March Finishes

The April number is #4.

So much pretty fabric in 4-6-8-10 yard pieces and what do I do?  Of course--make a scrappy quilt instead of using the yardage!  At least I did use a large yardage piece for the backing.  The quilt measures 75x103.  I should have used a dark fabric for the border--I may cut it down to a 1 inch border when I quilt it.  It's always amazing which colors are dominant--when you look at a picture of the quilt, it often shows a dominant color that you did not see as you just looked at it.  Maybe I'll cut this border down and attach a dark border around it.  Now to proof the taxes and start ironing the huge stack of my husband's shirts!

Well, I had to do it--cut down the light border to a 1-inch finish and add a dark border.  Looks better.  Shirts are ironed and the taxes are done!

Finally--I have used the Innova longarm for something besides a place to drape fabric.  I have finished quilting 3 quilts--1 baby quilt and 2 panel quilts.  It is amazing how many things I "forgot" about the quilting process.  I even needed a refresher on binding!  

I used the Square Dance EtoE on the panel quilts--love the texture.  I have another baby quilt loaded on the longarm but spent the last 2 days of March making 12 dozen mini cinnamon rolls!  But I did get out the Lavender & Lace cross stitch so I can get it finished--in April.  It is close to being completed.  But what did I do next?!  I started the cross stitch of another of Janet Powers' "watercolor" cross stitch flowers--a geranium.  And in my surfing adventures on the internet, I found someone who must love them as much as I do (except she has hers for sale!).  She had some I do not have the patterns for (tulips), some I have completed (lily, iris), and some other (not Lavender & Lace) patterns I have completed.  I haven't gotten very far with the geranium but already love it!  I also spent some time working on the crocheted afghan.  I think April will be a month I concentrate on getting pieced tops quilted, finishing at least one of the cross stitch projects, and finishing the afghan.

The April UFO is #4.