April's Rotation

Hey Blog Buddies,

There's been a bit of stitching and some sewing (say what?) since my last proper update in March, and I've got a bunch of stuff to show you.  Let's take a peek.

First up is a finish!

Barbara Ana's Funky Bird.

She suggested finishing this as a ditty bag,

but I'm going to do a small framed piece.

He looks like he's been eating

a lot of those flowers, doesn't he?

Here is Needle Delights Originals'

Spring Logs.

It was half done last time we checked.

Actually, I'm a wee bit farther than this,

but this was a good point to take the photo.

I'm on track for a June finish.

I picked up Kay Stanis' Copper Illumination, too!

Here's where I was at last year.

And here's where I'm at now.

I was humming along, doing a little each morning,

then I took a break for my small trip.

And I haven't picked it up since.

Here's a close-up of the hyacinths.

They're double beaded, first in black,

then the purple goes on top

in a somewhat haphazard fashion.

It's still doable to finish this by the end of June,

but I'm setting aside a 10-dollar bill

just in case this challenge project remains stalled.

Since my morning stitching slot was vacant,

out came Prairie Schooler's I.

At first I thought Indian corn 

was an odd pick for the letter I,

but when I tried thinking of "I" words,

all I could come up with was

idiot, imp, ink, interstate...

maybe ice cream.

I think Indian corn is perfect.

I took a quilt class(!) last week,

sponsored by my quilt guild.

I liked the pattern,

Plum Street Quilts' Shadowplay.

This is my modest start.

It should look like 3-dimensional blocks

when it's finished--
hopefully, some time later this year.

Since I finished a project, why not start a new one?!

I've had this pattern in my stash for years.

Joseph's Coat by Lois Caron.

I'm doing it on white congress cloth,

and it's about four inches high.

The 18-count canvas that was provided

would have made the piece
way too big for an ornament.
(Congress cloth is 24 count.)

Carla asked about the Easter finish

on my last blog post, specifically

did I follow any kind of tutorial

(I'm assuming for the rick rack).

The instructions I used

can be found at A Spoonful of Sugar.

That's it for today.
Hope April is going well for you.
Thanks for visiting!