Half Done

I posted a while back about a sew along I was doing. I got my fabrics cut right away and I was so excited. Fast forward to last Wednesday when the instructions for the second week came out. We were to make 140 blocks from the fabric we had previously cut. OK...I can do that, I thought. Well, one thing led to another and the days went by. Suddenly I realized it was Monday already and I'd not sewn one block together. So yesterday I started sewing and I've been sewing today and I now have 70 blocks finished. I have some of the sewing done on 20 more, so hopefully I can get some more done later today. But I'm pretty sure they won't all be done by the time the next set of instructions come out tomorrow! LOL

A Day at the Zoo

Last week Emily and I visited the Columbus Zoo. It's been something we've wanted to do for quite some time, and now we can cross it off our list. One of the first things we saw were the polar bears. They're such beautiful creatures!

This was a waterfall in one of the exhibits. Emily always says I only go to the zoo to see the waterfalls, not the animals. The truth is I like both! LOL

We really enjoyed the manatees. We'd never seen one in person before, and this exhibit had three of them. It was so much fun to watch this one trying to eat a big hunk of lettuce!

There is a dinosaur theme at the zoo this summer, and there were animated dinosaurs throughout the one section of the zoo.

I loved these turtles. Their shells reminded me of quilts! :0)

And of course the beautiful flamingos. They were all sitting on nests full of eggs! It would have been cool to be there when there were babies!

I did do a wee bit of sewing the other day, but nothing worth showing. Hopefully I can make more progress on those things this week. Have a great week everyone! :0)

Sidetracked

I couple of posts ago I showed you the blocks I would be working with for the next quilt for John's aunt. Well, I decided I needed to do some sewing for myself before I started that project. And when I came across the Jelly Roll Sew Along at Aunt Reen's Place I decided to jump right in. I had a jelly roll that had been gifted to me a while back, so I started cutting. The fabric is Oh My by Sanae for Moda. I do like some of the fabrics, but most of them are a bit different from what I normally use. I decided if I don't like the top when it's done, I'll just donate it. So it's all good! :0)

And here are some pretty peonies that were given to me and Emily the other day. The peonies in my yard are all done blooming now, so it's nice to have these on my kitchen table to enjoy.

I've started cutting out another project too. But you'll have to wait until my next blog post to see what it is! :0)

Just zipping along

No, unfortunately that doesn't apply to my sewing. Today Emily and I went zip-lining! I'm afraid of heights so it took a lot for me to do this. It was both the scariest thing and the most exciting thing I've ever done in my life! And yes...I'd definitely go back and do it again. We did 7 zips totaling 4025 feet and two rappels from 50 feet in the air. The highest up we were was 125 feet. I just tried to not look down and focus on making it safely to the next landing. If you've ever thought of trying it, or if you've never thought of trying, I say go for it. It truly was an amazing experience! :0)

Another Month

I can't believe it's June already! Emily's last day of school was Thursday. Where did May go? LOL Here is the block for the next quilt I'm making for John's aunt. Hopefully I can get the blocks trimmed square today and maybe get the fabric cut for the sashing and cornerstones.

And here are the two new additions at the goat barn. Divinity gave birth to two little girls yesterday, Mocha and Rayne. They're just so cute! :0)

EDITED:  I forgot to mention that since it's June 1, it's time to make your fifth strip for the Wiggly Whimsy sew along if you haven't already! :0)