March update

When you read someone's blog regularly, do you feel like you are checking in with a friend? There are several blogs I read or check every day. I consider them friends yet I have never met them or rarely interact even through email. I hope you consider me a friend, even though I don't check in / post often.

And that is the big myth of social media, right? The big myth is that followers and likes equate to friendship. So let me amend my statement. I consider you fellow quilters and I would enjoy meeting you because we have a shared interest. We would be friend-ly.  

Currently I am reading "Influence: A Social Media Thriller" by Daniel Hurst. The story has quite an interesting premise that resonates with my view of today's influencer culture. I can't wait to see how it ends! I freely admit to being influenced by people posting videos of makeup and clothing, although I do not blindly buy every product they feature. I just want to freshen up my look and see what products are available now while avoiding 'snake oil' items and styles or color combinations that are not appropriate for my body. Do you watch short videos on similar things? Leave a comment if you know you are being influenced, too.

Back to quilting. Quilting is a creative outlet for me and many others. My mood lifts when I find time to quilt. Do you feel endorphins rise or at least a sense of satisfaction when sewing a project?  Here is what I have been working on lately.

First, my RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) project this year is Friendship Square Diamonds. However, I am too impatient to wait for each month's color. Instead, I worked ahead and sewed most of the colors needed for a 6x6 layout. I need six more blocks, planning to add 2 light blue, 1 orange, 1 yellow, 2 pink. These are surprisingly easy to make. I will add a simple 2" border once the blocks are arranged and assembled. Don't look too closely; some of the white bars don't quite meet perfectly.

My smaller version of Bonnie Hunter's Rhododendron Trail is slowly growing. This week the hourglass grid blocks were added. These blocks are so pretty in person.

Next flimsy I will quilt is Flying Flags. I sketched out a simple FMQ design of swags and stars for the center, and a chain of stars around the solid outer border. This one is sandwiched and waiting patiently for me to get started. For me, the step of designing a quilting plan is what delays the finish. That's why I have such a collection of flimsy's still waiting in the closet. 

On the flying front, my airplane is back home in its hangar. But I still have some avionics issues that need to be resolved. At least I got in a couple hours of flight time this past month. It was so peaceful to slide through the air and float below the clouds, away from all that pollen on the ground. My car has turned yellow from all the pine tree pollen!

What are you working on this week?

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