Quilty Finishes and Stash!!

 It's been a busy month here in central Vermont. The air is warming up and Jon is starting to prep his plants for the summer. The rain has dialed back in the last few days and the soil is starting to dry out a little. Our creek is still flowing and the ponds are high, but at least the high ground isn't squishy anymore.

We have been working on a few house projects as well. We are trying to plug a hole which is leaking into our kitchen, selling fencing, cleaning trash left by previous owners from the upper yard and mucking out the barn. I'm planning on painting our shutters, front fence and additions this summer to perk up the outside of our house and make it as festively colored as the inside. 

Despite all of this I have been working hard on a number of stiching and quiling projects. April has had a big focus on quilting as I finish up my 30 year challenge quilt for the Milk and Honey Quilters Guild - sadly no spoilers on this yet as we have a presentation at the end of May for that. But I did finish the Nebula quilt that I have had in progress for a couple of years. I started it just before I met Jon and then moving and caring for a 200-year-old house happened. I am so happy with how it looks! I can't wait to get it quilted (but I will because the house ate all my long-arm funds). It was difficult to get the photo, but it is hexagonal for reference.

I also finished a window valance for the bedroom but don't have a picture at this point. It is using some of the left over fabric from the Nebula quilt. 

In addition to the quilting projects I have been working on some cross stitches. I finished a few gifts for people. I need to frame the one I finished last night, so there will be an outing to a thrift shop or two in search of a cool frame.

And my moms' day gifts are all finised and framed. I'm determined to do all of my framing from now on so I can save more money for crafting and dogs!

I picked up more stash - a terrible addiction. I wanted to get all of the dessert mandalas from Glendon Place. I also found a bunch of cute projects from Thistles. Sadly the one I really would like is discontinued...merrrr!

I'm currently working on my sea lady from Mill Hill, the perpetuial calendar., Black and White, and the Bramble and the Rose. I guess I'm keeping busy.

Also in amazing news, one of my neighbors traded me some fencings for her hand made felted pictures of my dogs which she makes with the wool from her own sheep.

I am hoping I can figure out a safe place to hang them away from Oreo the Destroyer (my busy tuxedo cat). 

Enjoy the spring!