Baby Quilt Hugs and Kisses

I loved making this so much I made 2 of them. I was having one of those slump times and nothing was good enough or caused enough excitement that I wanted to continue making them. Then I had to clean up for Christmas and misplaced all the baby quilts I had started. What a fabulous excuse to go shopping!

The back of this quilt is so cute!! I have a love of elephants.
Still on my health kick. Green smoothie for the win!!

One quilt for my daughters friend and one quilt for a work mate.

Hello August!

 And just where did April to July go?

Just completed a baby quilt for my dear friends first grandchild. I am so happy for their family. I was not a fan of this quilt until it was finished. Love this bright cheerful quilt. And love me a striped binding!

I have had surgery on my neck. From that little spot to 50 stitches. Mind you they were very small stitches. We have a fabulous MOHS team here in Vancouver. I was so very fortunate to get my surgery so quickly.

With the health scare I started eating wild fruits and plants. Starting in the spring with salmon berries and thistle. Soon will be blackberry season!! My favourite.

In the garden we have been enjoying raspberries, peas, strawberries and black currants. I have been using the fresh fruit in my Kambucha, whcih I have also started making for its prebiotic properties.

I am very grateful for my abundant life!!

Bee Blocks - I will do better!

Hello and welcome to March. This blog post was written in January however I neglected to press post. So January to March, the journey.  So this year I will:

1. Sew my stash - I have been shopping the sales so still have way too much fabric

2. Try and curtail my sewing spending - this is always the toughest - see above

January Bee Block

3. Blog regularly - I love writing and love looking back on what I am doing. 

Quilt 2 of 4 Niece and Nephew quilts

4. Keep up to date on my Wee Bee Canadian committments. 

February Bee Block

Health Goals and update:

Top of all the goals is to bring my sugar markers down. I started intermittant fasting a year ago and my sugar markers are still elevated. This month I am tightening up on my eating window to 10 - 4. Let's see if that moves the stubborn numbers. Also last year I quit drinking alcohol and carbonated beverages, I really did think that would make a difference with the sugar numbers. It did not. GRR

I have just recieved a diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma. It is the red dot just down from the ear. I know, doesn't look like much. Just waiting for a call from the Skin Clinic.

Establish a daily yoga and meditation practice. This is a continuation of my yoga teacher training. I had a problem with my hip where I could not sit on the floor, very difficult to do yoga! I have a new chiropractor and we have mostly sorted through the problem. I am so looking forward to being able to move my body!

I would like to say get the house uncluttered but I don't really want to, so if it happens, great. Or not. I would like to live a life less cluttered.

Be the best me I can be! I can get behind that! I am looking forward to seeing who that is!

Happy New Year!

We have had weather. Maybe that would be WEATHER. Freezing cold and snow and then buckets of rain. All is now green in our neck of the woods. A snapshot from our walk Christmas morning with my girls.

I have been working on finishing up projects. At least that is what I tell myself. It does not see like it is happenig. I bought a quilt for my nephew that they were selling at my LQS. It has fireside on the back. Wow is it lovely and soft, with a lovely weight to it. Very tempted to keep it, lol. I love it and feel like I got a real deal. I will send the quilt as a wedding present and this little quilt for their daughter, Nora, born the beginning of December.

I finished a couple of tops but am not really too keen on them. That's okay. I do not need to love all the things I make.

I did finish my quilt kit and it looks fabulous. I love baby quilts with flannel on the back, so cozy. 

I went for a walk and thought I would take a picture of 3 shrubs for the beaver scouts to identify. With covid we have moved back to virtual meetings. Not nearly as much fun as meeting outside in person but definitely warmer and dryer. Cedar, salal, huckleberry and fern.