May Flowers!

 What do April Showers bring?...............May Flowers!

Ok, so I'm a little embarrassed by this picture.  We took this at an Amish greenhouse we stopped at one day.  I guess this would be an "upcycle"?  Well-fertilized???  No, we didn't bring any home.  We did get 4 tomato plants and flowers for 3 pots.  I'm hoping to stop at another greenhouse later this week.

And speaking of flowers.........

Here is the wonderful young lady I have been mentoring at church for the last four years.  David built her this wall of old barn boards to use as a photo backdrop for her graduation party on Saturday.  She loves flowers so decorated it with flowers.  The wall was a big hit and we were asked by her friend's parents to borrow if for their party.

Sunday I attended a vocal recital and then had my piano recital.  They all did very well.  

Speaking of piano students, my student who took 2 of Mabel's kittens sent me this photo.  Doesn't she look just like Mabel?

I am glad piano is finished for the summer.  I will miss the students, but their schedules were becoming so chaotic that it was difficult to squeeze in lessons.  

On Monday, I looked at my calendar to find a completely blank square of white!  Whatever should I do?

Well, here is the list.............

I did a load of laundry, moved the piano to a new location and rearranged some other furniture, hung up new quilted all hangings, I quilted the Snailin' Around Town Quilt,

While it was quilting out, I pieced these drunkards path blocks just to try out a template I hadn't used before.  Not sure I like them, but I do like the template.  This might become a quilt, or not.

And I quilted and bound this wall hanging for my hubby to give to his mother for Mother's Day.

And I baked cookies.........

And I gave Esme a bath (she's not too sure about this new-found freedom in my calendar)

I also took the cushion off the piano bench so that I could recover it.  I might have worked on that, but the cushion was in use.

As was the cushion from the window seat which I also want to recover.  I have never seen Esme and Mabel spend this much time this close together.

And earlier in the week, I did the cutting for the Cozy Picnic sew-along that starts in May.  I'm trying to hold off sewing ahead and am making myself stay with the weekly assignment.  We'll see how long I can make it.  I love this Art Gallery fabric.  I am doing the Earthy fabric kit.

Well, that's about it for the start of May.  I'm hoping to get a lot more quilting done this month since the TBQ closet is really full.  

Christi