Spring Has Sprung

The weather has been so lovely here in the South. It is spring and the flowers are blooming like crazy! Early April was filled with azaleas, and now the roses are in bloom. Next up are my spirea bushes (they smell so good, too).

Last week I finished up Pat Sloan's Out of This World block for April. I'm not too happy with my precision on those pesky flying geese for OOTW, but Done is better than Perfect.  Maybe it's time to change that needle. LOL

On Saturday, I finished up my aqua RSC blocks. I am planning on eight colors in these two RSC projects, so that means I am halfway there. I can't wait to see what color Angela picks for May. Maybe pink?

On a higher note, Saturday was gorgeous flying weather so we went up in the air. We hopped to various local airports and filled the airplane with lower-priced fuel. Just like you do with your car, we pilots search for airports with better fuel prices. Airplane fuel (100-octane low lead) is about $1 USD more than auto fuel runs and I usually need at least 20 gallons, so it pays to find the best price.  And it was a great excuse to go flying.  We soared over a nearby lake and watched all the boaters enjoy some time on the water. As for me, I enjoyed my time in the air.  Once again, I was too absorbed in the experience to take pictures to show you. I saved them instead in my memories.

April Showers

Hello from the land of the Master's golf tournament. Yes, I live near Augusta, Georgia. This past week I avoided going out to dinner, not just because of my trying-to-be-keto diet but because all the local restaurants were packed with golf enthusiasts. Personally I prefer golf to be miniature.

Staying home gave me a chance to catch up with sewing. Over the past couple of weeks, I followed a whim to sew fabric grocery sacks. A quick web search yielded lots of patterns and tutorials. I printed three and decided to try two of them. My favorite was the simplest one. And being me, I added a few improvements. While making the last couple of bags, I took lots of pictures with the idea of creating a tutorial. Soon. Those of you who have written a tutorial have my respect and appreciation. Time for me to give back to my five or so readers (lol).

The grocery sacks were tested recently and I am so proud of them!

Below is one I made from the other pattern. There was some extra fabric left, so I made a little zippered pouch to go with the bag. This set was gifted to my favorite sister-in-law.

After the shopping bag diversion, I finally got back to quilting the gray, yellow and teal quilt dubbed "April Showers".  Fittingly, it was raining when I put the last stitch in and quickly sewed on the binding.  It still needs quilting threads knotted and clipped, but I can at least see the finish on the horizon.  No pics until I finish it!

Which quilt should be next under the Juki mid-arm?  Patty Cake, In the 'Hood, or Farmers Daughter Stars?