Thursday

I did get to sew a bit yesterday on a baby quilt for the baby next door. And I have my  GFG in my lap while I am on the phones for work. I am making progress on it, at least in my eyes. When I started this many, many years ago, it never dawned on me to sew it in rows. Now it looks like an amoeba or a jelly fish. So I  am slowly correcting the shape into a rectangle.

I am taking some vacation time next week and the weather people are talking snow and ice and plain yucky weather. I have lists of things I want to work on and finish while I am off. As long as the power does not go off I will be fine. I have been to the grocery store and now I am ready for what ever falls out of the sky!!

In stitches,
Judy

Stash Report, Week 8

Life is a series of baby steps and so goes my stash. After last week's hiccup for my sister's dress, I am on track this week. No, I did not work on the dress, but I did finish another quilt for Kid's Komforts and it came out of my stash entirely. And I am still in the black!

Used this Week:  2.25 yards
Used year to Date: 9.0 yards
Added this Week: 0.0 yards
Added Year to Date: 5.5 yards
Net Used for 2014: 3.5 yards

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times.

In stitches,
Judy

Moving Right Along

I have been moving right along on some of my sewing goals for 2014. I am still kind of on a new buy diet. I did get fabric for my sister's dress but that is it so far. I wanted to make one charity quilt a month for my guild's charity. And I have finished January, February, and March so far. And all of them are from my stash. My numbers are looking good so far. 

I have also brought out my Grandmother's Flower Garden to work on yet again. It sits in my lap while I am at work and whenever I am put on hold or my caller is looking for information for me or when I do not have a call I am putting in a few stitches. There is not much change in it but I am slowly getting bits of it pieced. I am working towards getting the top pieced this year.

I still have a few things I want to finish for February. A baby quilt for the baby next door and the curtains for my living room windows. There is still a bit of time left for these items and only time will tell.

In stitches,
Judy

Sewing

I see some serious sewing in my future. I am going to try and squeeze in some sewing each day this week before I go to work.Perhaps a couple of new grocery bags. Something to offset my most recent fabric purchase.  I am still seeing some overtime in the week ahead.

The weatherman is promising warmer days this week and rain. At least you don't have to shovel rain and it will help get rid of the snow in my yard. I would really like to see my yard and get my car back in my garage!

In stitches,
Judy

Better Late Than Never

I am so grateful for Vicki and all her hard work she did to put this party. Yesterday was the big day to draw the winner of my surprise gift. Yesterday got away from me. I got up and worked my required 8 hours, took a 30 minute break where I went out and dug the snow off and around my car, ran to the convenience store for a few things, and back to work an additional 2 hours of overtime and then to bed.

I have not mastered the fancy gadgets of number picking so I let my sister pick the number today. She picked #34. As soon as I hear back from them I will be mailing out the surprise gift to them.

Sarah and Dan said...

Hand-quilting, only because I don't have a decent machine! Man, you have done a lot of projects!

I had such fun with this party, but I did not seem to be able to visit all the blogs. Things are still terribly busy at work and the overtime is kicking but and we are not allowed to take time off during our busy times. I am saving my PTO hours for a trip to see my grand baby in March!!

In stitches,
Judy
 

Stash Report Week 7

I am in a dither. I am on a fabric no buy diet and I was at JoAnn's this afternoon with my sister, Patty. I bought fabric, 5.5 yards of fabric. But it is not for me. I am going to make another dress for my sister. I will get the scraps for my quilts so I guess I am going to count it as mine. And I was doing so well. I guess I need to get busy!!!

Used this Week:  0.0 yards
Used year to Date: 6.75 yards
Added this Week: 5.5 yards
Added Year to Date: 5.5 yards
Net Used for 2014: 1.25 yards

Linking up with Judy L at Patchwork Times.

In stitches,
Judy

Happy Friday!!!

 

It has been a busy week around here and I am surprised that it is Friday and there is not much to show for it. I am thinking that I have broken at least one toe and bruised another toe. It is certainly a pretty shade of purple. I was able to slide on a pair of boots yesterday to collect the mail from the box and start my car. It turned right over even though it had been parked out on the drive since Sunday. I am going out later today and sprinkle some melting compound on the porch, the walkway and around my car and the hump that will appear once we get that dusting of snow that has now grown to several inches today. The weatherman is promising us warmer temps next week. Not holding my breath on that idea.

I did start another baby quilt for Kid's Komfort. Our guild meeting is the first of March and I do not want to fall behind. I am also sewing prong collar covers of dogs. My neighbor is making and selling dog scarves at a charity event this weekend and she wanted some of these to sell. They are not hard to do and all I need to do is cut and sew on the velcro. Mind you, I do not have a pet dog or otherwise. I am hoping to get some time at the sewing machine this weekend and maybe finish the baby quilt.

I need to make a trip to the local quilt shop to gather the supplies for a quilt class I am taking the first Sunday in March. I guess I will have to break my no buy diet for this class. It is class taught by Carrie Payne . Check out her blog. She was a past president of our guild before she and her hubby relocated to Alaska. I am so excited!!

Guess it is time to knock out a few prong collar covers before signing on for work!

In stitches,
Judy

The good and the bad

I had a wonderful day with my mom and my sister. We had brunch and went to see a play, On Golden Pond, put on by the Greater Hamilton Civic Theater.   It was an awesome production and we had a great time.

When I got home someone and I am not sure who, shoveled the frozen hump that was deposited at the end of my driveway by the snow plow, part of my driveway, and my front walk. I am so grateful to who ever did that.

No for the bad. I think I have broken at lest one toe on my left foot.  If you look on Pinterest for frozen colored balls. You fill up balloons with water and food coloring and freeze them.  I have done this before and they are so pretty. I needed the space in my freezer so I put the four frozen balls in plastic bags to move them outside. The bag broke and two balls fell out. One on the ground in the basement and the other one made it to the ground after crunching the toes on my left foot. All I can say is that is never a dull moment at my house.

In stitches,
Judy

Stash Report, Week 6

Nothing has changed around here. The same cold weather, the same snow, and the same work schedule of mandatory overtime. And with that said my stash report remains the same. No sewing and no buying so my numbers are still good.

Used this Week:  0.0 yards
Used year to Date: 6.75 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2014: 6.75 yards

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In stitches,
Judy

Promised Pictures!

 

 

Here are the pictures I have been promising to show you of the two quilts I have made in January. I did not get to go to the guild meeting this month. Mandatory overtime is kicking butt!! I did my mandatory 10 hours last week plus an additional 4.18 hours. So far this week I have done 6 hours of my mandatory 10 hours and it is only Tuesday. I am hoping to do some tonight. But we are expecting bad weather with an ice storm, I hope my power holds.

In stitches,
Judy

Stash Report, Week 5

Still on the straight and narrow with my stash. Been working lots of overtime and have not left my house except to make a grocery run. I have been sewing and have managed to make two Kid's Komfort quilts in January. They are upstairs with the camera and I am down in the basement. Perhaps later today I can get a picture of them!


Used this Week:  2.25 yards
Used year to Date: 6.75 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2014: 6.75 yards

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In stitches,
Judy