I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!
Along with the perfect feast on the big day,
one of our sons treated everyone to jambalaya
one night and smoked brisket the next.
We had a game night with all the kids and the grandkids.
Hubs and the boys spent some quality guy-time hitting the
gun range and getting the Christmas lights up on the house.
(I have most of the decor up but I'm kinda slow-rolling it.)
We spent most of Saturday just relaxing and watching
football in front of a toasty fire. Then Sunday came
and we were saying our goodbyes. We'll see the cadet
in less than two weeks and both boys will be back for
Christmas of course but it's still a little emotional
to enjoy so much fun and then *poof* it's over;
everyone's gone.
So what did hubs and I do? Hit the golf course!
So what did hubs and I do? Hit the golf course!
In a lovely windchill of 30. Forty degrees is kind of
my cut-off for golf but after all that eating, I had to
do something. Besides, we're barely fitting in one
round a week these days.
You thought I was going to say
"...barely fitting in my clothes" didn't you?
Well that's true too. Ugh!
I was darned happy with the 94 I shot because after
a recent lesson I've been really working on correcting
some things so the scores haven't been too great.
I'll ignore that it was the easiest course in town.
I'm still new enough at this gig and I need confidence.
Well hey, let's get to the meat of this post.
Oh. My. Gracious. We are on the homestretch of 2022!
Advent has begun and Christmas is just weeks away.
That usually means a lot of hustle and bustle but
I'm doing my best to stay focused and just be
present for my presents (kidding!) for all the right things.
Oh, I have plenty to do but I think it's all about starting
early, pacing myself and making those lists so
today I'm joining the rest of the do'ers on the
to help keep me on a good schedule.
I didn't get done as much as I wanted to but with all
the family fun of Thanksgiving week, I did well enough.
I wasn't about to make sewing a priority so you'll
find no regrets with this mom.
Most importantly, I wanted to get that one last quilt
into the shop--and I did so it was a good week.
Last week's to-do's:
1) Finish Christmas Geese top, quilt, pic and list
DONE.
Christmas Geese - 63X79
With the addition of borders, it's now a nice size. As I
mentioned last week, matching those diagonal seams
was rough, and I ripped more times than I ever have.
Usually if I rip and redo, I call it quits at that. It's a rare
day that I go at something twice. Now on this quilt,
there was one "intersection" that I fixed and re-fixed
for a grand total of six tries. SIX!
But by golly, I got that one!
They're not all perfect but at least when I look at it,
especially after quilting, nothing jumps out at me.
I quilted 'er up with holly and berries...and ran into
another snafu. Quilters, if you are one of those who
takes her quilts to a longarmer, THIS right here is why
you have to watch those bulky seams. TWICE thick
seams (and I still don't think they are that thick??)
altered the needle enough to cause tension issues
on the top. Of course it went unnoticed for an entire
half row the first time. Ugh.
So yeah, the ripper and I are pretty tight after this quilt.
I'm telling you, we are *like this*. Practically best buds!
Psst, between you and me, I still can't stand that
thing but let's keep that between us since I'm sure
we'll be working together again in the near future!
I rushed the picture-taking part but I think what
was able to snag pretty quickly will have to work.
2) Finish Midnight Pines
Progress, but not done.
With all that time spent with the ripper was I
really going to get another finish in?!?
Well this is where I'm at with Midnight Pines.
You might be able to see that the top two rows
are sewn. I'm even a little farther than that now
and it's going fairly quickly so I remain hopeful
I'll see a finish before the weekend hits. And so...
Next Week's Goals
1) Finish Midnight Pines
2) Plan quilt for wedding gift, maybe even start pulling.
Or shopping. As big as my stash is, I don't think it will
support the requested color scheme. Sigh.
And I wanna drumroll for this next one...
3) MAKE SOMETHING FUN JUST FOR OUR HOME!
Frankly, I can't remember the last time I did this
and I need some good ol' quilt therapy.
Other than those, I need to have my booty busy finishing
up the Christmas shopping and decorating because
we are travelling again--and oh I'm excited for this one!
I'll keep y'all in suspense until next week though.
I'll keep y'all in suspense until next week though.
Happy quilting!
Comments
YOur Thanksgiving time sounds wonderful and really before you know it Christmas and family will be upon you again.
All the best with Midnight Pines.