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June 2022 OMG Update

My OMG for June is the same as all of the previous months this year, and for the next 6 months as well. Not to fall behind working on the 365 Challenge quilt designed by Kathryn Kerr!

365 Challenge

So far, so good!

I am not aiming for perfection (Why aim for the unreachable?), but I am hoping to improve my piecing skills.

Having said that, those last 2 blocks in the photo are my attempts at producing the perfect block. Ha, ha!

I made the darker block first, and it came out too big. There is no way to square it down without losing the points! I remade the block, using a different method, and it is still too big! Argh!

Rather than be frustrated and obsessive about this block, I am going to set it aside. If I need the block when it comes time to sew the top, then I will make a different block (the choices are unlimited and quilting should be fun)!

January completed blocks.

February completed blocks.

March completed blocks.

April completed blocks.

May completed blocks.

I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts OMG. Hop on over there and be inspired by the other goal setters that have linked up! It is inspiring and encouraging!

Quilt On!

May 2022 OMG Update

I took an impulsive week to the coast to visit my son and fam (Oh, how I love retirement!), so I wasn’t sure that I was going to meet my May goal.

I got home late yesterday afternoon, and spent today catching up. I am happy to say that all of May’s 365 Challenge blocks are completed! No falling behind!

365 Challenge

January completed blocks.

February completed blocks.

March completed blocks.

April completed blocks.

I did take a hand project with me when I went to the coast. Remember this?:

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets Update and a Gif

Garden Baskets Update

Garden Baskets Update 3

Garden Baskets Update 4

Garden Baskets and Iris Update 5

I finished hand stitching the buds. Now all I need to do is stitch approximately 300 leaves and buds to the quilt top. Ha!

Garden Baskets

Instead of taking the freeway home, Hubby and I like to take an alternate route. It is much more scenic, so here are a few photos for enjoyment.

Canola

Canola

Canola

Canola

Canola

I am linking with Elm Street Quilts. Click on the link and check out the other goals linked there!

Quilt On!

May 2022 OMG

I am keeping my May OMG goal simple. Like previous months, I want to complete all of the current month’s blocks, in this case, May’s 365 Challenge blocks…I don’t want to fall behind with the project!

365 Challenge

January completed blocks.

February completed blocks.

March completed blocks.

April completed blocks.

That’s it.

And what keeps me from the sewing studio?

How about yard work?

Drainfield

Remember when I visited with my son and fam recently?

Drainfield

We had plumbing issues and needed a repair in the drain field. Of course, we had to wait for the snow to leave, and that took a bit of time.

What a mess, but it is done, and now the work begins to make it a nice yard again!

Drainfield

And then there is this:

Painting Dining Room

We are painting the dining room and kitchen.

Goodbye green and hello very light gray!

Painting Dining Room

So happy to have a bright and fresh new look!

I am linking with Elm Street Quilts. Click on the link and check out the other goals linked there!

Quilt On!