I just finished two BYU quilts to add to my stash and give as future gifts. Apologies for the wonky photos. It was snowing yesterday morning and I thought I could do a quick photo shoot with the snow background, but I should have dragged out a ladder and gotten taller. [Read more…] about A pair of BYU quilts finished
Scott and Sue Family
2017 Festival of Trees quilt & tablerunner
Since our extended family is no longer doing a large tree for Festival of Trees to benefit Primary Children’s Medical Center, we are experimenting with different ways to honor Scott’s brother, Paul, who was an Air Force pilot. Last year we did 3 small trees, and a centerpiece of a quilt with books. This year I coordinated two separate projects with two different partners. Both sold during the opening auction night so we seem to be doing something right. [Read more…] about 2017 Festival of Trees quilt & tablerunner
2017 Newbery Reading Challenge wrap-up
2017 Newbery Reading Challenge
This is the fourth year of the Newbery Reading Challenge and I’ve participated every year at the L’Engle level, which is 15-29 points. This year I read 18 points. It’s helping me accomplish my perpetual challenge to read all the winners, although this year I read more Honor books and got them off my shelves. Thanks to Julie of Smiling Shelves for hosting.
Each book you read is worth points. You get:
3 points for a Newbery Medal Winner, 2 points for a Newbery Honor Book, 1 point for a Caldecott Book [Read more…] about 2017 Newbery Reading Challenge wrap-up
Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2017 wrap-up
Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2017
This is the seventh annual Cruisin’ thru the Cozies hosted by Yvonne at Socrates’ Book Reviews and 2017 is my 5th year to participate. Usually the levels are to read a certain number of books but this year Yvonne changed it up by making us move out of our comfort zone and read several genres. I did the highest level: Level 4 – Sleuth Extraordinaire, which required us to read two books from each sub-genre plus an additional 20 cozy books of my choice, for a total of 40 books. I planned out my category books at the beginning of the year and ended up reading 4 of the 20 I had planned. But I still moved many off my shelves, so it’s all good. I’ve also been listening to the M.C. Beaton audiobooks from the library, so I went through lots of those. [Read more…] about Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2017 wrap-up
