It is May! That means the showers should be over and we should finally get our flowers. In the case of our family it means that it is time to plant our fledgling seedlings and hopefully get some fruits and veggies!

It also means that it is time to start setting goals again. If this is your first time joining us for A Lovely Year of Finishes check out the info page here or over at my partner in crime’s (Shanna) blog. We also have a great FAQ page as well to answer all your questions.

If you are a repeat finisher, pick a finish and get linked up! Here is my finish for the Month of May:

Those of you who have followed my blog for awhile might remember my Swoon quilt made with the gorgeous Half Moon Modern fabrics. Well I have decided that I am going to go for the standard sized swoon instead of a king sized one, I just feel my husband needs something a little more manly on the bed at night (I have his quilt in the works too but that will wait for a different month!). So my goal is to finish the last 2 blocks and assemble the entire top. I am excited to cross this one off the “finish top” list and add it to the “needs to be quilted” list. Make sure you head over to Fiber of All Sorts and check out Shanna’s planned finish for May.

As always, we have some amazing prizes offered by our fantastic sponsors, please make sure you take the time to visit each one and give them a little love. This challenge wouldn’t be near as much fun without them!

Remember, to be eligible for prizes you must link up to the party and the end of month party showing off your finish. We have a mid-month party too but it is not required, more for fun and cheering each other on!

It’s the end of April already? Did you have lots of showers this month? We had our fair share here, which I actually don’t mind too much because it means I can be in my nice warm sewing room and quilt pretty much guilt free. I am excited to report that I got my quilt top finished! I have no idea how I will quilt this baby but it is at least done for now!

I usually don’t use too much black in my quilts but I have to say I just love how it frames the blocks and really ties them together.

Now it is your turn, show us what you got done!

No worries if you aren’t a blogger, you can link up your finished project from a photo you’ve added to our  flickr group.

Shanna and I are excited to host this monthly link with tons of prizes!

Oh Geez! I may be in trouble this month…I haven’t even started my goal yet! I know hard to believe. The thing is, my hubs has been on vacation. We have been enjoying our time together as a family. We went to California, we worked on our fledgling garden, he organized my entire sewing room, we played with Anne. We have just been being a family. Well, vacation time is over, hubs went back to work this morning. I guess that means it is time for me to go back to work to, so to speak. Time to put some borders on this borderless quilt!

How are your goals coming along this month? I know Shanna has been on fire with her goal. Make sure you head over and check it out!

Remember this party is not mandatory, just an opportunity to show off what you have been up to and get some encouragement if you need it! Please make sure you grab a button from my side bar so everyone can participate. The party will be open until April 21st.

In the first quarter of this year there have been a grand total of 402 Lovely Finishes, with 124 in March alone! Congratulations to everyone who has had a finish in the last month!  Truly it is something to celebrate!

It’s time to announce our winners from last month.

Many thanks goes out to our sponsors!

Go show them love when you have a moment.

 Here are the March winners:

The winners are:

Carol E
Afton
Kris

The 8 winners have been emailed and packages going out soon.

Remember the April party is open til tonight at midnight PST.

The saying goes “April Showers, Bring May Flowers”, well here in Washington, truer words have never been spoke. All of those little sayings about Spring, “Comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb” are beyond true. On the upside with all that rain, I want nothing more than to be in doors working on a quilt or two and that is just what I plan to do!

This month I want to get the borders on a quilt top I have been working on for my mom, I blogged about it back in September 2 days after her birthday. I want to get the borders on (there will be 3) and I would love to get it pinned – I don’t want to set the goal of quilting because I don’t want to stress my hands out again – the pain last month just wasn’t worth it.

I think it would be really nice to be able to give this to her this year all finished for her birthday and that is my long term goal, hopefully in May I will get it quilted.

Here’s a little background information on A Lovely Year of Finishes which I am co-hosting with the amazing and talented Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts.

The most important thing to remember that you get to determine what the word “Finish” means – for some of us it is a completely finished quilt – bound and everything, for others it is going to be a pieced top, or even just cutting out all the pieces for a top. Set a goal and meet it, that is what we want to happen. Don’t set a goal you can’t reach and don’t do what I did last month and set an over-ambitious goal!

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Oh, and let’s not forget prizes! Each month we have been blessed with some incredible Sponsors for all of our finishes. Please take some time to visit each of their sites!

***Remember, in order to be eligible for prizes you must link up to this party with a goal and link up at the end of the month to the finishes party.***

1. A Craftsy Class (winners choice of class)

2. $15.00 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop

3. Choice of $15 or 2 charm packs from Stitch n’ Giggles

9 winners will be chosen by Mr. Random for those that post here and the wrap-up linky at the end of the month with a completed finish.