By mid-October we had left the 6 applique blocks that didn’t include any piecing and the 3 (3″) blocks that each include multiples of the same pattern. We decided to intersperse the applique and pieced blocks so that we didn’t go crazy with all the machine applique. We did #37 Mexican Rose and began by choosing fabrics, tracing, and cutting one week along with choosing and cutting fabrics for the 3″ triangles. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s Blocks #37-38
Retellings Reading Challenge 2016 wrap-up
Retellings Reading Challenge 2016
This challenge is hosted by Once Upon a Bookcase. I had fun playing along with this challenge and chose the Medium: 5-8 retellings level and read 13 so I actually leveled up and made the Hard level. I didn’t get through all the retellings on my shelves so will have to read some more next year!
The Challenge:
Easy: 1-4 retellings
Medium: 5-8 retellings
Hard: 9-12 retellings
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2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge wrap-up
2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge
The Challenge: Read any non-fiction book(s), adult or young adult.
Dilettante–Read 1-5 non-fiction books
Explorer–Read 6-10
Seeker–Read 11-15
Master–Read 16-20
This chaIlenge is hosted by The Introverted Reader and thanks for hosting! I chose the Explorer level: 6-10 books and ended up accomplishing the Seeker level with 15 books so it’s always good to above and beyond. Here is my eclectic list of nonfiction titles, with Life is So Good being my favorite. [Read more…] about 2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge wrap-up
2016 Read It Again, Sam wrap-up
2016 Read It Again, Sam
This challenge is hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block.
*Challenge runs from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2016.
Levels:
Déjà vu: Reread 4 books
Feeling Nostalgic: Reread 8 books
A Trip Down Memory Lane: Reread 12 books
Living in the Past: Reread 16+ books
I did this challenge for the first time in 2015, signed up for 8 books, and finished when I hit 30 re-reads which is way past the top level. Most of my re-reads come from audio books I check out from the library and listen to as I do other things around the house. You can get through an audio book quite fast at that rate. So this year I signed up for Living in the Past 16+ books. I am now at 29 books so this challenge is DONE!
Ode to the 1930’s Blocks #32-33
Here they are-the last of the 6″ blocks! We got these done in the middle of October and were glad to have hit that milestone. There are 14 of the 6″ blocks in this quilt. We have found that with the fabric all cut, we can sew two in a session, otherwise we choose, cut and sew one in an afternoon. #32 is called Aunt Dinah and the pattern calls for yellow, black, red, and green, with the star being in black. We did not like that color combo at all and decided we wanted the star points to be the focal point, so they are the solid yellow. Then we chose the flowered center because we like it and haven’t used it, then added the sunflower fabric in the corners for the same reason. The orange cornerstones came from the touch of orange in the center, and it became a nicely balanced block. [Read more…] about Ode to the 1930’s Blocks #32-33