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?

International Tatting Day

 

Happy International Tatting Day! I had hoped to get more tatting done than I did, but with all the errands and chores of the day, I guess I'll just have to be happy with what I did achieve. Tomorrow is another day!

Sick days

Oops! I wrote this post last night and forgot to publish it!

It's a good thing I posted early on Sunday. I never got around to posting in the evening, because I got sick mid-afternoon.

Before giving up for the day, I managed to finish four more quilt blocks.

Yesterday, all crafting was out of the question.

Today, I had enough energy to finish two more quilt blocks. Tomorrow, I should be able to focus on tatting. That's a must! After all, no tatter wants to miss International Tatting Day!

Getting old or forgetful?

I'm going with forgetful, because most days I really don't feel old! Forgetful? Definitely! I know I opened up my computer last night and checked my email. However, once again, I forgot my blog post!

We had another great turnout for Tollway Tatters. I believe we had nine people. Even though round 14 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 is very simple, I only managed to tat 1/4 of the round during the two hours I was able to be in on the meeting. 

I found a new solitaire game to play, Q-less. There are 12 dice, and the idea is to use all 12 to form words a minimum of 3 letters long. It took me three tries to come up with this combination.

We don't really play many games, but I do enjoy solitaire games, and this one doesn't take up much space!

I only finished two quilt blocks yesterday. My eyes got tired, so I stopped crafting early.

Today is granddaughter Sophia's 13th birthday. I can't believe she's a teenager already! Happy birthday, Sophia!