Could it be? Could we have a day without a storm? It seems like a daily event anymore. I am beginning to think we are living in the northwest. LOL If it ever quits raining for more than a day, we have so much to do outside, it kind of overwhelms me. So I hide in my sewing area and try to forget about it. LOL I have tried to do a post 2 days in a row, but both times, I started to hear rumbles of thunder. Since it takes me so long to do a post, I knew better than to start one. I always unplug electronic things when lightning is in the area. Lightning and electronics just don't mix!
My hubby has discovered steel cut oats. LOL I have been telling him how good they are, but he was thinking of oatmeal and always said no thanks. Finally, yesterday he tried them and liked them. LOL So I am fixing more today. If he would have just tried them, he could have been eating them for a couple of years. (grin)
I decided to take the leftover strips cut off the ends of the wild quilt strips and make a little quilt for Callie. She loves my quilts. (grin) So I trimmed all the strips down to 4 inches wide. (That was the narrowest of the strips.) Then I found some old, old fabric in my stash. Carolyn, remember this dotted fabric? I think you used some of it when you were still home. I still have a little bit of it left. Then I found some 2 1/2 inch plaid strips I had cut from leftovers from a jumper I had made for myself several years ago. I started putting all of this together and liked the results. 
Hmm, I had 14 strips, so I fixed another set to have 15. Sorry Callie, you will have to wait for another quilt. I am turning this into a baby quilt. She doesn't look too happy, does she?
Then I needed to decide on a border. I thought about this planet fabric, but it wasn't quite right. Besides, I have several yards of it, so I would like to save it for a bigger quilt. (sigh) I am frugal like that! (My kids would probably say cheap, but I prefer frugal! LOL)
Then I thought about this fabric with the parasols in my stash. I had bought a yard of it a while back when it was on clearance. I think it worked pretty good. What do you think? 
Here is a closeup of one of the corners. I really like this little top. So now I will have to come up with something else for Callie. LOL I may use this pattern again. For scraps it turned out very nice. 
I sewed the binding on a little table runner yesterday. Oh goodness, did I ever have trouble with that! I had to completely take it off and sew it on again. Even then, it didn't turn out great, but it is on and staying on. LOL I was sewing on this during a storm yesterday. Sewing on black when you are nervous might not be the thing to do. LOL 
Here is a closeup of the center block. I took a Thimbleberries cherry pattern and appliqued them on the center block. Now don't look at that point that I cut off the center block. No way I was redoing that binding again. LOL 
That is it for today. I think I will take advantage of a day without storms and use my sewing machine for a while today. LOL I have a few redwork pieces to show you next time. I have found that I am better with the back stitch than the stem/outline stitch. Maybe I just need more practice? I am doing that, so I hope to improve. Everyone have a good day, and thanks for visiting.
It is my yellow onion sets and Yukon Gold and Pontiac potatoes. We decided to order these from Jung's this year. We usually purchase these around here, but haven't had good luck the past few years, so decided to give Jung's a chance. Of course, it will be a while before we can get them planted. I am sure it will be at least another week if not longer before we can get in the garden. Especially since they are calling for more rain in the next week. Spring will get here some day. LOL 
I was straightening up the pile of projects that stay beside my rocker last night. I found this table runner. It only needed a little bit of primitive embroidery around some cherries to be ready to quilt, so I finished that up. 
Please excuse the messiness on my cutting table. I just can't work on things without leaving a mess. LOL Normally, tomorrow I would be taking Kevin's check to the bank and probably getting a few groceries, but since I have to go to mom's, I guess that will be put off till Saturday. It's just as well. Kevin's new glasses finally came in. We both ordered them the same day, but he has to have safety approved glasses where he works. So it took about 10 days longer for him to get his. We will pick them up Saturday. I know it is grocery shopping time since the fridge is getting bare. (grin) I will work on a list in a bit. Now, I guess I had better get back to the beagle quilt. I think I will sandwich this little runner and put it away for a while, or I won't get done what I need to get done. LOL Anyone else have that problem? Doesn't is look like it will be fun to quilt? This just may make me work harder on the projects I need done before May. 