The old saying "a day late and a dollar short" might just apply here, as it's already the 3rd of May and I'm just now getting a chance to post April's final finish. Though, since I didn't make the top, it probably should be called a half-finish!
The top was donated to our quilt ministry by Nann of With Strings Attached. This photo is right after the binding was added, before washing to remove the stencil markings. The quilting is a bit easier to see in these two photos.
Early evening photos in the sunlight, on the last sunny day we've had in quite awhile.
I learned something important when washing this quilt. As usual, after using Crayola washable markers to mark the stencils, I used a cold water rinse and spin cycle to make sure the marks were gone before adding any soap to the wash cycle. One of the yellow fabrics refused to release the marker color. After several more rinses, I finally put the quilt into the bathtub with warm water and Blue Dawn dish soap. Just like magic, the marks disappeared. Very thankful!
There are two more donation quilts to finish and then I can hopefully return to some of my own projects. Looking forward to that!
After several days of cold rainy weather intermixed with wet snow and hail, we're hoping for a weekend filled with sunshine. Hopefully no more hard frosts as the pear trees are blooming and the apple and cherry trees are close, as well as the blueberries. Some years I've had the little round table out on the porch already because it was warm enough to have mid-morning lattes out there. Not this year, at least not yet.
Til next time, happy stitching!
