I finished up the Rose Garden Mini Sampler this week. There wasn't much left to stitch - I think there were three roses and a green leaf - so it didn't take too long. Then I turned it into a bowl filler pillow.
Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Saturday, June 14, 2025
A mini sampler finish...
Friday, June 13, 2025
More with orange...
I focused my scrappy sewing on the orange 16 patch stars this week. I started out by cutting as many 3.5 inch squares as I could find from all the oranges I had. There were a few that could only get one or two. Then I sorted by brighter compared to darker.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
I Like Thursday #439
Things are growing at my house! Flowers -
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Midweek Update/Glowing Hearts QAL
Progress on the Spring QALs:
Glowing Hearts is a top! I went with a sort of asymmetrical plan for the borders, without cornerstones. It's kind of fun!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Two small finishes...
My little entryway chest is decorated for a new month, with strawberry designs. It's making me want to go on a picnic!
Friday, June 6, 2025
Got orange?
Orange is the June color of the month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. When I started digging into my scraps to see what I had, there wasn't much! There are two fat quarters pulled out of the bundle I won through the Stay at Home Round Robin, but the rest of the pieces are pretty small.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
I Like Thursday #438
Something we really enjoyed on our trip to San Diego was visiting the San Diego Zoo. I'm not sure we'd been there since we were first married and didn't even have kids yet. It's really an amazing place!
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Midweek Update
We so enjoyed our week in San Diego - especially being able to spend time by the ocean -
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Travel stitching...
I stitched a grand total of one strawberry this week while enjoying our days in San Diego! The days and evenings were just spent too differently from the usual times at home when I sew.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A short getaway and a little sewing...
Hello from San Diego! We celebrated Memorial Day by getting on a plane and flying to one of our favorite cities and are enjoying every minute. Because we are away from home this week, I decided to merge all of my usual weekly posts into one. Midweek Update, I Like Thursday, this month's Table Scraps, and ScrapHappy Saturday, Oh Scrap, Sew and Tell Monday - all here!
We're staying on Coronado Island and using the ferry to get around, plus putting many miles on our step counters. (And sleeping well at night!)