How long has it been?

How long has it been since I last wrote on my blog?  I'm sorry it has been so long, and I'll try to do better.

Above, you will see a photo of the quilt I made from the pattern Golden Oldie.  Our stitching group worked on a mystery quilt for about six months.  This pattern was an excellent one to use.  I used greens and blues so that I could use up some of the yardage I had in my stash.  I really like it and use it almost daily as a cover up on the couch.

Also our stitching group had a fun game at our Independence Day party.  Everyone who wanted to participate brought in a yard of fabric.  We made a circle and passed around the pieces of fabric to music just like we would have done with ourselves if we were playing musical chairs.  When the music stopped, each person tore their fabric they had received into halves.  They kept half and then passed the other half on until the music stopped again with each person keeping half and passing the other half after each time the music stopped.  The process continued until we had a piece about four inches wide.  It was a great way to add new fabrics to our stashes.  Our leader, however, challenged us to make a small quilt (she gave us the size she had determined) using at least one piece of each of the fabrics we received.  We could add more if we wanted.  Then the quilts were brought in and then donated to a local nursing home.  My quilt is the Little Quilts pattern for houses, which I called 412 Penny Lane.  It was so much fun to see what each person made.