have a lot to catch up on (she is my only machine that can sew decorative stitches)!

It seems that the last time that I showed the Birdhouse UFO was back in October of 2020. Remember it? The only reason that I remember it is because I left it on the design wall instead of burying it back in a basket.

The plan is to stitch all of the applique down this month. The birdhouse was hand stitched forever ago, and I have begun to stitch the rest with Betty Boop’s help.

I am linking up to Elm Street Quilts OMG. Click here to check out other goals and be inspired to set a goal for yourself!

Fun for those in the US only, here is a Pampered Chef invite (one of my favorite kitchen tools is their whisk…maybe you need one):

You’re invited to an Un-Party. Don’t miss out on the fun! Just go to this link and order what you want! No sales pitch, no pressure, shop at your leisure from home, don’t have to dress up and you will get your products shipped directly to your home!

Quilt On!

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Tagged 365 Challenge, birdhouse, Elm Street Quilts, Kathryn Kerr, LCsCottage, OMG, One Monthly Goal

Pia Mission Cemetery

Posted on March 29, 2022 | 12 comments

A friend recommended a Sunday drive destination for Hubby and I. She suggested Pia Mission Cemetery (Pia – pious or devout). The Catholic mission is a very scenic and easy drive from our home, and I have no idea how we had never heard of it in the many years that we have lived here.