Pre-autumn Bliss

It has been absolutely beautiful, weather-wise, in my little corner of things.

Sunshine, temperatures in the low to mid 70s, very little rain - although we could sure use some.

I've spent most of this week working on the Lace Cabin quilt.

I have all the interior quilting done. I have the dark brown border/sash that frames all the cabins done. I have half of the outermost border done. I am very excited to have made this much progress in just a few days. The quilt is turning out so much better than the last one and more than I had hoped. Although, I guess I'm always hoping for the best. I just don't really have that much experience on this end of the project. It is energizing me to complete others have been patiently waiting for their turn.

My goal for Wednesday is to finish the exterior border and get the binding sewn on. Then the hand sewing can be done over the next few evenings.

Thursday is set aside for Mom. She's on a roll with cleaning/purging. LOL.

Friday and the weekend are set aside for Honey Do. He finally took some time off and it corresponds with the holiday weekend. There will still be sewing time for me and I'll work on the rest of my goal list. 

This is me signing out for a couple of days again.

Wishing you all a wonderful, safe, blessed weekend.

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Monday, Monday, Monday . . .

My biggest goal for Monday was just to be able to stay home !!! Last week, school started and I wanted to sew on the two of three days available. Mom already had scheduled with me. Wednesday and Friday I ended up going to work so I didn't get to do as much I had hoped and planned.

Mom came to visit on Sunday, and as usual, we had a very nice time just sitting and talking while Mom knitted on a sweater.

Monday goals . . . 

1. Stay home - DONE :)

2. Work on the Lace Cabin quilt - DONE :)

I managed to get all the quilting on the interior of the quilt finished. When I laid it out, I saw that one row of brown has not been quilted, so I'll start there tomorrow. 

It's Honey Do's birthday today, so the afternoon was spent preparing dinner and dessert.  Then after our walk, I'll work on my stitchery.

All in all, Monday was a good day.

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Goals for the week of August 21, 2017

Goals for the week of August 21, 2017

1. Lace Cabin

- sandwich two remaining sides DONE
- quilt
- bind

2. Sheep
-sandwich blocks
- begin quilting

3. Growing Up BOM - DONE
- assemble block
- post completion

4. "Seasons" - DONE
- assemble

5. "Wonky Houses"
- assemle

6. "Spring" DONE
- assemble

7 - Crazy Quilt Snowman
- finish stitching
- choose fabric

8 - Jacquelynne Steves - 2017 BOM
- choose fabric - DONE

- assemble first block

Goals for the week of August 28, 2017

1. Christmas PJs

- purchase fabrics

- sew

2. Shoebox Swap

- purchase remaining FQs

3. Lace Cabins

- quilt

- bind

4. Wonky Houses

- pull fabric

- assemble

5. Crazy Quilt Snowman

- finish stitching

- pull fabric

- assemble

6. Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017

- assemble block one

7. Sheep

- sandwich blocks

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I Love Being Busy and Productive

My list for Tuesday was pretty lengthy. I did get some things done and then goals changed. I got called to work on Wednesday and Friday and went to Mom's on Thursday.  My week ended up not going according to plan. Unfortunately, I didn't get anything accomplished during my evenings because I was tired and did whatever chores hadn't gotten done during the days.

Here is what I did get accomplished:

Growing Up - post Done

I sent my email for the final step of  completion.

Seasons - binding DONE

As an added embellishment, I put seasonal buttons in the corners. It was just asking for something else. I misplaced my snowflake buttons, so one more will need to be added in the corner. Otherwise, another UFO is done.

For Saturday, I baked some zucchini breads and muffins. Those will go in the freezer for the winter. There are a couple more on the vines that will be ready soon.

Once the kitchen was cleaned up, I gave myself permission to work on the projects I hadn't had time for all week.

Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017 - choose fabrics

Spring - pull box, review status, and call it DONE :)

I started the 9-patches on Tuesday. They were made with 1.5 inch strips. They didn't come out exactly to size, so I added the purple dividers between them and am thankful for the results. They needed the division between each of them. I also hadn't planned on the border at the top and bottom, but was too lazy to take it off when I sewed it to the wrong side. Another mistake that paid off in the end.

Here are some detail close-ups.

 

 

 

The organza ribbon was planned all along and looks fantastic.

I also added a bit of white "baby" ricrac. I wanted lace, but didn't want to spend any time shopping for it so I used what I had. I like the subtle finish.

The design is from Crabapple Hill. It's been at least a couple of years since I stitched it and put it away. Another UFO bites the dust :)

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What Happened After I Posted My Goals

Here's what . . . Monday was VERY productive and especially satisfying. 

I started by sandwiching and pinning the last two sides of the Lace Cabins quilt. All that's left is quilting and binding.

I cut up some of the scraps into 2.5 inch squares and assembled 9-patches. These make great leaders and enders.

 

Two more witches got colored and heat set.

Here's the procession so far :)

And finally, the Growing Up BOM is completed . . . early !!!

I just have to post it. It didn't quite turn out like it was supposed to, but I tried. 

I did some work on the "Seasons" project, but didn't get a photo. It will be done on Tuesday and I can show you the finish.

My list for Tuesday is pretty lengthy:

Cabins - begin quilting

Growing Up - post

Seasons - binding

Wonky Houses - begin assembly

Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017 - choose fabrics

Snowman - stitching

Spring - pull box, review status

and if time allows, put away any supplies from above projects and get some mending finished.

This will definitely keep my busy.

I got some very exciting news yesterday. I won a couple of different blog posts and have squishy mail coming :) I'll tell you more about these later. What a great start to my week :)

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Goals for the week of August 14, 2017

Goals for the week of August 14, 2017

1. Lace Cabins
- finish row assembly, sashing - done
- add borders, quilt - all borders added, no quilting
- bind

2. Santa Hats Wall Hangings
- begin assembly - done

3.Growing Up BOM - chose fabric, no assembly
- assemble block

4. Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017 - no progress here
- choose fabrics
- begin assembling block

5. Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017/Maggie
- review project status - done

This week's bonus project:

Goals for the week of August 21, 2017

1. Lace Cabin
- sandwich two remaining sides
- quilt
- bind

2. Sheep
-sandwich blocks
- begin quilting

3. Growing Up BOM
- assemble block
- post completion

4. "Seasons"
- assemble

5. "Wonky Houses"
- assemle

6. "Spring"
- assemble

7 - Crazy Quilt Snowman
- finish stitching
- choose fabric

8 - Jacquelynne Steves - 2017 BOM
- choose fabric
- assemble first block

There's a long list because several of these items are just things that are small and need to be finished. Here's hoping I can get to everything. School starts on Wednesday, that means three days home along to just work on projects.

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FNSI - Saturday Continuation

Just like Friday, not exactly according to plan. I finally got to my sewing machine and quilt early afternoon. Because I'm ding quilt-as-you-go, I not only have to add borders to the front of the quilt, but the back. I have to add them separately so I can sandwich the batting between the layers. I now have two of four sides done and ready to be quilted.

A couple of projects off the UFO list this week.

Seasons by Jenny of Elefantz.

I finished stitching this week.

Wonky House also by Jenny of Elefantz.

Not exactly sure when I finished this one, because when I pulled the box I was expecting to have something to stitch :)

These will be added to this week's goal list for finishing.

I've linked Jenny's Craftsy Pattern Shop for you. I didn't find either of these on her pages, but she has lots of other great patterns. Give her a shout and she might be able to help you out directly.

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FNSI

My Friday didn't go at all as planned and consequently, neither did FNSI . . .

My goal for Friday was to get the borders on the Lace Cabin quilt. I got them cut between loads of laundry and before leaving for errands. Home, put away the groceries. While the dogs ran and played, I did some more weeding. 

Dinner and dishes done and I tried again, finally, to work on the quilt. I managed to only get one side bordered.

I'm making it a priority for Saturday. I want this done.

While I was looking for something to stitch, I found a couple of projects that are stitched and just need to be finished. So they are going to go on my goal list for next week. More about that later. 

Speaking of goal list, I'm making good progress and will be excited to share with you in a day or so. School starts this week and a few more weeks before Bible study begins, so I'm planning on making good use of my "me" time.

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August . . . half way mark

August has reached it's half-way mark. It's amazing how quickly time passes. For the most part, it has been a very productive, enjoyable month.

Honey Do celebrates his birthday (much to his chagrin) at the end of the month. He's working on taking vacation that whole week into the Labor Day weekend. Ten days away from work . . . and home :)

My day started by working on the third witch. I'm behind on my goal for the week, but hope to get this entire row ready for stitching beginning over the weekend.

On to the Lace Cabins . . .

The quilt is completely assembly. There are two remaining steps. The final border and binding.

And on that note, that will be my FNSI (Friday Night Sew-In).

Hope you will join friends all over the world.

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Tuesday Happenings and Wednesday

I have a normal routine every morning . . .

Honey Do's lunch and get him off to work

Devotions, reading

Household chores

Gather dinner supplies, decide on a dessert (or not)

Gardening/weeding

Sewing

Stitching (this is almost always in the evening)

Monday evening, I worked a bit on the Witches panel and got the second witch colored.

This is witch #2.

And here's where she lines up in the procession :)

Tuesday morning, I worked on the Lace Cabins. I began the sashing on Monday. Unfortunately, my day got away from me, so I didn't get it finished. But progressing nicely nonetheless. I'm doing this quilt with the quilt-as-you-go method and I have to tell you, I like it. I like that I have a finished quilt and don't have the "quilting" to look forward to as it is my least favorite part of the entire process.

Wednesday morning, I continued working on the quilt, in between a couple of small loads of laundry, dinner prep, and weeding my butterfly garden. It's amazing how clean it looks when you get the neighbor's over-growth removed !!

The gardens always look so sad in August. That makes me long for autumn all the more.

Unfortunately, I didn't make as much progress on the quilt as I would have liked. But I kept finding sections that needed quilted.

Here's hoping for the completed top Thursday.

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Goals for the Week of August 7, 2017

Goals for the week of August 7, 2017

1. Christmas Pajamas - putting this one off for a couple of weeks while I finish up other projects.

- purchase fabric for #8 and #9

- make pjs

2. Santa Hats Wall Hanging

- draw off design - done

- cut out design - done

- start assembly? - yes, I did :)

3. Shoebox Swap

- purchase final FQs - putting this one off for a bit also

4. Snowmen Dozen

- finish stitching #12 - done

- choose fabric - done

BONUS - quilted and bound

5. Lace Cabin

- review status - done

- continue assembly


And some extra projects done:

Pillow case for Great #12

Rag doll from Kirtlan trip.

Goals for the week of August 14, 2017

1. Lace Cabins
- finish row assembly, sashing
- add borders, quilt
- bind

2. Santa Hats Wall Hangings
- begin assembly

3.Growing Up BOM
- assemble block

4. Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017
- choose fabrics
- begin assembling block

5. Jacquelynne Steves BOM 2017/Maggie
- review project status

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Wishing you a day filled with creativity and productivity.