Texas Teardrops - A Lovely Year of Finishes May 2015

Whew, I made it!  Between my computer dying and thunder storms that dumped a bunch of rain and took out the power, I got Texas Teardrops pieced!  I just love this quilt!!!  I am linking up with Sew Bitter Sweet Designs again...for a finish of my declared goal!!  So excited!!

Now to declare a goal for June...I have a perfect choice or two!!  I love this challenge - it really keeps me accountable to keep me on track...have you joined in yet?

*EDIT*  If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the pattern for Texas Teardrops, it can be found here.  Thanks, Dani, for asking about it and I'm sorry I forgot!!

So Blessed!!

I was so blessed to win a giveaway at mycreativedays.com where Lindsay can DIY anything into something fabulous!  Look at all the goodies she sent me

Some Homemade Body Scrub - Brown Sugar and Honey - made by From Scratch Farm, two soy candles - Blueberry Pomegranate and Falling in Roses - made by Love in a Jar Candles, Lavender Vanilla Homemade Healing Salve made by From Scratch Farm, Peppermint Chapstick also by Farm Scratch Farm, and a darling pink cake necklace from Bakery Charms.  As if that wasn't enough, she included this amazing tote from Backroads Textiles with Live, Work, Create on the front - LOVE IT ALL!!!  Thank you, Lindsay, for this incredibly generous giveaway!!!  I definitely feel very pampered and blessed!  And she included the sweetest note (handwritten, y'all!)!!!

May - Lovely Year of Finishes Goal

It worked so well last month, I'm going to try do it again this month!  My goal this month is to finish the piecing on my Texas Teardrops quilt top.  I really love this pattern and I'm loving the colors I chose, but I really find it difficult to sit down and sew when I'm home.  I spend my time quilting, not piecing!  I am determined to get this top finished, so it is now my goal for the month!

This is what I have so far...only 30 more to make!  Because all the pieces are fused and I don't want to be locked into a specific quilting pattern, I am sewing every piece down with my sewing machine using a blanket stitch.  Takes time, but this is going to be a gorgeous quilt for ME!  I haven't made myself a quilt in a long time, so I'm planning on keeping this one!

I am linking up with Sew Bitter Sweet Designs again this month so I can continue to get my WIPs and UFOs under control and finished!!