The Chookshed Challenge # for June is 10. This is Ella. For now, I have 41 blocks on the big design wall. We moved it into the SonRoon for the quilt retreat we had here a couple of weeks ago. That was a lot of fun. Deana from Dreamworthy Quilts and her husband Jim flew in for a few days. My Sweetie kept him entertained driving tractors and other fun farmer stuff and thus, kept out of the quilt room. Some of the girls who used to come here quilting in years past joined us in person and others virutally. We plan to do it again mid Aug. If anyone is interested in joining us, let me know and we can pick you up at the airport. We have had practice doing that.
For now, Ella has just 6 applique blocks that need to be completed. I originally was going to make 50 blocks, but 41 will work. This will stay up on the wall until those 6 are finished and the sashing sewn on. Then the conundrum of how will it be quilted runs rampant through my thoughts. No idea at this point. If I intend to machine quilt it myself, then I will have to hone my machine quilting skills. So I have been revisiting Angela Walters blog for inspiration.
My To-Do Tuesday list this week is:
- Pack my overnight bag for a weekend retreat I have been organizing for my mentoring women's group.
- Go to the retreat and enjoy myself. I will not be teaching this time.
- Plant those flowers and berries I bought last month that are still in their pots. Not sure where to put them.
- Put in a few hand applique stitches on the Ella blocks. This will be my June OMG. Everything I need is right here within reach.
- Continue to have fun and laugh. Laughing feels so good.
