Thursday, July 24, 2025
A Few Things
Monday, July 21, 2025
Weekend Update
My weekend was mostly busy, and I got a lot done. I really can’t ever get totally caught up, but that’s my fault for constantly overloading myself. Sunday’s sermon was about having a quiet time and making time to worship at the feet of Jesus. The sermon is on YouTube. I think I will need to go back and listen to it a few more times. I don’t know what is the answer to this dilemma.
I got Janice’s quilt quilted and she picked it up Friday.
She had brought this bag with her.
Oh, I am so jealous. It’s the All the Things Tote.
She had given me the pattern, but I haven’t had time to make it yet. I know, story of my life.
On a positive note, I also got Susan’s quilt finished.
And, I got Joycelyn’s table runner quilted and bound.
She is gifting it to a friend that she will be visiting this week, and I delivered it to her house Saturday. I don’t usually do deliveries, but she has been so nice about recommending me to other people and praising my work to the local quilt shop. I felt like she deserved preferential treatment.
What else? My madevillia is blooming.
This is my third try at growing these. The other two I planted in the ground, and they didn’t do well. I have this one in a pot, and so far, so good. Fingers crossed. 🤞I opened a pint of chow chow last night for a taste test.
The picture is a little blurry, but the chow chow is good! I made it a little spicy, which is how I like it, but now I’m hoping it’s not too spicy for the kids. Well, today is Monday, so I will fix a pot of beans and some cornbread so I can really enjoy the chow chow. I’ll make enough beans and cornbread to take to the kids, and I’ll also take them a pint of chow chow. Lol. Does anyone else cook beans on Mondays, or is that just a tradition from my family?
Also on the schedule for today, I am helping to teach quilting classes to the 4-H students. It is a three day class, so it’s quite a commitment for me, but it’s so important to get young people involved in quilting. So many people have told me that sewing and quilting is a dying art, but it doesn’t have to be. We just need to find opportunities to get young people interested. Same with canning! There is a lot of knowledge that needs to be passed on to the next generation.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
A Few Squirrels
I have been working on the Soul Mate quilt. I’ve gotten quite a few of the blocks done
Sunday, July 13, 2025
It’s All Fun and Games……
….until it’s not. I’ll get to that in a minute. I’ve been working on a lot of things including lining up sponsors and vendors for the upcoming quilt show. The show will be in September, so we’re getting into crunch time. Here’s our opportunity (raffle) quilt.
One of our members made it, and it’s really pretty.
Yesterday I went to a birthday party for this sweet boy.
William is my youngest grandchild, and he just turned 9. The party was at the city splash pad, and the kids were having fun. The adults were mostly just sweating. LOL.
It’s is still raining pretty much everyday, but we had clear weather for the party, so it all worked out.
I ordered some kits from Villa Rosa, they got here Friday evening. This is one of them.
I got all the strips and sewn into pairs last night. I went ahead and got them ironed too, so I can start sewing today once I get the house cleaning done. I also got a couple of these kits
The fabrics in this one are so sweet.
These will make great baby quilts for Gabriel Project.
And……it’s all fun and games until you quilt through your finger. I had loaded a quilt on the frame yesterday, and when I was basting it down, I put the needle through my index finger.
The hole is all the way through the nail. I’m surprised it doesn’t look worse. It was sore and throbbing so I turned the machine off and did some computer work instead. Well, it’s happened before, and it will probably happen again. Luckily, it doesn’t happen very often.
Friday, July 11, 2025
Bunco Night
Sherry and I had both seen an event listed on Facebook for a Bunco night at a local winery, and I went ahead and signed us up as soon as I saw it.
It’s a good thing I did as it was limited to 12 people and they sold out within a few hours.
I’m not happy about this picture—I look really fat in it. Never mind that, we did have a good time. The admission price included a charcuterie cup. It was super cute with the dice picks.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
A Few Finishes
Saturday, July 5, 2025
A Busy Week
The next time we have a charity sew day at guild, I will take these kits and my 3-yard quilt books. It would be wonderful if we could get 15 quilts made for donation.