Happy Birthday Elizabeth

Cards, Quilting

July 2, 2026

When Gail and I decided to make another fabric bowl I knew that I was going to make mine for Elizabeth’s birthday. Elizabeth even has her own bin of daisy fabric in my stash.

This is my second attempt at this pattern and although it is better than the first it still needs some tweaking. I used a lighter fusible interfacing and that worked much better. I had a new glue and it worked better than the messy glue stick I had for the first. It was still very difficult though to sew through the interfacing and the glue; next time, if there is a next time, I’ll glue further away from the edges where I need to sew. It is all hand stitched so my fingers are going to need a rest before attempting again; sewing the top and bottom together involved pliers, a thimble and the edge of my desk to push the need through.

I did the worst job ever of wrapping this gift. I didn’t have any birthday paper so I put everything into a bag and tried to wrap just the bag. That didn’t work very well. I didn’t have a box large enough to hold the bag but I had an empty box that I’d been storing old photos in. I wrapped it all up in a a second layer. By the time I was finished I’m not sure if I had more paper or tape holding it all together.

The Secret, Book & Scone Society

Books

Author: Adams, Ellery

I’ve no idea why or when this book was added to my list but when I was looking for a library book to borrow it was the first one that came up. I don’t usually read “cozy” mysteries but I didn’t mind this one.

Four women live in a small village along the Appalachian Trail. Three of the women own their own businesses while the third works in the spa that brings most of the tourists to their town. The town is about to undergo a change with the development of a new housing project. When one of the partners in the project suddenly dies the four women, some of whom had some contact with him before his death, are convinced he was murdered and set out to solve the mystery.

Goodreads Rating: * * *

Happy Birthday Ray

Cards

June 12, 2026

Lost Goslin’ (from Quilter’s Block a Day Calendar)

I forgot to take a photo of Ray’s card and then I forgot until a few days ago to ask Elizabeth for a photo. Fortunately I did remember Ray’s birthday and the card arrived on time.

Community Quilt – 2026 #3

Quilting
Shift Quilt (for Moda’s National Sew a Jelly Roll Day 2025)

One Tuesday when I was sewing with the Guild I was feeling particularly unmotivated. My friend, Donna Sand, showed me this pattern and I was immediately inspired.

I had several 2.5″ strips so it is totally scrappy; I even used scraps of different white fabrics that I had. I didn’t have fabric for the borders but when we were in Victoria I purchased fabric for another project and just “borrowed” a few strips to finish this off.

I fully intended to quilt it myself but when the Guild were planning a sandwiching day I realized it would be done a lot faster if I had them sandwich it. It is possible that some other member might take it home to quilt (and I’ve no doubt it will be done better than I would have done).