Stash Report

I thought that I'd try to do the stash reports again and see if that will get me quilting and sewing more.  I haven't done a whole lot this year and really need to get a move on.  I did make 30 tissue holders and you can get 3 tissue holders to a fat quarter.  So I used  10 fat quarters.  I may need to make more as the guild is still short about 150.

Used this Week:                    2.5 yards

Used year to Date:                2.5 yards

Added this Week:                    0 yards

Added Year to Date:                0 yards

Net Used for 2013:                2.5 yards

To see what others have done with their stash go visit Judy L's site Patchwork Times.

Cutting out tissue holders

I spent part of the day washing fabric and cutting it out to make tissue holders for quilt guild.  Our show is only 5 weeks away.  We are short 300 tissue holders for a thanks for coming gift.  I cut out 30 tissue holders and now I just have to sew them.  That is tomorrow's job.  Hopefully I can sit and get them all stitched.  It shouldn't take to long as there is only 4 seams and I plan on chain stitching all of them.  Here is a picture of all the ones that I cut out.

The 4 stacks on the bottom have enough for 6 holders each.  The 3 on the left have purple fabric for the inside, not blue as the picture shows.  The three on top, I had enough fabric to cut out 2 holders each.  I may piece a few and see what happens.

Quilt Guild

Quilt Guild was interesting last night, to say the least.  We have a new President.  Surprise!  I'm the editor of the newsletter and nobody let me know.  Wow! 
Our show is just 5 and 1/2 weeks away.  I'm hoping to get some things finished and in the show.  I have 3 different tops that are done and need to be quilted and bound.  I was hoping to have my mid arm set up and to practice on it and have some stuff quilted.  Not going to happen for this show.  I'll be happy to get what I have finished and bound.  Just saying.
Back to guild last night.  We always have had a friendship night in August and never a full meeting.  Because our show is a month early, we decided to have a full meeting.  I was surprised at how many showed up.  Normally we only get 10 people.  Last night we had 30.  Good turnout for this group.  I think it was because we met where we will be having our quilt show.  We went and discussed how things will be set up and alot of members are not real happy with the choice that we made for the show.  We didn't have a whole lot of options for finding out that we couldn't have our show at the school where we normally meet.  I think that it will all work out and they will like the venue. 
I won the fabric raffle and have 4 new batik fat quarters.  Batiks are so fun to work with.  I really like the colors as I needed some more lights/neutrals.

I just want to sit and sew!

This week has been crazy!  I spent Tuesday steam cleaning carpets.  Wednesday, I spent part of the day sleeping as I totally over did on Tuesday. I also went and got my hair cut, which I'm not real thrilled with.  I hope my regular stylist comes back soon from maternity leave.  She is having twins and still hasn't gone into labor so it may be a few months yet.  I miss her.
Thursday I took one of my daughter-in-laws grocery shopping.  We went to 4 different stores and saved $200.  Quite a bit for someone who has never used coupons before or been to BJ's or Sam's to shop.    She has no idea how to comparison shop or to go through the ads and buy what is on sale and match a coupon with it.  I'm slowly teaching her to read labels and compare name brands with store brands.  We were taught in school how to do this.  They don't teach how to comparison shop any more!  We are raising a generation who has no idea how to do basic skills that I learned many years ago in school.  I'll get off my soap box now.

I hope to sit and sew later today or tomorrow.  I need to relax and just sit and sew.  Maybe I'll get the backing on one of my tops and quilt it.  I only have 3 tops to get quilted for our quilt show in Sept. which is 7 weeks away.  

Busy, but no quilting

I spent yesterday steam cleaning rugs.  With the adult children and grandchildren gone, I'm finally doing some spring cleaning.  They finally found an apartment and moved into their own place.  I hope that today after I go get a hair cut I will be able to sit and sew.
Hubby and I were discussing making the basement into a sewing room for me.  I would get a 12' by 20' area(more or less).  I hope that it will be enough space to set up my mid arm and sewing studio.  That way if one of the children has to move back in, then I still have a sewing studio.  I may have problems with the stairs but at least I'll be able to wash my fabric and have everything in one location instead of in two rooms where every thing is crowded.   Something to think about and play around with some design options.  We will need to put some more lights in as there is only one in there now for the whole area.  I'll take some pictures as soon as Tim gets the rest of his stuff out.  That way I can see what I have to work with.

Sorry about that

I started a post last night and as I was finishing it, my computer decided that I needed to up date.  Boom!  Everything is gone, teaching me a very valuable lesson.  Save your work.  I don't remember what I wrote about and have no clue how to get it back.  Hubby says that it is gone for good and not to worry.  I will find something else to write about.
I do remember that the title was no sewing week.  It talked about the weird week I had last week.  It was very weird. 
Saturday(July 6th), my ex-husband showed up.  We haven't seen him in over 15 years.  He rides up on a motorcycle and asks if my older son lives here and if he can give him a motorcycle.  DH comes in and looks at me and my son and says "there is some guy outside and he wants to give you a motorcycle Tim".  We both look at him like he just hit his head or something.  We all go out and I look at the guy and say to DH and Tim that it looks like my ex.  He has decided that he wants to give Tim his bike and he stops and visits for 6 hours.  Then he looks at Tim and asks for a ride home as he lives 2 hours away.  Tim takes him home.  We find out later that ex may be dying and has decided to leave everything to Tim, which is a motorcycle.  I can deal with this.
Younger Son (Tony) lets his best friend borrow his truck to go to work.  He drops Tony off at his job and goes to work.  His friend gets out of work early.  He is supposed to drop the truck off on his way home.  Instead he decides to go out drinking.  He is not supposed to drink if he has Tony's truck.  My DIL hears a crash and calls 911.  She walks outside to see what has happened.  It's 10ish and she starts toward the crash site.  Tony's friend staggers up with some other guy and tells DIL that he is so sorry.  She keeps asking him for what.  He finally tells her that he trashed their truck.  She stands there dumbfounded and he takes off.  Nobody has seen him since.  He did call and apologize for totaling the truck.  He won't tell anyone where he is as he knows that he will be spending some time behind bars.  The truck is totaled.
For some reason I can't seem to sit and sew.  I hope that this week will be better.  I have stuff to finish for our guild show in September. 

Happy 4th of July!

We are enjoying the fireworks around us, as we have a river and a lake within half a mile from us.  We can just sit and watch out the picture window in the living room or go and sit with the mosquitoes outside.  I'm happy to sit inside with the air conditioning and no bugs!  The dogs are sleeping and shouldn't have to go out for a little while.  We do have a fenced yard but I have 1 maybe 2 that have jumped the fence.  Hopefully it will quiet down soon and we can take our night romp through the yard and be done for the night.  It is almost bed time for me and I'm looking forward to a good nights sleep.