It’s been a whirlwind few weeks here. Spring seems to have finally sprung, which of course means beautiful colors everywhere, and a terrible allergy season (always a trade off). I have also been able to attend a lot more family events since I haven’t been traveling for work, which has kept my schedule just as packed but a little more fun. And on top of all of this I had a new pattern release over what was Memorial Day weekend here in the US.

Technically summer starts here in the northern hemisphere on June 22nd with the Summer Solstice, but I am from New Jersey and summer here revolves around beach season, which runs from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend, so as far as I am concerned summer is only a couple of weeks away. This for me is the time of year that I really enjoy piecing tops, making bags and working on other sewing projects.

All of this is to say that I have decided to fully embrace being 35 and thriving by trying 35 new activities and documenting them in a quilt during the course of the year (and with luck I will have it finished and quilted before I am 36!). As part of this I have been asking family and friends for suggestions on new activities that I can try, as well as looking for some of my own.