Friday October 16, 2015
I didn't realize it has been so long between posts. I didn't really get my sewing corner cleaned out before I got involved in something else, I can't even think of what got me started on the quilt top I'm trying to finish right now. I started it a year or so ago so it's not as if it's a new project. It's a drunkard's path polka dot, and I have to say it's a lot of fun. I didn't get started on my pjs because I had 4 appointments this week, really wreaking havoc on how much I could accomplish during the day so I deferred them until next week and have been catching up on odds and ends and, of course, the polka dots. I have done close to half the blocks and I had a really good working morning.
It is cold, I have to get the heater plugged in and turned on for the first time this fall. I really hate the cold, but the door is on between our room and the rest of the basement so hopefully it will warm up faster.
I'm not real good at getting pictures posted, but it's always good to have a goal to work towards.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Tuesday October 6, 2015
Just finished Arty's quilt top and also pieced the back. Really look good, but I do not understand how I could piece an entire back out of largish flannel pieces and reject quilt blocks, including throwing some of the more odd pieces away (just can't keep it all), and still have the tub just as full and just as heavy without putting anything else in!! So, the first 2 quilts for the frame next spring are ready to go, just have to pick up some batting when it's on sale or see if I can find a roll of it on line before next spring. Storage is a problem, but i need to figure that out as well.
The downstairs is still an awful mess, but I have another box to take up to the attic and sort out. Tomorrow I clean the bedroom and change the sheets so the day will be pretty well shot, but I will see some nice results from it. I need to clean out the sewing corner upstairs and put stuff away for the between projects organizing I will do after finishing Arty's top. I think a pair of pj's for myself will be next, shouldn't take too long, but I have a dentist appointment on Thursday so I won't get as much accomplished, but the list of projects is going down.
Just finished Arty's quilt top and also pieced the back. Really look good, but I do not understand how I could piece an entire back out of largish flannel pieces and reject quilt blocks, including throwing some of the more odd pieces away (just can't keep it all), and still have the tub just as full and just as heavy without putting anything else in!! So, the first 2 quilts for the frame next spring are ready to go, just have to pick up some batting when it's on sale or see if I can find a roll of it on line before next spring. Storage is a problem, but i need to figure that out as well.
The downstairs is still an awful mess, but I have another box to take up to the attic and sort out. Tomorrow I clean the bedroom and change the sheets so the day will be pretty well shot, but I will see some nice results from it. I need to clean out the sewing corner upstairs and put stuff away for the between projects organizing I will do after finishing Arty's top. I think a pair of pj's for myself will be next, shouldn't take too long, but I have a dentist appointment on Thursday so I won't get as much accomplished, but the list of projects is going down.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Monday October 5, 2015
All the sharks are stuffed! Arty got to come get his yesterday and he was ecstatic. He gave me a short lecture on sharks, which I found interesting. The shortest shark was five feet long, and I will never again make a stuffed animal, fish, whatever so big. My allergies are a little better so I am glad to have that job done.
Today I got the center of Arty's quilt, and the outer borders pieced. I am going to put a solid red border between them to add to the size and also to give the eyes a place to rest. When I get his top done I will piece the back and then put them in the tub in the attic that have next years quilt tops for next springs quilting. I hope it will get warm enough to set up the quilting frame on the back porch earlier than this last spring. But at least I am making a progress in several areas. I pulled the new treadle machine into the bed room at the foot of the bed. It will keep the mattress from sliding away from the wall (hopefully) and keep the blankets from sliding off the foot of the bed. If I want to treadle while I am watching tv i can slide it back out. I am not sure how it gets so cluttered down here but I am making some progress in getting stuff put away as well. I keep throwing stuff away and sending the good stuff to good will and I still can't get a handle on the junk.
All the sharks are stuffed! Arty got to come get his yesterday and he was ecstatic. He gave me a short lecture on sharks, which I found interesting. The shortest shark was five feet long, and I will never again make a stuffed animal, fish, whatever so big. My allergies are a little better so I am glad to have that job done.
Today I got the center of Arty's quilt, and the outer borders pieced. I am going to put a solid red border between them to add to the size and also to give the eyes a place to rest. When I get his top done I will piece the back and then put them in the tub in the attic that have next years quilt tops for next springs quilting. I hope it will get warm enough to set up the quilting frame on the back porch earlier than this last spring. But at least I am making a progress in several areas. I pulled the new treadle machine into the bed room at the foot of the bed. It will keep the mattress from sliding away from the wall (hopefully) and keep the blankets from sliding off the foot of the bed. If I want to treadle while I am watching tv i can slide it back out. I am not sure how it gets so cluttered down here but I am making some progress in getting stuff put away as well. I keep throwing stuff away and sending the good stuff to good will and I still can't get a handle on the junk.
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