After taking a break from our quilt group during the holidays, we were back going in strong in January and got two blocks done on the America the Beautiful quilt. We wanted to tackle a building and not leave them all to the end, so we began with the barn. Our individual tastes are totally on display here in our fabric choices for the barns and adjoining trees. ShaRee and I used the same fabric for the roof and silo, but varied on the barn and door, while Terry went her own way with red and browns. We all used a sky background fabric, but as usual, my choice is a little more bold. We all loved our own tall trees, but then loved each other’s trees when we saw them done. Those same tree fabrics may make appearances elsewhere in all our quilts! This block goes in the lower right corner of the quilt above the fields of amber waves. [Read more…] about America the Beautiful-barn & trees
Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #16 & #17
Once the holiday hiatus was over, 2016 started out with more quilt group activities. In January we got two more blocks done on this quilt. Block #16 is Flower Basket and has an applique handle on a white triangle that is then pieced to the rest of the basket sections. Then the leaves and flowers are appliqued on top to make a 9″ x 9″ block. ShaRee and Terry picked the same fabric, but I had to be different and went with green and orange instead of green and pink. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s-blocks #16 & #17
Riedel Fascination reading challenge sign-ups 2016
It’s here! February approaches and it’s time to sign up for Carolyn’s reading challenges. In order to allow us time for fun during the holidays rather than posting challenge stuff, she runs her challenges from February to February. I really like this because the end of the year seems hectic to me with all the end of the year posting. If it’s a limited challenge and I finish early, I try to post during the year, but many that I sign up for go the entire year, causing a last-minute flurry. So this one can be enjoyed until the end of January! This year I am again repeating The Gentle Spectrums games A & B, and adding the Mystery and new Celtic Coasts, bringing my total to 17 for the year. This is a new personal high and I am very selective in what I choose, but it might be overwhelming. We’ll see. [Read more…] about Riedel Fascination reading challenge sign-ups 2016
Gentle Spectrums 2015 wrap-up
January is almost over and I’m posting my wrap-up for this challenge because I don’t think I’ll be adding anything to it in the next week. Carolyn is a fun host and I have enjoyed being a part of her community. Here is my reading for this year and look for my sign-up post for her 2016 adventures! [Read more…] about Gentle Spectrums 2015 wrap-up
2015 Reading Stats
Another reading year has come to an end and here’s the tally for the year.
Books read: 141
Pages read: 50,971
Of the books read:
Non-fiction: 11
New-to-me authors: 29
Continuing series books: 45
Re-reads: 37
Audio-books: 56
Various book club reads: 8
Challenges completed: 10 of 10
Ongoing tally of Newbery winners: 71 of 94
Books set in states: 27 of 50
5 star ratings by me: 24 [Read more…] about 2015 Reading Stats