I agree:  we quilters are lucky!  I have a neighbor who has no hobbies ... she's going crazy.  She has finally resorted to in-depth spring cleaning to keep busy.  She was asking me if I'd started spring cleaning.  I answered that when I run out of fabric and thread (which isn't going to happen anytime soon), I might give it some thought.  In the meantime, I'm just doing the normal housework, and getting back to quilting as soon as I can.

Hope you'll post a photo of the 2018 mystery soon.  I never do them myself, but I love to see what other quilters do.

My hair is getting out of control too ... might consider doing a bit of a trip myself ... we'll see!

Keep safe!

Congrats on the new baby in your family.  I call children "The Fountain of Youth" because they help keep us young and our DNA continues. So they truly ARE. LOL   Having a new granddaughter will be fun. This can  be the time you put all those small HST/Flying Geese together in quilts for either the baby or her future dolls.  Perfect timing. 

My kids started late.  Son has my youngest granddaughter. He's 44 and Olivia is 4.   My first grandchild, a girl, arrived when I was 64, and my daughter & hubby were 29.  and I had high hopes for all kinds of projects.  Both my daughter and daughter in law said "NO SMOCKED STUFF".  DD actually calls smocking "prairie clothing".  They are the queens of Spandex.  (sigh), oh well.. I did knit some little sweaters when the girls started walking though. They did wear those.  I might add that neither girl does any kind of "domestic needlework etc".  No interest.  

BUT I sure love quilting. and I love being able to sew whenever I want.  It's a blessing, especially now, as we quilters can keep busy an happy.

Patricia Drew (PatriciaDrew) said:

I finished this little baby quilt this week.

So cute!  Little bunny is perfect for the season. 

tuckyquilter said:

She replied that she would leave a pair of scissor on my porch with photos of how to cut it! " I love a good sense of humor.

I may need this approach myself in a couple weeks.  It's been years since my hair has been this long!

Thanks Cathy !

Hope you and yours are keeping well.

Apparently we're starting to see faint light at the end of the tunnel ...

tuckyquilter said:

My kids started late

She is an only child. She has three boys 10, 12 & 14 (the 2 oldest will have birthdays around the time the baby is born)  She and hubby decided to try once more for a girl. He had a reversal on his vasectomy and we are having a GIRL. 

I just can't think about Covid-19 anymore today.  I can't make another mask.

I need a fun quilt to work on, but I have zero ideas or inspiration.

Give me some ideas please!

Mishii said:

Give me some ideas please!

I know exactly how you feel! 
Something girly for your granddaughter. A quick jellyroll race in bright colors?   Or a string quilt in bright happy colors. 

I had to chuckle when I read your attitude on deep cleaning.  Same here! I grew up an only child with a mom who was an extreme clean freak. Every spring and fall we would totally empty each room and scrub the walls, windows, baseboards etc,, then clean each piece of furniture before it was brought back iI thought that was something that just had to be done and continued on when I got married.  But when I had 3 kids just two years apart, I just couldn't do it.  I quickly learned to let it go but it drover her nuts and he would get rather verbal about it.  Good thing she lived over 2 hours away and couldn't come in and take over.  She came to stay after the birth of our first son and 4 days after getting home from the hospital she had me out washing windows while she took care of the baby.  My kids did not have to grow up like that!

I've been busy making mask for my community and DD's PT clinic.  Getting pretty tired of them.  DD is a physical therapist and suggesting that their patients not come in unless really needed--like post op.  Few patients so they have had her working at the hospital checking temps of the staff coming in to work.  Makes me nervous.  I do keep all the frontline workers in my prayers.  

Anyway, with the fabrics I have been using for the masks, I am making tiny houses. In the doorways I went through my novelties and found kids and animals that look like they are wanting out! I need to get caught up but want to make one a day for each day of isolation.  Let's hope it isn't a very big quilt!