First Finish of 2025!

Last year at this time I had 12 finishes under my belt. I knew this was not going to be a productive year for quilting, but only one finish is kind of sad. That said, I'm pretty happy with the finish.

I think the attic window with a panel turned out pretty well. It's funny how your brain can make things line up even when they really don't. This quilt is for a rally in Oregon.

I've also been appliqueing lots of little scooters onto what will eventually become luggage tags. All of these have the applique sewing done, but I have quite a few left to do.

The piles are loosely organized by color. Some you can see which color thread I'll be using on them because the thread is right on top of the pile. Some of the larger piles will be further subdivided when I get to that color family. I think I've probably got over half the appliques sewn at this point. I'm going to be working on cutting out the vinyl and more interfacing this weekend. 

I did start FMQ a king sized quilt this week. I've just passed the halfway point. Hopefully I'll finish quilting it next week, and then I'll need to baste something else, because I don't have anything else basted right now. I have a closet full of quilt tops, so it's just a matter of finding a backing to go with a top, and then I'll be ready to baste. 

DH is finally having some extra time, so he's started tackling his to do list. I asked for new lighting for the walk in pantry, and I'm loving it! There are two lights in there, but one had a short in it, so it rarely worked, and neither lights were very bright. I asked for LED lights instead, and it's like a whole new space! Now I can actually read the expiration dates without hauling packages into the kitchen. 

DD#1 sent me a pic of one of the new additions on the homestead. I knew they wanted to restart their chicken and duck flocks after the move, but this didn't look like either one to me. They had told me they weren't sure they would be able to get chickens this year due to the avian flu causing shortages, so they might start with ducks instead. I'm a city girl, so when she made me guess, I just thought, not a duck, not a chicken, maybe a goose? Turns out they got a couple baby turkeys (called poults, look at me learning stuff!) but they also scored some baby chickens as well! I am excited for them to see their new homestead working out so well.