1st day of Spring 2023 ~ Crochet Collage Motif # 3

Today is the first day of Spring in my little  corner of the world!

It was a day of sunlight and some shadow.

The snow is still melting. 

It is mud season and the winter debris fills our yard.

There will be much to be done when the weather gets a little warmer.

Most of my day was spent inside sipping tea and playing with my hooks and yarn.

It was cool and there was a cooler wind blowing but the sun was shining on my glass kitchen door warming the room and brightening my day.

Early this morning I had an appointment to keep with my gynecologist

and that was also sunshine and shadow.

The doctor did a biopsy sample to send to the lab.

I should have the results next week.

It is an an area near where I have been biopsied years ago and that was negative.

I am hopeful that this test will be negative, too.

Think of me and and add me to your prayers and healing wishes, my friends.

Here is my Motif #3 from the Spring Awakening section of the

Crochet Cottage Garden book by Chris.made.this

This seemed the perfect choice for the day.

Daffodils are some of my favorite spring flowers.

Ours will not be blooming for a few weeks yet.

I am using yarn that I have and the yellow is a bit bulkier than the orange

and I have a long way to go until my stitches are as even as the one in the book, 

but I am happy with my little flower today. 

May you and yours have a Happy Spring! 

I Like Thursday # 134 ~ Spring in the Scrapatch

Welcome to my post for

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color 

where my friends and I share our weekly smiles. 

I have been playing with my yarn and made this free style crochet flower and leaf.

These lovely pink forget me nots bloomed this morning in my yard.

I planted these in memory of my Butterfly Kitty ~ R.I.P. 2017 

Every year when they bloom the memories they bring make me smile.

I have more spring blooms to share today.

This bush is by my back steps and the tiny blooms have a spicy, sweet fragrance

that perfumes the air. 

The first of our tulips are set to open wide.

Not today. Today it is very cool and breezy.

The temperature feels below freezing although the sun is bright. 

The air is so chilly that the windows are closed tight

and the kitties must enjoy birdie-vision through the glass.

Maestro is sitting with me while I enjoy my morning latte.

My latte had a free form heart pop up in the foam

that made me smile.

I played with the yarn while I sipped and this was the result.

The leaf needs a better shape.  I saw how to make this on IG: 

Simple Crochet Leaf @ The Knotty Boss

The flower is my own improv creation.

I have been wanting to make crochet flowers

 after seeing so many pretty ones on IG here:

Crochet Flowers @ chris.made.this

This is just for my 15 minutes of play time with my yarn. 

My main project is my Cat on the Lap Crochet Sampler.

I have pulled these fabrics to make a quilt for people I love 

who love the beach. 

The three blues on the left are for the star.

The print is the backing fabric.

The dark plaid on the right is the binding fabric. 

The gray linen is the background Choice A.

Here is another possible background fabric.

This gray-blue is background Choice B

 I am digging through my stash 

to see if I can find a gray I like better. 

Afternoon Edit: 

Fabric Found!

Background Fabric Choice C

After some serious stash spelunking

I uncovered the gem I was looking for ...

this gray Architextures grid print by Karen Lewis.

It is one of my favorite background fabrics

and was with another WIP.

I have ordered more to complete the other project.

I wanted this particular fabric because I know 

one of the people I am making Popstar for liked it 

when she saw it in another quilt that I made.

I have my winner! 

Time to start cutting and sewing! 

The pattern is this lovely quilt along ... 

All you need to know to quilt along may be found in the link below:

Pop Star QAL @ mmm! Quilts

I love Sandra's QAL patterns.

This quilt will hopefully become my focus project 

as soon as I complete the crochet border.

I have not made a quilt this year! 

I need to make a quilt!

I hope you and yours are having a Happy Thursday!