I made it!

 

I was able to get to the halfway point of round 15 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026. That was the main thing I wanted to accomplish today, so I'm feeling pretty good.

I also finished one more quilt block. The quilt blocks are taking a little longer than I thought they would, mainly because I've been distracted by other things. Still, I'm not in a rush. After all, I am retired!

Almost halfway!

 

Last night I started round 15 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 in size 20 Lizbeth #633 Purple Dk. I only tatted a couple of rings and chains, but it was enough to get me started. I really just picked this up and tatted in between things I was doing around the house, so I was very pleased with my progress!

Round 14

 

The house is still pretty clean thanks to getting ready for Easter, so my chores were minimal today. That left me plenty of time for tatting.

Round 14 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 is in size 20 Lizbeth #640 Antique Violet Med. Daughter Joanne loves the way this one looks, so this one will be for her.

Now I have to decide which color to use next!

Family fun

 

We had a wonderful family gathering for Easter. Not everyone was able to be here, but we still had a great time.

I fell a little short of my goal today, which was to get 3/4 of round 14 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 finished. I have one pattern repeat to go. My hope is to complete this round by Wednesday.

Two of the blue bound blocks for my patriotic quilt are finished. I was only going to try and finish one per day, but I figured two is better than one!

Productive day

I'm very pleased with what I accomplished today.

I passed the halfway mark of round 14 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026. It's an easy round, but it sure is taking me a long time!

My biggest accomplishment of the day was finishing the yellow and purple wall quilt to cover our bathroom window. The wall you are looking at is the old exterior of our house, with the bathroom window facing west. We built a room addition last summer, and that wall is now the east wall of our new room.

We didn't want to close up the bathroom window. It would have meant redoing one wall in our bathroom, which was not in our budget. Dave built the quilt rack for me last week, so it was time to finish the quilt.

I tried several techniques that were new to me. The quilt doesn't look bad from a distance, but there are lots of mistakes that could drive me crazy. Let's just say that I'm not overly fond of this creation. When I find a way that works for me, this quilt will be replaced. I'll take off the loops for hanging, and it can be used as a baby quilt.

I'm not expecting to get any crafting done tomorrow. We have family coming for Easter, and visiting with family is far more important than crafting!

Quilt day

Today I was determined to finish the squares with red binding.

I succeeded! It took me all day to finish the last four blocks. I seem to have slowed down with my hand stitching.

This will probably not be the final layout, but this is the look I want. Now I need to finish the 24 blocks bound in blue to go around the outside. Once those are finished, I will decide on the final layout.

I'll be going at a much slower pace now. If I finish one block each day, I will be happy. Obviously, I did not meet my goal of finishing Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 by Easter. My goal now is to finish by the time school is out, which is achievable. 

Tonight, while we watch t.v., I'll be back to tatting!

Shopping day

It's been a while since Mom and I have met up with daughter Carol for shopping and lunch, so we seized the opportunity to get together today.

After picking up Carol, we headed over to Hobby Lobby. Mom found these adorable gnomes that we will put in the garden when the weather gets a bit nicer.

Mom loves Highland cows, and she just couldn't resist this little guy.

After shopping, we went to Olive Garden for lunch. We then headed home for some much needed rest. Shopping can be exhausting!

Tatting was on hold today. I did manage to finish one quilt block before we went out and another when we got home. It's been a long day, and I'm tired. I wonder what I will accomplish tomorrow?