Sunday 26 June 2022

Let the fun begin!

 I am settling into summer. My mom's house is sold and we are relieved it will be with new owners this coming week.

I went on a mini vacation....well I visited my daughter and helped do renos at her house. At first sight it doesn't look like I did much but lots was accomplished.

panel quilt top completed
my winnings from guild
This week guild also finished for the summer and we had lots of fun and I even won a prize. A member brought in a yoyo quilt and I guessed closest to the right number of yoyos in the quilt. I finished this quilt top from a panel class we had a guild this year. I made it bigger so I could finish it for a charity quilt. It will get finished at a later date.

I had to do a little catching up with my friend
Kathy
and her blog. I have been working in the yard and garden. The plants are growing but so too are the weeds. I spent a couple hours out there this morning ridding the garden of the little devils. This gives me the rest of the day to sit and sew. I am working on my never ending small blocks that you can read about here! My slow stitching will happen later this afternoon when the Nascar race starts. I have a pair of socks that need finishing for the end of the month and I only have one sock completed so far!!

Enjoy your day and putting needle and thread to fabric...or knitting whatever slow stitching relaxes you today!

Monday 6 June 2022

Making hay while the sun shines!

new mower
Joining in late with Kathy and all the slow stitching girls! Yesterday was such a beautiful day I couldn't not work outside. Lawn was cut with the new lawn mower, bigger mower less time!! And as my friend Louise does...it has a name...meet Pumpkin! While I was waiting for the grass to dry from overnight, I weeded out my raspberry patch. I am almost caught up on the gardening scene. Today we are expecting lots of rain so it is a good thing I did that work yesterday! So I will be having a slow stitching Monday! Cheating maybe but I am getting this post in just under the wire!

This also happened this week. So I have one less worry on my plate these days. My sister and I have been working to clean, purge and get our mother's house ready for sale for the past 7 months. It is great to know a new family will be calling it home.


Today will be cleaning up a couple tables in my sewing room. Every now and again it must be done and stuff put away that is no longer needed. Then I will settle down to some serious sewing. Still working on these little blocks. They are 5 inch finished and I need 97 of one and 98 of the other. I have lots to make. It is a pattern by The Rabbit Factory called "When this you see".

Hope you enjoy your Monday and whatever you get into! 

You just never know!

 The other day a friend texted me and asked if I recognized the photo she sent me. It was a photo of a quilt, one that I had made last year ...