Wednesday

 

Not much sewing going on here. I did a bit of hand quilting on my wall hanging earlier in the week, but today it is weeding and planting. I have 50 impatien plants that need to go into the ground ASAP. So I an going to find my tools and my gloves and get busy. Maybe there will be sewing when this project is done. I have been eyeing that tub of scraps and I think I have a plan for them. More details later.

This is one of my very first quilts. It was made for my son while he was on his 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. That was about 16 years ago. This one was tied. I have not tied a quilt since then. 

In stitches,
Judy

Chores

It is Saturday and the last day of my work week. And there are a few chores that I need to do before I go to work. Weeding. I hate weeding, but if I want to plant my flowers, I need to weed. And I will.

Get the box of fabric out from under my bed. There are several projects in there that are almost finished. We probably won't be busy at work tonight and I figure I can finish these projects and get the box out from under my bed. Yeah!!

And then there are a few projects that require using my drill!! Yeah for power tools!! I need to hang a quilt rack on the wall behind my bed and a wooden holder for my calendar. It goes in the kitchen and requires installing wall anchors. Maybe that will be a Sunday project.

In stitches,
Judy

Friday

I have plans to sew today. I am going to be working on two different projects. One is the purple back pack for my mom and the other is to make another tote/grocery bag out of the little scraps leftover from "Beach Houses". The bigger pieces will go towards a nice bright summer quilt. I am trying to use the scraps that are upstairs with the sewing machine. I also found fabric in the living room for a red, white, and blue wall hanging and another bright, summery quilt partially cut out. I guess I have found several projects to finish. It is never dull when there is fabric involved!!

In stitches,
Judy

Beach Houses

 

I have been busy!! I took this pile of fabric and added a few pieces to it and after the third attempt I have made what I call Beach Houses!

 
 I am so pleased with the way it has turned out. I has also ripped out all the pieces from option one and thrown after the pieces that were not worth saving and I will use the scraps to make a new grocery bag for me. It will bring sunshine into a chore that is not always fun.

In stitches,
Judy

Saturday plans

The road trip yesterday was quite successful!! I got the fabric I needed for my wall hanging. I have decided on a pattern and the setting. Now I just have to get busy. That will happen today. I have a few hours before I have to get on the phones for work. I am figuring if we are not busy, I will be at the sewing machine. The joys of working from home. My work station is a "U". The desk, the sewing machine and the ironing board.

In stitches,
Judy

Road Trip

I love taking road trips. I am running to Waynesville to the Fabric Shack  to pick up some more fabric to go with the bright fabrics in the previous post. I think I have enough for the design I want to do, but I would feel better if I had extras. Then tomorrow I am hoping to get started on the wall hanging.

In stitches,
Judy

Good news, bad news

I am working on a project for a contest. I am now addicted to entering my quilts in contests. After designing the perfect block on my EQ7 and having a devil of time making the block. I scrapped that design for another one that I had done several months ago. I got it together and it looks great. And I have started hand quilting it. Then the company sponsoring the contest asked for pictures of the works in progress and I happily sent them my pictures.

 I got an email back stating I had won a prize, but that I had used a fabric in my design that was not an "approved" fabric and that my quilt would be disqualified if I sent them pictures of the finished quilt. Oh my!! So I am back to the drawing board trying to come up with a new design that I can finish in a couple of weeks! I am working feverishly on a new design. This seems to be the story of my life, but I would not change it for anything.

Going to fire up my EQ7 now and get busy designing the next great quilt. Glad it only has to be no bigger than 40 inches square. I have a fighting chance!

In stitches,
Judy

New shift

 I have completed one day of my new shift and I have mixed feelings. At the beginning of my shift we were busy and calls were coming back to back. It slowed down around 6pm and it slowed down as the evening progressed. I had  a call at 9pm another at 10:15pm and then nothing else until it was time to log out at 11pm. I did get some quilting done. I quilted then tore that out. I quilted some more and tore that out. The third time I was happy with the results and did not tear it out. I just need to have something to sew in between the calls. If we are not busy I guess I will get a lot of stuff done. And stitching helps me stay awake. I was dragging towards the end.

Time to go cut the back yard. I did the front on Monday but it rained yesterday and there was no cutting done.

In stitches,
Judy

Tuesday

It is Tuesday and the first day of my new shift at work. I do not start work until 2:30pm and off at 11pm. Of course, my body said get up at 6am you don't want to be late. I am getting a few things done around here. I have a quilt that needs spray basting so if we are not busy, I can start hand quilting it. I did finish a quilt for Ami Simms
and her Alzheimer's Project. I forgot to take a picture of it. I used the scraps from my hand quilting project. Oranges, yellows, pinks, and lime green. Bright and cheery it was.

I have gotten some yard work done this week. I edged the driveway and walkway to the front door. Used a shovel and have the blisters to prove it. Next I need to start my seeds for my flower beds. I am starting Moonflowers, Marigolds and Impatiens. The flower beds should look awesome this summer. Lots of color!! More inspiration for the next quilts.

In stitches,
Judy

Such is Life

Good and bad things are happening in my life. I have finally decided on pattern for the bright colored fabric from a few posts back. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel on that wall hanging. It is going to be awesome! I have finally gotten back to the sewing machine and I am quite happy.

My shift changes a week from today. I am still working Tuesday thru Saturday which I really like but now my hours will be 2:30pm to 11:00pm. Not my favorite but I am looking for the silver lining. I have decided that if we are not busy, I will be getting more sewing done, I will be able to pick up overtime in the morning without being pulled of of letters for phones, I will be able to make all my doctor's appointments without taking time off of work, gardening in the early morning before the sun is high and bugs are bad. We are going to try breakfast picnics.

So now it is time for me to get upstairs and prepare for my day on the phones. I have the sewing machine next to the desk in case we are not busy and I can sew these nine blocks together and get ready to add the border.

In stitches,
Judy