Monday Meanderings 4 - 13 - 2026

It's been a busy week with one great breakthrough/finish. I was really tickled with one of my projects this week. Here's what's been happening. 

4/6/26

✅Quilt one of my quilts— I quilted one for my quilt guild rather than for me. 

Make more Dash blocks — several more are cut out but not sewn together. 

Sew 16 patches together — nothing sewn together but the layout is finalized. 

✅Finish 1st snowman block — done!  

✔️Prep 2nd snowman block — snowman and background ready to sew together, appliqués are traced on adhesive waiting to be ironed on to the wool, and still need to choose floss. 

Attend all day chorus rehearsal** oops next week!

This past week wasn't like my normal weeks where I've marked off a bunch of goals. But that's ok as I did get a few books read and I scrubbed several sinks and a dirty stove top! 

Here's what I did get done this week. 

This is not a quilt I made. It is a charity quilt for the Virginia Star Quilters. I am one of  the volunteer quilters.  Since I really didn't want to figure out a backing for one of my quilts I decided to quilt this one.  I chose Quick and Easy Swirls with a light blue thread. I'm happy to have this done so I can return it at our meeting next week. (Happily, I don't have to do the binding!) 

I am thrilled to be able to show you finished snowman block 1.  The block is 10.5" wide by 15.5" tall, unfinished.  I have 4 more snowmen blocks and a "title" block to do.  Luckily, the next block doesn't have as much embroidery on it. I am waiting to finish all the blocks to add the various snowflakes.   

Here's a close up of his face. 

Here's what I plan to work on this week.

4/13/26

Make more Dash blocks

Sew 16 patches together

Start stitching Snowman 2

Work on large flying geese blocks 

Attend partial day chorus rehearsal

Despite not making great progress on my goals this week I did keep up with my 15 minutes of stitching. 

Week ending 4/12/26:  102 days of 2026.

  102 stitching days out of 102 days. 100%

Sharon's here now and we're quilting. Ok, she's watching the long arm and keeping it happy until she calls on me to assist. I'm goofing off more than actually doing anything constructive, except cutting out the background for the next snowman. She (we?) have finished quilting the first of two quilts. 

The quilting design is called Sally by the Sea by My Creative Stitches.  It echoes some of the same designs in the lighter blue fabric. Luckily, I had a blue thread that looks terrific with it. 

Here are my regular Linky parties.  Please take a look at them to see what quilters are doing across the world. 

Stitching Time 

Oh Scrap

Quilting Patchwork Applique 

Design Wall Monday

Monday Musings

That's it for me tonight. Yes, I write these blog posts quilting  on Sunday evenings and post them when done.  Here's hoping we all have a very, quilty week!

Happy Quilting All! Bonnie