This is the card I planned to make last month when I got the date of the birthday mixed up with the page of the book the pattern was on.

This card is a bit dark due to the fabrics I picked. Fortunately Jenny’s birthday is on the longest day of the year (and she lives in the North) so there will be lots of daylight to offset the darkness.

I’m sure we are all looking forward to a fresh start as restrictions begin lifting following this pandemic.

May 31, 2021

I struggled to find a connection between Sawyer and this pattern and came up with nothing. Why did I pick it? After it was finished I went to check it off on my list of blocks and noticed that I’d already made the block. Not a surprise that I didn’t remember but why would I pick it again?

Turns out that Sawyer’s birthday is on May 31 and the card I was supposed to be making was on Page 38. However I made the card (again) on Page 31. Never good to make stupid mistakes but it is nice to know where I went wrong.

And speaking of mistakes, I should have had a better contrast in the flying geese and, overall, I think the card looks a bit Christmassy. I did put in the maple leaf fabric though as some sort of connection to Sawyer.

On a side note, as I was catching up with some quilting sheets for my project book I see that I made this block for Ken’s birthday last year. The block may be cursed because at that time I neglected to take a photo of the one I made for him.

May 27, 2021

There is so little of any one of the fabrics that the star fabric I had wouldn’t have even shown. However the overall design shows a star so I guess it’s appropriate. When I’m using such small pieces I’m thankful I’m using a paper-piecing technique.