Good morning, my friends. My post is late this morning because we left early for an epic grocery shopping trip. Honestly, it's the worst grocery shopping trip of the year...that's the first one after we get home from a trip. Thanksgiving gives it a run for its money, but today's was impressive by any measure. Our list was so long that I actually moved some items to the list for next time. Enough is enough, as you probably know.
There were two positives about this morning's shopping extravaganza. First, we got Egg McMuffin. I think we only did it once while we were traveling, and so I was missing it. Second, we got to see some of the blooming trees. Things bloom earlier in the valley than they do at our home's elevation, and so we're seeing some stuff we won't see at our house for a couple of weeks.
The flowering plums might be my favorite spring bloomer, and they're also one of the earliest. These were blooming in a store parking lot. We have them lining our driveway, but ours are still in tight buds.
Here's a close-up of their flowers.
Behind me was another blooming tree. It looks similar.
It's flowers are white. My phone tells me this is also a plum. The flowering plums are ornamental only. Perhaps this one actually produces plums.
Seeing all those blooming things made the trip worthwhile. But, oh...the prices of things. Good grief. Let's just not talk about that, okay?
In yesterday's sewing, I quilted two more vertical rows on the Painted Ladies quilt. This is the top of the quilt.
This is the bottom half:
So, I'll continue on with that, going for two vertical rows at a time. If I can stick with that, I should have a finished quilt in less than a week.
This is how much help I got from Smitty. He put out the do not disturb sign.
Sadie was no better. I think we're all still adjusting to the time change.
In the sewing room, I cut the background pieces for the January and February Inverted Stars. This is my 2026 Rainbow Scrap project. January's blue star pieces are cut. I'll make that one first, and then cut the pieces for February's block.
I'm hoping to get that sewn together today. Also, I'll finish Block 8 for the Snowmen & Reindeer soon, and so I traced out the fourth block for Home is Where My Flock Is.
Finally, in leftover news, I had forgotten I took this picture when I picked up my sewing machine a few days ago. This was a class they were having at the shop. These are Easter Egg Mug Rugs. They were done with machine embroidery and using the fancy stitches on a sewing machine. I think these could easily be done with applique, and you could also use cut-off ends for the left side piecing. Cute. This looks easy enough, and I might decide to make a couple.
So, that's all I have for you today. I'll get back to my quilting, and I'm hoping to get started on January's star. Right now, I'm drinking another cup of coffee. After that, I'll have some lunch and take a nap. I'm already worn out from the morning's activities.
We got a little dusting of snow last night, and it's very cold out. Sounds like a good day to get under a quilt and stay warm, doesn't it?
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