Best laid plans of mice and men, often go astray. Alas as we near the end of January, I am not seeing a whole lot of the good ol' resolutions in progress. Well sort of. It seems I have been eating better (healthier) and consequently have lost five pounds.

Of course fasting will do that every time. So what about the fast? Well we started a 30-day prayer and fasting focus. The fast has been different than in the past as it has been a progressive fast. The first week started with fasting the 3-C's - caffeine, carbonated beverages, and chocolate. Thie first week, we received 3 gifts of chocolate! It figures.

So my main focus this month has been more spiritual. Trying to keep things in perspective. Our "Ladies Day" is this Saturday and I so want it to be an inspiration and encouragement to those ladies who attend. It has been powerful the past two years and I desire that again. Things seem t be falling nicely into place. Will write about it afterwords.

Other than that - I am taking an Angel Block of the Month class at Spring Creek Quilt Shop. It is so enjoyable, just being around lots of ladies working towards a common goal. But we are doing fusible applique then securing it with a blanket stitch. The class was on the 11th and I finished the block yesterday. it really looks nice and I will post a picture soon.

At our guild meetings this month we had workshops both days. So I took my bargello quilt (Sarah's) and received advise on how to fix it. Then I worked on the Angel block. On Monday, I worked on my Thimbleberries quilt from last year. I was able to get another border on. Two more to go.

Here are some pictures of some of the other quilts I did for Christmas gifts. This first one is the potato chip pattern and was for my mother-in-law.

This is the twisted bargello I made for Sarah. I had some problems with it, however, so it is not quilted yet. Right now, the borders are removed also. Once I get them re-attached, I will take it to the quilter.

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Finally, this is one of the placemats I made for my best friend, Gail. When she was here in October, she saw this applique pattern (I had made a block for a swap) and fell in love with it. so I made her placemats for Christmas. I did the piecing and quilting myself.