Friday check in: a few flowers, Ado Annie, and OMG declaration

 

This praying mantis was on the wall along the front walk at the library yesterday.  

In the library garden:  end-of-season zinnias (Zion's official flower) surround a rose.  Colder weather came in last evening. 

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I've concluded that I am the Ado Annie of fabric -- I can't say no! At Wednesday's guild meeting Barb gave me a big bag with more of Dorothy's fabric.  (Mostly FQs and a few half yards this time.) 36 yards by weight.  

There are a few blocks, too. 

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I've had a week to determine my One Monthly Goal for October.  I'm going to go easy on myself because I have two fairly big non-quilting projects that I **have** to get done.    

I'm going to finish Entwined -- that is, quilted, bound, labeled.  I have the 16 big blocks completed and 30 out of 48 medium blocks.  After that are 36 small blocks.  They're not difficult but they are fiddly -- lots of cutting, lots of sewing. 

Linking up with OMG at Elm Street Quilts and Finished or Not Friday

Midweek: stash report, handkerchief baskets, and OMG

 

Rabbit, rabbit -- all decked out for Mardi Gras!  

I didn't get photos of the wonderful Mardi Gras-themed centerpieces at yesterday's Zion Woman's Club meeting. It was our club's turn for reciprocity when we invite representatives from other clubs in the district to join us.  We had five guests and we welcomed a new member.  The luncheon was lasagna, salad, and bread sticks from the local bakery/caterer, with Mardi Gras-frosted cookies for dessert. 

Leftover cookies!

The program was "Family Heirloom Recipes from the Illinois State Fair."   Catherine Lambrecht told us about the 10+ year project where people entered their family's memorable recipes into a state fair competition. Points were awarded not only for the recipe but also for the history and also for the presentation (period dishes, photographs, etc.)    The project is part of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance .  Cathy's presentation was funded by a grant from the  Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.  

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Stash report, February:

Fabric IN:  2 yards, $9.00

Fabric OUT:  77 yards (including a box sent to a friend.)

YTD fabric IN:  54-3/4 yards, $136.00

YTD fabric OUT:  130-3/4 yards

Net REDUCTION:  76 yards

Here's the March basket for our guild Block of the Month.   I sent each participant a vintage handkerchief and the instructions. They are to provide two fabrics that coordinate with the predominant colors in the hanky.  It will be fun to see the combinations they come up with! I had such fun making the sample for the instructions that I made four more.  (Don't worry! I still have dozens of handkerchiefs.)  

The BOM blocks are 10".  I made a 7" version from leftovers. 

It's time to declare myMarch OMG.  That's easy:  the birdhouse quilt.  It will be the backdrop for the Home Fund display at the P.E.O. Illinois convention in June.  

Here are the pattern (from Connecting Threads) and a sample block. 

This is the 2021-22 logo. 

This is the fabric pull (so far).  

Linking up with OMG and Midweek Makers