Finished!

 I really ought to keep track of when I start a quilt, but I don't. This one has been hanging out in the to-be-bound pile and I finally finished it yesterday. Just needs a wash and crinkling.

The color is pretty close. Just think a bit darker.

Scrappy quilts

I love scrappy quilts! The best part about quilting is pulling fabrics, and I have the biggest crayon box of fabrics going. And, as all you quilters know, you never ever can use up all your scraps. Still, I try. Hah!This is this year's leader/ender quilt. It's a pattern from Bonnie Hunter from 2022. I'm calling it a  Jigsaw Quilt. I had such fun with it that I'm doing it again. This time, my scrappy colors are blues, greens, turquoises, and such. I started it at the beginning of Jan, and figure it'll take me maybe a year to finish.This is just 4 block put together, not a final thing at all.

So, that's my current leader/ender quilt. The "real" quilt looks like flowers to me. I think the pattern is Road to Oklahoma, but it's not made that way. I looked at it, and thought that it was just easier the way I'm making it. 

This also qualifies as a scrappy quilt in that I've pulled lots of pinks, greens, and turquoises.  These blocks will not be sewn together. I'm going to do a sort of Irish chain block in between these guys.

It's a lot of fun, but I have to pay close attention. Good exercise for my brain.

New quilts in progress

 It's 2025, and new quilts are in progress.The color is close to accurate!!

Just needs to get to the quilt shop for quilting.

 

I just started this today. All made with leftovers.

 

Knitting?  Just normal sweater in progress. I knit on auto-pilot. Quilting makes me think.

My drunken candles

 Last night we lit all the candles on the menorah. So, 8 candles plus the one that lights them all.

This is our immigration menorah. So my question is: why are the candles burning at different rates? Why are they leaning in all different directions? All from the same box of candles. I have no answer. It is what it is. But they are kind of cute.

First quilt of 2025

 Pen saw this on her last visit and wanted it. So here we are: my first finished object of 2025!

One of my favorite blocks to do. There's a lot of matchy stuff with all those points, but it's still pretty easy.