Spring/Summer Buzz

We have finally hit what is hopefully summer.  Or at least spring.  We had been teased with many warm days but had also gotten tricked with very late freezes.  Not just one but multiple.  It has really thrown a loop in some things around the funny farm.  First off our pecan trees took a big hit.  Hopefully they make it through it all ok but so far the signs have not been good and we may be seeing some major damages across the orchard.  We had lost all of the fruit early on which isn’t a huge surprise but the pecan trees being damaged like it appears they are is more of a serious issue.  Only time will tell!  Other with trying to keep up with the weather changes we have gotten in new baby chicks, had a new filly born, planned the garden, worked on the house and in general just stayed busy with our crazy lives.  More about that will come soon!

                With the weather warming up it is very hard to stay motivated with my sewing.  I have fallen behind with my blocks for quilt guild but I finally got sewing again this weekend and am slowly catching up.  Below are some pictures of my most recent blocks, please excuse the cruddy phone pictures!

 

These are all paperpieced blocks that I have done for this project (Maybe I have even posted a few of these before?).  I really enjoy paperpiecing and the crisp and accurate lines you can get with it.  The last block shown that is clearly unfinished has given me more headaches than one can imagine.  The challenge was to find a star block, create it and share it at our next meeting and then create a block that someone else brought.  I thought I would try something different  to bring to the group and wow it has been a trip for me.  Maybe it has just been my time off or maybe I am just not paying attention.  There are a million mistakes but at this point I just want it done.  One of the big mistakes is visible in the picture but I have decided I am not going to change it.  One can only have so much patience for a single block!  Can you spot the mix-up?  I will hopefully finish the last section tonight, sew them all together and be able to call it good for this block and move along!  I can't wait to see what everyone else has done next week and try somebody else's design!