You know those times in life when you just seem to live in "Crisis Mode"? That is an accurate description of me for the last month. I knew I would be traveling, but then to insert things like a surprise visit from my parents, my son's broken arm, a quick move by a friend of quilt shop proportions, and all of the end of year school activities, it has just been a busy month.
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| Hubby at the Fort in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
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| The Little One, who looks a little too happy to have a cast. |
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| The Big One, who earned his first medal at Solo & Ensemble. |
Why did I share all of that? Because I haven't been in the sewing room much this month. Actually, I had to clean it up when I found out Mom and Dad were on their way, because my sewing room is also my guest room. I had to take everything off the "Design Bed", so they had a place to sleep! Along the way, I did manage to finish a couple of my Ca$h and Carry bags by Atkinson Designs. This will replace one I lost a few years ago when my purse was stolen.
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| Ca$h and Carry by Atkinson Designs |
I also managed to complete a Farm Girl Vintage block by Lori Holt. This one is called Baking Day. This was fun, and I plan to do more...as time permits. These will just be individual blocks for now.
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| Baking Day from Farm Girl Vintage by Lori Holt |
In the last month, I not only celebrated Mother's Day, but also my birthday. All of my boy's were very sweet, and in addition to flowers, both cut and potted, I also received...
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| A pneumatic staple gun for tuffet making, and an air compressor to go with it. |
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| A 17-inch rotating mat. |
When I was finally able to work in my sewing room for an extended period of time, I was working on April's UFO. I wasn't too far from completion, so I chose to keep going on it, rather than move to this month's UFO. I now have all of my blocks made for Chained Nine Patch by Cathy Bush. I will hopefully finish stitching the rows together later today, and have a completed top. I haven't selected my backing or binding yet, but I'm hoping it can all come from my stash. I think I have a piece of batting that will fit inside as well.
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| Chained Nine Patch by Cathy Bush |
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| Chained Nine Patch by Cathy Bush |
Yesterday at guild, we also worked on Floating Hexagons by Missouri Star Quilt Company. To prepare, I purchased 2 yards of the background, and 2 charm packs.
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| Paradiso by Kate Spain for Moda |
When I got home and started cutting, I realized the requirements for the background were incorrect. Since I had purchased the end of the bolt, I selected a different background to finish the pieces I needed, and also purchased the cornerstone (the paint swipes) and the border (the multi floral print) fabrics. I don't normally select most of the quilt from the same line, but since I was using the charm packs, this just seemed appropriate.
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| Paradiso yardage by Kate Spain for Moda |
I managed to get a few blocks complete during guild. I'll return to this project once I finish my UFO for the month.
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| Floating Hexagons in progress |
With all of that said, I definitely went the wrong direction this week. Hopefully by next week, I will have a finish to reverse part of it.
This Week This Year
Used .25 21.75
Added 8.50 37.25
Net Used / Added 8.25 15.50
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