OMG for March Done

I have had an uptick in spam comments over the last three months, so additional steps have been taken with comment moderation to combat it. Speaking of comments, I have been unable to leave comments on the blogs I like to read for many weeks now. When I try to leave a comment, I can click on Comment as Google account or Comment as Name/Url, and I haven't been able to get anything to work. I HAVE a Google account. I AM logged in. For the life of me I can't figure out how to make it work. It is beyond frustrating! If anyone knows a solution, please share.

The coronavirus pandemic is making me nuts right along with everybody else. Our lives are on hold for the foreseeable future. Grocery store shelves are so bare that it's downright scary. We can't get toilet paper, sanitizing wipes, flour, yeast, canned vegetables, canned fruit. There doesn't seem to be a problem with fresh produce or fresh meats though--yet. Over the counter medications are sketchy. If people would scale back their hoarding, there would be plenty to go around. At least I haven't heard that anybody has starved to death yet. I can't see my kids or my granddaughter. Last Monday we had 89 cases of COVD-19 in Maine, today it was up to 253. No, it's not New York, but there's no getting around the fact that it's going to get worse. Truthfully, it's surreal.

I finished Nature Walk this afternoon, which was my One Monthly Goal for March. This is supposed to be for my granddaughter, but I like the colors so much I may keep it for myself, lol.

To see what others have finished for the month of March, click here. 

I quilted it with a dragonfly pantograph in grey thread, but it turned out a little busier than I expected. Still love it.

Credit where credit is due: Nature Walk by Tamara Kate Designs. 

I washed the backing for my Star Crazy quilt today, and I should probably get that loaded and start the quilting on it, but I'm waffling. I should also get back to the Spinning Pinwheels, but I'm waffling.

I started this Sashed Tumblers quilt using a bunch of scraps left over from the Yankee Puzzle quilts my quilt chapter made last spring, and this is really what I want to be working on at the moment. No one else in the chapter seems to be interested in using the scraps, and since I'd like to not continue to store them, I started this quilt. It's another of Missouri Star Quilt Company's tutorials. I have all of the tumblers sewn into rows, only need to add the sashing between the rows, no borders on this one. I may have to add a couple more rows to make it a little longer, but I'll assess after I get the rest of it together.

I also finished the Missouri Two Step quilt earlier in the month. Another one with fabrics I love. This one IS for me.

I quilted it with the same dragonfly pantograph I used on Nature Walk.

Credit where credit is due: Two Step tutorial by Missouri Star Quilt Co.

OMG for March

Busy, busy, this past week, wondered if I could make time to get the OMG post up. My goal for March is to finish the Nature Walk quilt.

To see what projects others are working on in March, click here.

Here is a close up of a couple blocks. I like the line drawings for the alphabet letters. Perfect for a little girl.

Yesterday I was tasked to present a demonstration on paper piecing for my quilt group. I've done this demonstration 6 or more times, so this time I changed it up a little and did a freezer paper piecing demo. Four pieces in each half of the section, quick and easy.

Four of these sections together will in turn make a Spinning Pinwheel block. Nine Pinwheel Blocks will make a 36" square quilt, which will be perfect for another donation.

I am keeping the yellow and green constant throughout, the rest of the block is scrappy. I only have a fat quarter of the yellow, and if I have enough, I'll make a few extra blocks, and set them 3 x 4 for a little big larger quilt. This year our chapter is donating to Margaret Murphy Centers, and they're looking for larger quilts for their center in Lewiston for nap times and such.