The Fabric Shopping, The Germs, The Frustration and Tuesday To-Do's

I didn't expect a trip to the quilt shop to be dangerous.

One of the LQS's around here has an "End-of-the-Bolt"

sale about once a month or so.  All fabric is $2 off/yd,

$3 off if you buy what's left on the whole bolt,

including clearance, which means you can score some

pretty quality stuff for a killer $4/yd.  This is my downfall.

I don't need any more fabric than the rest of us but

four dollars a yard, my quilty friends!  Four dollars!

They recently posted that they've added a lot to their

 clearance section so, regardless of the intention of 

"not going next time" that I walked out with last time,

off I went with a different intention:  firm restraint.

It's the best I could do under that kind of pressure.

Some of you enjoyed the last clearance section pic I

shared from a different shop so I'm sharing these today.

 I was actually virtual shopping for my sister (1,000 mi away)

who, through these pics and talking it through over the phone,

was able to pick out a nice selection for her next quilt.

I also do this for a friend regularly. 

Raise your hand if you're a fabric shopper assistant!

Aside from my sister's fabric, I walked away with just

these goodies (two are Sherri & Chelsi's).  They had

minimal yardage on them so I did very well.

So cheery, so springy--exactly what I was after.

It's March and crafty social media is full of

spring-themed quilts!

I came home all inspired and ready to pick out a new

spring-themed quilt project of my own...just as soon

as I completed my Farmer's Wife blocks for the week

and made a little progress on my son's quilt.

So, tomorrow.  Tomorrow will be the day!

But in the middle of the night, disaster struck.

Quickly and with a vengeance. 

Apparently I brought home more than just fabric

from the quilt shop.  

"Buy three bolts, get free germs!"

Ooof, I must've missed that part of the sale!

Oh, the agonizing hours of illness.

Long, drawn out, light-headed agonizing hours, days...

'Nuff said.  You get the idea.

Latest Instagram Crush:

Quilter's Candy "Bundles of Joy" 

Is it me or is everyone else out there finishing

quilts left and right?  It doesn't help that I'm

writing this from my bed, still nauseous and frustrated.

Maybe it's Instagram.  There should be a rule that

you can't re-post quilts that have already had their

Instagram moment because to the rest of us it it looks like

you're completing one or two per week--or per day,

depending on how active an Instagrammer you are.

I just feel like everyone is super-productive...but me.

Usually looking at all the quilty goodness on Instagram

is encouraging.  Today it's discouraging, but maybe that

has more to do with the fact that the room is spinning,

and not the spool of thread on my sewing machine.

All my whiney-ness aside, I don't have much to

share by way of to-do's but I think I'll be forgiven

considering the said whiney-ness topic.

Past week's Tuesday To-Do's 

1) Quilt the Irish chain

Um...well, I now have the thread.

2) Get blocks made for son's quilt 

I'll be honest--no progress at all.

3) Make at least one Farmer's Wife block

Hey, look at that--I got two done after all!

(Just don't look too closely to that second one, m'kay?)

4) Find something to knit in the evenings--Done.

I've been thinning my yarn stash out.   I'm either donating

it or whipping out something simple for family or charity.

This week I settled on making a little toddler hat.

And then for kicks, I made a bookmark 

that still needs some shaping.

How funny that I'd hoped to get all the above done

plus spend a lot of time in my garden.  I thought I'd

get the dryer, warmer parts tilled and maybe even plant

the onions.  So, so funny.

Okay, not really.

Not at all.

After gardening for so long, you get kind of a gut-feel

for when you need to get out there.  There it was...

(No, not the sick gut-feel--the other one)

...aaand there it went.

We got rain last night and there's more in the forecast.

I'm so frustrated.

I'm making out my list of to-do's but make no promises.

Next week's Tuesday To-Do's

1)  Finish Irish chain quilt

This is number one on my list for a reason.

It's been on there too long.  Time to be done!

2)  Make some blocks for son's America quilt

3) Two more Farmer's Wife blocks

I'll be honest--this might be the week I skip.

4)  Knitting

Find another evening project using up stash yarn.

5) If it dries enough:  some gardening. 

Especially planting potatoes and onions.

Update:

I should point out that I have no idea where I picked up

the free germs.  I went to the coffee shop that morning

as well so who knows?

I hope everyone has a successful week with their to-do's.

Happy quilting and gardening!  

Linking up to:

Tuesday To-Do's Linky #31