Last year I announced to family that there would be no more presents from me that I wanted to make each a quilt and would be putting money I'd spend on presents into their quilts until I got them finished. So this year I have been buying block of the month (BOM) kits for blocks for quilts for 3 of my 4 children, and several grand and great grand children. I have selected a special quilt for each child, and grandchild a total of 22. Since the ones for children and grandchildren are art quilts I've decided to make the children a pieced bedsize quilt as their quilts aren't large enough to cover the bed. For the other quilts I've selected to make that I can't find as BOM kits I'm collecting fabrics.
I've found some good purchases on EBay and have been able to get a good amount of the fabric for these quilts. I have all the patterns, and now most of the fabric. I plan to move into my own place again first of Sept and will then be able to go through my fabrics, pick what to use where and make a shopping list with fabric I have swatches to get rest of fabric I need to finish these.
Have a large stash of Brazilian Embroidery projects I want to finish and a good number of Counted Cross-stitch pieces.
I have moved several times since I retired in 2000, most by choice a few not and now I want to find a place and stay put. I think I have found that place in the one I'm fixing to rent. It is a nice large place with very reasonable rent. Room enough for family to visit even to have them all for holidays, and room for some to sleep over. Lots of nice closet space to organize and store things. Will have to see how "Stay Put" it will be.
I'd thought about trying to buy a place, but then I'd be responsible for repairs, and on fixed income those unexpected repair bills can be expensive. So put that idea aside.
Here is some of the latter purchases I found on EBay. I like autumn colors in the fall but really not my colors, I lean more to reds, blues, pinks, purples. But maybe it is the combination of fabrics but I really liked these.
