There are times in your quilting life when you say, “enough is enough.” I’ve been struggling all of June with the third piece that I registered to finish by September. Last night, I decided to throw it away and never think about it again. I’ll be able to finish many more ufos and be happy. This is a nice wall hanging., but the pieces are just too small. .Quilting should be fun.

Between being frustrated, I have made two more blocks for the puzzle quilt.

The Temperature Quilt is up to date. The June row will be finished soon which makes the quilt half pieced. This year is going by fast. Last week I spent a few days in Wells, Maine. While there, my daughter and I naturally had to visit the local quilt shop. Mainely Mimi Quilt Shop is worth the trip. It’s a wonderful shop and I will make the trip to go back sometime. On the wall was a quilt that used large print fabrics. It’s simple and easy. When I got home, I had to make it. The three small blocks are 5 1/2″ square. The larger block is 17 1/2 ” x 12 1/2″. The sashing is cut 1 1/2″ and the border is 5 1/2″. When I quilt it, I can use a set of quilting rulers that I bought years ago and haven’t used.

It will be a community quilt. I pieced the backing and will put it together for quilting soon. While doing that I pulled out five other tops and chose backing for them. I can baste all of them while the basting frame is in the living room. There are so many new ideas rolling around in my head. The Meadow Mist Magnolia Mystery quilt will be coming soon. I like to do their mystery quilts. Angela Walters from Quilting Is My Therapy is having a class in July on Feather quilting. I have blocks that would be perfect for this class. Maybe I will make placemats with them, not a big quilt, so I can practice the lessons. I want to do another sew and flip Potato Chip quilt. I should make a sampler quilt from all the quilt block patterns that I save on Facebook. Today, I am going to enjoy my decision. I’ll throw out the pieces made or put them in the mile a minute bin. The leftover fabric can go in the laundry basket where I keep scraps to be cut into precuts. Then I can work (play) on something that I enjoy.

Have a great day and happy quilting.

I had hoped to have Baby Butterflies finished by June 1st, but it is not. The quilting is almost done; the binding is on but not completely tacked down. The sleeve is on but not tacked down. The thread painting is still ahead of me. That will be the fun part. Baby Butterflies is the second of the three registered ufos that should be finished by September. I still have the Cynthia England piece to complete. I have mixed feeling with that piece. I have to finish it because I registered it, but I know that I’m not going to enjoy it. I’ll have to search and find something enjoyable about it. It will be nice when finished. Then I can get on to the many other ufos that seem to show up in the sewing room.

The Temperature Quilt is up to date. It’s fascinating to see the colors change as the weather warms up. If I was planning a quilt, I would not have chosen these colors to go together, but the black sashing seems to control all the fabric. One more month and the quilt will be half finished.

Two more Puzzle Quilt blocks are done. These two are the 54/40 or Fight block. Six blocks are finished. There are fourteen to go. Making these blocks give a break from other quilts. It’s good to have something without a time limit.

The weather is beautiful. My indoor plants are on the deck for their summer vacation. Seeds are planted. Flowers are blooming. The purple Lupine and yellow iris, with the green foliage is an inspiration for colors in another quilt. But, not for now. That’s for a much later date. The tomatoes did not like being transplanted. Hopefully, they will look better in a few days.

Have a great day and happy quilting.