April "Inspire" do. Good Stitches Blocks

I'm back! We've moved, and things are crazy... but I had to make sure that I set aside time to complete my 2 blocks for the "Inspire" do. Good Stitches quilt for April! I couldn't screw up my first month in the group for heaven's sakes!

Holly from Bijou Lovely put together a wonderful tutorial for a herringbone quilt block.

If it were not for my poor ruler-reading skillz, I would have gotten the blocks done perfectly on the first go-around. But, alas, I thought my 6.5" ruler was only a 6" ruler, and proceeded to add on the extra half inch. But, hey, now I get an extra herringbone block for myself! Maya has already claimed it for her room- she wants it framed. Sweet girl.

Speaking of sweet girl, Miss Maya wanted very badly to sew with her mommy today.  So, I set up a card table next to the desk. 

By the way- did Mother Nature miss the memo that it's April now?  I mean, we're a good 1/3 of the way through Spring, and it is snowing here.  And not just a little snow:







In fact, we had a Winter Weather Advisory today!  I think that should be absolutely outlawed.  It is most certainly ridiculous.  Also ridiculous is my dog, Bonesy's snoring right now!  Holy crow!!

Weekly WIP & Craziness

Things are going to be a little crazy here... We're moving this weekend (yes, this weekend!).  I don't think I really expected it to all work out, so it snuck up on me I guess.  Yes, I was being a little pessimistic.



We just confirmed that the truck would be available today, and we still need to find a stove and refridgerator.  Oh, and did I mention its oil heating?  I've never had oil heating, and it's just a little crazy.

Additional craziness... I was accepted as a hostess for the Singer Sew Very Easy House Party!  My peeps and I get to test drive a new Singer Confidence Stylist machine, and we'll be making a fun project (or two).  The party's going down early May & I'm sew very excited (sorry, couldn't help myself there)!

Oh, and before I forget... have you checked out Modern Relief Japan yet??

Here's how it works:

• Every Monday, (April 4th -May 16th, 2011) a new group of quilts will be featured on ModernRelief.com
• To enter for a chance to win one of the quilts featured, you will click on the PayPal button that will be located on the top right column of the Modern Relief blog. This will bring you to the Modern Relief PayPal account.
• Donations are unlimited, so please feel free to give till your heart's content.
• Every $10.00 donation gives you one chance to win any of the quilts featured during the raffle period (April 4th - May 16th, 2011)
• Multiple wins by a single person will be allowed, so you do have the chance to win more than one quilt
• Winners of the quilt raffle will be chosen by a random number generator after May 16th, 2011, and the list of winners will be posted here. We will also contact the winners at the email address listed on the PayPal account.
• All donations received will be donated to Mercy Corps

Pretty simple eh?  Check out the quilts- they're amazing! 

Now... here's my quick Weekly WIP.

Completed:




Most of my future sister in-law's shower present. 

WIP:
Packing (UGH!)
Bottled Rainbow Quilt
Americana Quilt Top
Hexies

Need to finish in the next month, but haven't yet started:
OK... so I had to add a category, since I'm in a serious holding pattern with the move.  YIKES!
Modern Relief Japan Quilt
do. Good Stitches blocks
Mug Rug Swap

No new projects.