It has been a great day and it is not even over yet! First stop:
This is a dangerous place, ladies!
Next up was a wonderful lunch in downtown Paducah.
Finally, The Museum.
Sadly, no photos were allowed inside. The quilts were amazing! Not surprisingly, I liked the Civil War exhibition best. After that, we wandered around town for a while.
On the road again!
Well, it is a day late but we are off on our adventure/family reunion. This is what I am taking to work on:
I purchased these fabrics in Amsterdam more than ten years ago.
Before we left, I did a quick clean up in the sewing room.
Now, on the road with this guy!
I love him!
Well, I finished my laundry, made my tomato juice, and finished most of my packing.
I decided to freeze the sauce since I didn’t have too many tomatoes yet.
Finally time to quilt! I wanted to use these templates I recently purchased from HQ:
I had planned to quilt a swag in the border but had a different idea at the last minute. I turned the templates upside down and overlapped them.
I did a simple loopy meander in the center with an occasional star thrown in.
I finished the quilt and trimmed it but will wait on the binding until we return from our trip.
Time to finish packing!
Finally, after more than two weeks, I have something loaded on the frame!
It took longer than I thought to decide on borders:
In the end, I decided to go with simple.
Tomorrow hubby and I are heading out on vacation so today I must get ready. First on the agenda? Dealing with lots of these:
If I get enough work done today, I might get back to that quilt on the frame!
I came home from work and got all my rows sewn together. Notice anything on the right side?
Bahahahaha!
Remember DWM and the QOV I had on the wall? Yeah, nothing happened with that yesterday. But I am okay with that. Better to have more things planned than not enough.
It also was a perfect set up for today. I had training for work this morning, then a two hour break before going back to work, lunch break, then back on desk from 5-9 tonight. Before I left, I threw dinner in the crockpot and threaded my machine. I laid out the pieces and got one row of tumblers pieced and pressed. During my break, I got two more rows pieced and all my pieces set out for my next piecing session. If I have 5 minutes during my lunch break (I come home for lunch), I can get another row done.
The key is to have things prepared so you can sit down and sew when you have a minute. People ask me how I get so much done and this is it!
Update: no sewing last night and had to run Daughter #3’s car to the shop this morning. As soon as I got home, I finished the rows. I have time to sew at least a few together before work today. I really want this top done by the end of the week!
Yesterday I worked on finishing swap blocks in between loads of laundry.
I work on them in batches of ten blocks.
This is what the whole pile of 60 blocks looks like! Before dinner, I ran out to buy a new Pigma pen to sign them.
I only needed one brown one but had to buy a whole set to get it. After dinner, Daughter #3 and I watched a few episodes of Duck Dynasty and I worked on signing them.
All120 blocks are ready to go! Today I will send them off on their way. Between training and regular work hours, I am not likely to get much else done.
Maybe after work I will find the energy to finish knitting this tiny sock…
I m linking up with Connie at Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday.
Until next time, have a fantastic day!
I love DWM; it helps me focus and set goals for my week, not just for quilting but for chores around the house.
Above is the Quilt of Valor I intend to finish for August. I hope to make some progress on it today. However, I also need to keep working on these swap blocks.
I am dreaming of starting a new project though.
While working in the sewing room, I have been listening to this:
But life is not all about quilting. I did my 30 minutes on the treadmill, started laundry, and cleaned the kitchen. I also need to run a few errands after while and make dinner tonight.
I am linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times. Head on over for a wealth of inspiration!
It has been a good weekend but it sure flew by! I got 10 more swap blocks done and the flying geese for another 10 ready to go.
Friday, Daughter #1 and I went to an estate sale. I bought some vintage linens.
Today we took her to IKEA so she could pick up stuff for her new house. Hubby found the toy section.
He is going to be a great grandpa!
