Flora's Bee Crazy Quilter 
Rainbow Scrap Challenge(RSC)
This months color is Purple,And here are my blocksAnd the 4" square in square6" 9 patch star
And here they are in all their cheerful glory!Orange never fails to cheer me up
Diamonds Forever Tumbling Update
I have also spent the entirety of last weekend piecing 64 more tumbling blocks so I have them to hand, when inspiration strikes The bluebird is sewn in dmc flossI intend to add som beads but we're not there yetDandelion Phouf Dmc and Glass beadsThe all seeing Eye in Glass beads on felt sew on with more glass beadsAnd vines in DMC cotton floss with rayon floss for the white cast-on stitch and french knots, glass beads and "silk flowers"
A few new Tumbling Blocks
The Sacred Snake is satin stitched with size 12 double twist variegated cotton thread and outlined with thick silver passing thread thread for a little sparkleLily of the valley is picked out with 3 strands of dmc cotton thread 7mm and 4mm silk ribbon leaves and glass beadsSpring and fall sheaves are picked out with 7mm silk ribbon leftovers from other projectsSpring Branches are picked out with 3 strands of dmc cotton thread, 4mm silk ribbon for the branches, silver passing thread for the web and glass beads for the dragonfly and spiderThe Tumbling Blocks stitch-a-long is still on Sharon Boggins Blog if you want to partake or just go look
Rainbow scrap challenge goes on!
This months color is green,And here are my blocks6" 9 patch starAnd the 4" square in square
CQ Tumbling Blocks
I am so behind on this projectOh well, I'm only a year and 5 moths late in starting!This is my latest block so farIt needs more cowbellHere's the first block I completedwith SRE daisies and a good starburst seam treatmentThe Tumbling Blocks stitch-a-long is still on Sharon Boggins Blog if you want to partake or just go lookAnd a cloudy moon for the full moon that just passedI think This is going to be an ongoing difficulty with this project.I want to do it, but other things keep getting in the wayI have 20 or so dark blocks made and a few ideas beside the 3 I've done so far.I may even revisit some older Ideas but no theme has yet revealed itself to me And if I ramdomize myself too much I may not finish the project at all.One 6"ish block a month is enough right? I don't have to finish right now, EVEN THOUGHI started it late. I keep telling myself that, in between the times I wonder why I haven't finished yet.Now that the studio is, mostly, finished and moved into I can start finishing projects that have been on hold for forever.I just finished Quilt about 9 of the 14 flimsies I found in random piles some I put aside because they were too big for the space I had and some that got lost in the constant shuffle.I also picked up 10 charity quilts for the guild I belong to, we have such a backlog of quilts that need quilting and as I was nominated and voted in as secretary, I feel honor bound to get as much done there as I can.I also have my own projects here and there that I want to do, It's hard to keep myself tethered.Flights of fancy are all well and good, but there is a limit to what one can accomplish on your own. As my DDH tells me all this pressure is self inflicted......
Rainbow scrap challenge is Red
This months color is Red These are the 6' starsAfter moving into the studio and (stILL)trying to organize my spaceI haven't figured out a good way of storing my fabric yardagebacks have a space and fat quarters have a spacebut other than pilling the yardage on shelves I've got nothin'and it maybe, that is the answer, it feels unsatisfying. and the 4' squares
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Nothing is getting done. I'm moving in and everything is on hold until I find that thing I need in a box somewhere...the disorganization is making me itchy.I got all the furniture in and adjusted to where I think it will fit my needs best.Now it's just a matter of finding a home for all of it Then consolidating what had been in use and in storage.Then I can start organizing by color/size/etc.And THEN I can get back to making fun stuff. Though, between all this I am trying to figure out how to use Beastie, the Innova long arm.It's a learning curve, that's getting curvier.As of today I have emptied 18 bankers boxes!Woo!
Studio Update
I just realized It's been a while since I updated about the studio! Goodness meThe last time I spoke the studio looked like the construction disaster it wasWe got all the windows inBut one of the pains broke so we had to wait a couple weeks for a replacementMeanwhile The wiring for electricity and LIGHTSwent in, January Ahhhhhhh!the drywall went up, February, yay!we got the flooring delivered, Whoop!And I got to play Muddy Mudskipper on the wallsFinally!many buckets of mud and a few more trips to hodoAs you doI got all the walls nice and sanded smooth then painted primer, 2 coatsAnnnnd the color is, a nice soft mossy greenIKR? bad enough we have moss outside?But see how nice it looks!With a little bit of pink for accent on the doorsIt will be lovely to work inNow for the floorsI took 2 days to get this farAnd my back hurtsThese Are easy to install bUtThere is a bit of a learning curve and the first 2 or 3 rows are a pain in the ass to get startedThis is after the 3rd dayof scooting around on my butt, hammeringnot bad for an old lady ya?Adam finished putting in all the outlets and coversAnd once the electrician comes back to finish the floor outlets and wire in the outside light, heat pump And the exhaust fanI will get working on all the quarter round to finish up the floorsBut wait!We still need to frame in the windows and fit up the windowsills, It's always something......I just want to move in........now!
I am so bored with these people
I try not to post too much on political things, since many out there have few places to avoid what it going on in DC, but things are not well in this country and have not been well for a very long time.I fear the course correction that is coming will be devastating for many in our fractious country.I have stated before I don't understand where the, cruelty for cruelties sake, streak comes from in humans.How can you live with yourself when you know you have caused harm? How can you enjoy the causing of harm?How is undermining the safety and stability of others beneficial?We have seen through the lens of history that Slavery, oppression and inefficiency causes more instability and costs more in money, effort and time to perpetuate, than happy productivity in society and yet here we are.Clawing back time, destroying a working, if flawed, government and causing harm to not just us but the world. Why? so a few bazillionaires can make more money they will never use? So they can feel even more superior to the rest of us? why? for what reason? To stroke an ego so small and fragile it needs to step on others to feel better about it's own inadequacy? How banal. How disappointing. How white supremacist.I'm superior and yet so afraid I have to carry a gun everywhere, but I'm rich enough I can hire others to do it for me and i'll use my infant son as a shield to protect me from sharpshooters, is the height of frighted white manbaby. The orange puppet is no better.Tell me your mother didn't hug you enough as a child, that you must destroy everything better men and women than you, built over 2+ centuries, to feel like you've made your mark on the world.How inadequate. How flaccid. How boring.I put it out into the Universe,May they all get what they deserve.May they all get what they deserve.May they all get what they deserve.
Rainbow Scrap Challenge stars
Continuing on with our Yellow scraps I give you 10 scrappy starsmade from 2 1/2 inch squares and 1 inch squares sewn from point to point for the star arms to make 6" blocks
RSC-Rainbow scrap challenge is yellow for march
Good day sunshine!Happy Yellow scrap squares on my tableNice and bright for this months gloomy weather16 opposites attracting my attention this weekThese 4" squares will be a nice addition to the TBA pile!
Goldwork Finish
At least I think I'm done.I added 2 more leaves and several more new berry stemsbut It still felt emptywhat to do?I intend to add a dragonfly in that upper right-hand cornerBut there is a small hole, to my eye, between the big gold leaf and the snailI need to think on that oneA Bee maybe?It's feeling off balance somehow.Time to finish the leaves and dragonfly and figure this conundrum out.Here's the Finish.It feels more balanced now.Annd now I see 3 holes and they've gotten bigger.How is that possible?
RSC the blues
Rainbow scrap challenge color for this month is Bluethat's my Blue scrap round up for this monthThe stars do look better in the darker fabrics
Stay at home round Robbin update (SHARR)
Second round for the SHARR was use the Half square triangle in your quiltSo I framed my block for this round in 2" HST's