Hello my quilty friends! It's been a few weeks but I'm here today.
There has been a lot of gardening, golfing, road-tripping and sewing...
but no posting. So, as Aretha says, Let's go back, let's go back, let's
go way on, way back when: to the to-do's from a few weeks ago...
* * * Week 18 Priority * * *
Finish Pepita quilt blocks; possibly get entire top done
The blocks were easily done but then things slowed down.
Keeping the layout random was a real chore, and it outgrew
the design wall so long story short, I had to re-do the entire layout
twice (some sections even more) and THEN the whole thing ended
up on the floor. The good news? I only have 2 rows left and I can
finish it just as soon as the upstairs a/c gets charged because it's
not cooling diddly squat as it is. We've had lots of lovely and
very welcome rain but it came with some horrific humidity so
even this die-hard "windows open" chick flipped the a/c on.
Thankfully, the service guy will be here today.
More thankfully, the rest of the house is on a seperate system!
But hey! I have a finish!
Star Chain 67x90
My fabric arrived so I was able to bind and label this one
so, voila: a full finish, including pics even!
The quilt design is Greenwood by My Creative Stitches.
Star Chain is a free layer cake pattern from Material Girls.
The fabric line I chose is Wander Lane by Benartex.
The backing is "Sketchbook" by Whistler Studios / Windham.
Random things:
In other news the 2LT is now at Ft. Riley so he's back in KS
and just a couple hours from home.
Hubs and I ran up to KC this past weekend to catch a
Royals game (we won) and then stopped by Topeka the
next day on our way home and played a round of golf.
I've been playing as much as I can while the weather has been so
very nice but as it's heating up, I'm moving to more early-morning
rounds. This opens my days back up, but I also kinda walk around
like a zombie after getting up at 5.
I'm still chipping away at the garden redo. I enjoyed getting these
rocks laid out--a little like quilting? I just need to fill them in with
sand. I keep putting off laying the mulch on the pathways but this
should be the week. I know it will make the garden pop.
But it might also make my back "pop" so I've been loathe to start,
even just one load a day. The bummer is, I really enjoy that kind
of work: shovel, haul, dump, spread, step back and admire.
Repeat. About 100 more times.
So much of my time out there goes to tending to plants and weeds.
And harvesting. Check out these huge heads of broccoli and cabbage.
You can't quite tell but the cabbage is the size of large bowling balls.
Both are a 100 times better than wimpy grocery store produce.
Both are a 100 times better than wimpy grocery store produce.
I'm still harvesting spinach and asparagus, too.
Switching another gear, my two current reads, er, listens
(because I don't have time to physically read!):
I feel like I have two hours of things to do for every hour in the day.
And that just doesn't math! So when Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life
recommended this (where does she get her time to read?!?, my ears perked up.
This book is short and it's on my reading app so I'm seeing if it can help
me out with my lack of time.
I'm sure I'm missing a lot of other random things that have
happened but let's skip on to the week ahead:
* * * Week 21 Priority * * *
Completely finish Pepitas II.
2) Quilting jobs: 3 lined up
To be completed before starting next quilt.
3) Choose next quilt: probably something patriotic
Happy quilting!
Linking up to:
Monday Musings by Songbird Designs
Tuesday To Do by Quilt Schmilt
Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps
Comments
Glad your 2LT is back in KS, that must be so joyful for you. The cabbage and broccoli are ridiculous!! You must really have the green thumb. Love how your garden is shaping up. A tour will be necessary when you finish. Is it ever finished? ;)