What's on the Design Wall in May?

I was restrained, as far as buying fabric, at the Quilt and Craft Show the other week.  There was awesome fabric for $6 a yard, so I bought two yards.  Then a smidge here and there, adding up to a total of $28.00.  I did behave!  Then, as I waited for DF to catch up to where I was in the crowd, I found an iron that was being demonstrated.  My spouse has been nagging me to buy a new iron, as mine has a faulty steam selection switch.  P caught up with me and she has the same problem with her iron, so we waited for the sole person, in this booth, to tell us about this iron.  Well, we both bought one!  The show sale price was $220.00, and DF could not believe we both bought one.  It made my husband happy!  

My design wall has pieces from six different projects on it.  The one needing the most attention is the churn dash blocks at the top.  When that is outta-here, then the houses and trees doll quilt will be next.  The largest one is the Eye-spy layout, which I need to get moving on.  I have just completed quilting and binding a quilt that was constructed by a friend who only partially quilted it.  It has been interesting.  I have finally finished it up and need to deliver it.

During some pucker abatement, I had a pin come loose underneath, which I sewed right through.  That little green bird has holes in it's body now, so I know it is my lucky favorite amongst all the bird pins.  

This is a thick quilt and has been a challenge stitching-in-the-ditch, as the top is made from drapery fabric and the batting is kind of thick.  It is heavy and bulky, but I gradually pushed on and got it completed. Gradually means 3 1/2 years.  She will be surprised to finally get this back!

May is here.  I am going, with friends, to the Quilt and Craft Fair going on at the Fair Grounds tomorrow.  I have not been before, although it has come every year for the last four or so years.  It is more a chance to be with people I care about, than whatever this organization is offering.  I am hoping we will go out for lunch after, so we can spend even more time together.  I have been very good at sticking to using my stash instead of buying more fabric these past few months.  I pretty much used up my plaid shirting fabrics on this quilt, that I plan to donate.

I have more plaid fabric, but it is less calm than these plaids.  Currently, I am working on an actual "eye-spy" quilt.  This eye-spy quilt has considerably less fabrics to spy than others that I have made, but the others were not actually eye-spy quilts.  I am not sure that made any sense at all.  I have re-read that sentence, and it makes perfect sense!  When I say that I am working on the eye-spy quilt, it really means it is mostly on my design wall, but I am not making progress on it, as I have other priorities at the moment.  I have a furniture refinishing project I am in the middle of, two genealogical projects I am in the middle of, and I am the key provider of data and projects for the GF doll quilts blog.  Plus, I mowed the back and front yards, today, read more of the book I am reading and picked up my car from the auto shop.  On top of that I had to watch two episodes of "Wipe Out", since it is Wednesday.  Having stated all that, I have not practiced my violin.  It is getting late, and the kitty is waiting on her bedtime Greenies.