First up, I got May's block for Cassandra's Circle BOM, the 2020 applique BOM by Barbara Brackman @Civil War Quilts. I have been trying to keep my blocks mostly to blues, so I chose a brownish print for the stems and leaves, so the blue is what stands out. This block was called Russian Sunflower.
Joy @ Days Filled with Joy is having a scrappy mystery right now. The steps are coming out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and I am caught up until the next step. It's using up a lot of my 2-1/2 inch squares, and I am thrilled!
I have also had a couple of fun mail days. First, I received a gift from Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict for my participation in the Hands2Help Confort Quilt Challenge. My surprise was a little pouch containing two charm packages of Moda Fabrics, and I love them. Thanks so much to Sarah and all she does!
My second surprise in the mail came from my friend Moira @ The Quilted Snail. She knows how I love nautical fabric and she sent me a package with some FQs, and they are lovely. Many thanks again Moira you made my day!
My neighbor has an apricot tree right on the other side of my fence. I was wondering who kept eating apricots and dropping the skins on my side of the fence. I caught the culprit red-handed. This guy sits on the fence and munches away and then drops the skin and seeds in my garden!
Hope you are all having a great week. It is hot, hot, hot here ( upper 90's) and I need to get my gardening done early in the mornings. I was trying to repot some plants this afternoon and by the time I came inside I had sweat pouring off me. Hopefully tomorrow I can get an earlier start !
