Traditional Clovers

 

Our day started out sunny, but we knew that rain was coming. So, I started my day with quilting five squares for my new pot holder quilt. We never did get thunderstorms, but I wasn't taking any chances. I never use my sewing machine during a thunderstorm.

After working on my quilt blocks, I worked on another bookmark. This is Traditional Clovers from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks by Robin Perfetti. I'm still using Autumn Medley by LadyShuttleMaker.

This afternoon I added another strip to my pot holder wall hanging. I have two rows to go.

Tomorrow, Dave and I have some shopping to do in the morning. Mom and I have haircuts in the afternoon. I'm guessing that means there won't be much time for crafting!

Two hours

 

I had two hours of tatting time this morning, and that meant I made really good progress on round 18 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026.

This was a fun quilt block to create. The instructions popped up in my Facebook feed. I think I might make this one again and try to get a bit more contrast. I think it looks better in person than in the picture.

I'm glad I checked the back side of this block before attaching the binding. I added a few more quilting lines, and I think it looks better on both sides. 

This is going to be a busy weekend, but I'm sure I'll fit in some crafting time!

Two repeats

We had a wonderful celebration of Luis at school this morning. He's an impressive young man, who has been declared cancer free. 

Since I attended the celebration, I didn't have as much time as I had hoped to work on tatting. However, I did finish two pattern repeats and my shuttles are fully loaded.

This afternoon I finished up another pot holder quilt block that I had started last night. Mom and I really like the way this one looks.

I checked the back to make sure I liked the quilting pattern before adding the binding. I think I have a plan for my next quilt!

Movin' along

 

I only managed two pattern repeats today. Round 18 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 is not difficult, but I do have to follow the instructions row by row. I really don't want to mess up this round.

I've started a new pot holder quilt. I'm using jelly rolls and 5" squares that I have recently purchased. These are surprise packs for me. Even though I can see the mix online, it always looks different to me when I receive it. I'm okay with that. It makes it easier for me to experiment.

I'm going to check the backs of my squares before binding. I wish I had done a little more quilting on this block. It looks perfect from the front, but the back looks a little too open for me. I may hand quilt a little motif in each of the little squares so that there isn't so much space between quilting lines.

We're having a celebration at school tomorrow morning for Luis, who was diagnosed with abdominal cancer a year ago at Christmas. He was pronounced cancer free about two weeks ago, which is definitely something to celebrate!