Back to business

School is finally out!  I love teaching but this year it was hard…I did make time for quilting but I didn’t take time to blog about it.  So my last list was in March

1. Finish 2 more baby quilts, I know people joked about there being a lot of quarantine babies, but there really are quite a few new babies in my church and coworkers right now!-done

2. Participate in the Sun and Sand blog hop-done

3. Come up with a feasible idea for the “in the kitchen” blog hop announced after Show your Stripes- done

4. Post about 2 baby quilts from church-oops

5. Get the hands2help tops done and maybe even quilted-done but not in March




6.  Post about our trip-oops 

7.   8000 steps and an arm toning video each day-I think I did okay most of March but April and May were not good.

Since school is out I’m hoping to actually be able to accomplish things in a week.

1. Catch up on some posts from projects and travels this spring.

2. Bind a quilt for a coworker’s daughter 

3. Make a project for the fairy tale blog hop later this month

4. Finish the top for a present.



Comments

  1. The Joyful QuilterJune 26, 2021 at 4:53 AM

    Congratulations, Becky! That quilt was SEW worth the wait. Enjoy your summer!

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