Week One:
Well, how is it May already?! I really wanted to post more frequently but that hasn't happened...yet. I'm an optimist so we'll see. I've been a bit overwhelmed with life lately, not as much time sewing as I'm accustomed to.
Here are the projects on my May list, only one new project I hope to try, the rest are carry overs from April and earlier.
1. Lupine and Laughter, Bonnie Hunter mystery from Nov 2025: stitch binding down on back.
2. 16" string blocks with a 30's fabrics. 13 of 30 blocks made. It doesn't matter how long this takes. The goal is to use up as much of my 30's stash as possible (it's in one drawer). Is it possible to empty the drawer?? If 30 blocks doesn't make a big dent I could keep going and make a second twin size quilt. 
3. Also shown in the photo above is are my Offset columns, an idea I got from Cheryl Arkison. The colors are rectangles cut 1.5" x 2.5". The lights are 2.5" squares. I need hundreds of units to make about 45 columns for a queen size quilt. It's my leader/ender project. The other projects in this photo are a flannel quilt I'll get back to soon (the top is done except for borders) and blocks for lupine and laughter (now almost finished-see above.)
4. Disappearing Hour Glass: needs borders, quilting and binding. I think I can get that done this month. 
5. Succulent Garden: started at retreat in April this year I have almost all the blocks done then I will add filler pieces and then assemble. I may want to make a couple of extra blocks to replace the darker ones. I'm not sure how much I'll get to work on it this month, we'll see. It looks so dark in this photo but it's really not.
6. Bowl Covers. I'd like to try the tutorial from Nikki at Pin, Cut, Sew to make a couple of bowl covers for a quick easy project. They are reversible.
Those are the projects on my list this month. I also want to make a couple of videos for my YouTube Channel: Everyday Sewist. Come visit me there! We might be traveling a bit too. Good thing it's a long month. I will dig into my ORANGE stash and scraps and see what I can come up with. I don't have a plan for a block to make every month so I'm cutting up scraps for Offset (above) and for a future Potato Chip quilt (2.5" x 4.5" rectangles). I could make some more blocks for my Colorwash quilt (a Terry Rowland tutorial) or make some more tiny houses. I sure like seeing what everyone is making each month over at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!
