It was a quiet week around here and most of the
time the weather was not as warm as predicted.
I keep thinking one of these days it'll warm up
for good...maybe??? A Kansas spring can really
drag out. I know I should not complain because
once the heat hits, I'll wish we had this back.
Sewing-wise, it was a decent week but you know?
About 95% of the time when I look at my list and
back at how the previous week went, I can't help
but wonder where my time went and why did I not
get more done? In truth, it's very likely technology
is my time-sucker. Something to work on for sure.
Nine-Patch Hourglass
Finish top, work on borders; piece backing.
Done.
(61X78)
By pure coincidence, I had some yardage in this
same fabric line. It was enough to make a small
inner border but nothing else from the stash was
helpful so I went with more of the background to
get it at least a little bigger and then called it quits.
Fortunately, I had a good backing so that has the
fabric scale tipping a bit more. I don't want orphan
blocks hanging around so I put most of the extras
on the back as well. I'm also thinking of making
a small table topper out of what's left....
but this is all there is so I'm not sure it's worth
the effort--no real design there but maybe a
creative border could do something.
HST's
I'm still slacking here. I don't have my table
topper made. I'm kind of waiting for the perfect
non-windy day to try out some outdoor sewing.
(an idea I picked up last year from a blogger)
Certainly one will happen soon. Wouldn't a
simple HST project would be perfect for this?
Gardening
It's going to be very warm this week so I'll
probably just water and watch things grow.
And kill the cabbage moth.
A bit of a joke on the weather. The forecasted
80's showed up as 40's and then we got back
to the 80's, and now we're in the 60's--I give up.
I still haven't killed the cabbage moth (I'm sure
there's more than one) but I haven't seen
him/them too much.
The asparagus is kicking in and will be
be on our table daily for about 8 weeks.
The lilacs are blooming! We missed them
last year due to a late freeze.
And the currants. No one ever talks about these
but I think they're even better than lilacs. I have
them lining the entire south side of my garden so
every spring when they bloom the breeze brings
that amazing scent over the entire area.
On to my list for the week.
Nine-Patch Hourglass
Load on long arm & pick panto.
Lattice Quilt -- New project!
My modus operandi is always about pulling from
my stash and lately it has been to pull specifically
from the pre-cut stash.
Out came my Hedge Rose jelly roll and any
matching fabrics I could find that might get me
to the required "2 jelly rolls" for this next project:
It's a little on long side so if that last row doesn't
happen, I won't mind. There's a tricksy little way
to put these blocks together that's pretty interesting.
(I don't know how people come up with this stuff!)
I've got a start on it and I think there's a good
chance I can get all the blocks made this week.
HST's
Probably not going to happen this week either.
Gardening
It's early but the one time I'm a gambler is in
the garden. This week I'm going for all the rest
except for peppers and tomatoes--and I'm
thinking those will be going in next week if I still
see no sign of freeze. For now, we're looking at:
zucchini, spaghetti, butternut and yellow
squash; green beans and eggplant and anything
else I'm probably forgetting. Oh, and more herbs.
Happy quilting!
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