What really is Leap Day? Researching the internet I read that this day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the Earth does not orbit the sun in precisely 365 days. A leap year is a calendar year that contains an additional day added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year.
So what did I do this Leap Day? Of course Leap Day is filled with sales from every vendor imaginable, but I celebrated Leap Day by having one extra day to finish up my February challenges. Actually, I didn't need an extra day, I was an over achiever and accomplished my February goals and then some.
I was on a roll and headed to my studio to get to work. During the last few days we have had a total of twelve inches of new snow in northern Michigan, but today we have sunny blue skies. I was ready to Leap into a day of sewing, I turned on my radio and the song, "Here Comes the Sun" was playing. This was great inspiration to start my Leap Day.
Reviewing my finished February goals:
Bind snowball quilt - check
February string a-long quilt top pieced - check
Moda Blockhead top pieced - check
Quilt guild block exchange top pieced - check
Quilts that I quilted: Heart quilt, Bargello strip quilt, and Queen of Tarts quilt. (My goal was two quilts quilted and I quilted three - check
Postings caught up - check (more to come)
Extras - Bag Babes purse, Claude the Crab pin cushion, and two baby doll quilts.
Wow! I'm doing a victory lap. For my February goal treat I'm heading up to the store to buy myself some flowers to brighten up these snowy days.
Now comes March. Can I keep up this pace? March has 31 days giving me a couple extra days to get more UFOs done. Since I don't want any of my newly pieced quilt tops to become UFOs, I will quilt the January and February string a-long quilts, the Moda Blockheads quilt, and the block exchange quilt. That's four quilts. Now add to that list two other UFO quilts, that will make a total of six quilts finished. There will be a March string a-long quilt challenge to piece, if I decide I want to accept it, and another bag babes purse.
So as the March winds blow I plan on blowing through these challenges.
Bind snowball quilt - check
February string a-long quilt top pieced - check
Moda Blockhead top pieced - check
Quilt guild block exchange top pieced - check
Quilts that I quilted: Heart quilt, Bargello strip quilt, and Queen of Tarts quilt. (My goal was two quilts quilted and I quilted three - check
Postings caught up - check (more to come)
Extras - Bag Babes purse, Claude the Crab pin cushion, and two baby doll quilts.
Wow! I'm doing a victory lap. For my February goal treat I'm heading up to the store to buy myself some flowers to brighten up these snowy days.
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| My February reward |
Now comes March. Can I keep up this pace? March has 31 days giving me a couple extra days to get more UFOs done. Since I don't want any of my newly pieced quilt tops to become UFOs, I will quilt the January and February string a-long quilts, the Moda Blockheads quilt, and the block exchange quilt. That's four quilts. Now add to that list two other UFO quilts, that will make a total of six quilts finished. There will be a March string a-long quilt challenge to piece, if I decide I want to accept it, and another bag babes purse.
So as the March winds blow I plan on blowing through these challenges.
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