March, lamb or lion?

This year, March here in London UK, has started like a lamb. The weather is warm and sunny, with real heat in the sun. The spring bulbs are up and starting to flower. Soon the trees will have their new leaves. Birds are making their nests in preparation for their brood and singing their little hearts out. What could go wrong? Have you heard the other half of the saying? If March comes in like a lamb, it leaves like a lion. As with any saying, it isn't rocket science and certainly isn't always right but be aware of potential high winds later in the month. Meanwhile I'm enjoying the sun and making the most of these tranquil early spring days.

March 1st marks the start of a new challenge. This month the number picked was 2. My project number 2 is the embroidered table cloth. This was a Christmas present in 2023 and I would like to get it finished this year. I have almost reached the half way mark on the bottom of the cloth (marked by tall flower and butterfly. I am currently working on the area in the hoop. The half way mark here is the fold. So in over a year i haven't even completed the equivalent of one side. 

My aim for the month is to complete both of these sides which would mean it is half complete. I should be able to achieve this in March , maybe, possibly.

In February I continued my search for forgotten projects. I found the Churn dash blocks and sewed them into a quilt top. I'm still working on the quilting but this should be finished this month. Yesterday, I once again pulled out the bags with forgotten projects in them. This time I found these blocks.

I have a feeling that I once started these as part of the Rainbow scrap challenge, but I may be wrong. I have 25 blocks sewn together and the little pile below will probably be the makings of 2 or 3 more blocks.

I need to press these blocks, make up the last few and see what I want to do with them. With 25 blocks I could make a large quilt but I think it would be better to make two smaller quilts as donation quilts. Of course there is the decision about whether to put sashing between the blocks and will they need a border. Basically as always with the quilting process there is lots to think about. If I make two smaller quilts I'm not sure I can do both over the month but I like a challenge. Another foray into my yardage stash will be needed for sashing, borders and backing. Since I'm trying to use what I have rather than buy more fabric I will need to think carefully as I have some new projects planned for this year.

This afternoon I'm going to do some cutting up of old T shirts as I need more strips for my rag rug. It has grown a little since I last took a photo but not much. I'm taking a few days off knitting before I start the first side of the cardigan and at some point this month I must start the quilting on the dinosaur quilt.

The weather is so good that John and I are going to head out for a walk in a little while. It will be lovely to have a walk without any rain!

Take care

Lyndsey