It might be hard to tell, but I have made some progress in here. This is where things were last week.
And now.
And this pile is going down very slowly……..
Honestly, I spent most of the weekend ignoring this. It is overwhelming and I need to rework my fabric storage.
But first, I have deadlines so I’m doing some secret sewing.
Have a great day!
It always takes me a while to get back into the quilting groove when I have been away a while. I found these 9 patches given to me by a friend and thought they would be a good project. They finish at 3 inches.
I found this on Pinterest and thought I could make this work.
I had some of this striped fabric on hand. The stripe isn’t nearly as prominent as in the example above.
It isn’t bad, but I may look through the stash to see if I have something better.
Have a great day!
Isn’t this a cool puzzle? It was made by a great uncle of Mr. Wonderful.
All the pieces are cut from scraps of Formica.
And there is a whole box of extra pieces.
I have no idea how he cut these without chipping the Formica. Such a great treasure. We are lucky to have this.
Have a great day!
My beautiful baby girl turned 5 this week. The time has flown by!
I did some dog sitting for my grand dogs this week. Isn’t Milo adorable?
Speaking of birthdays, my sweet mother in love turned 92 last week. We enjoyed a lovely visit with her in our way back to AZ.
Anyone old enough to remember these? I got these playing cards from my grandpa. He owned a small general store in the 1940s-60s.
I also found this in my cleaning. I always loved this comic strip!
Have a great day!
Remember these? Years ago you could join a club and Keepsake Quilting would send swatches each month. I was never part of that, but didn’t turn these down when they were gifted to me.
I have both solids and prints.
They are approximately 1 1/2 inches square. I was thinking I might use them up for the tiny 9 patch challenge.
I finished one block. They are not totally accurate, so I’m undecided as to whether I will make more.
I also managed two more teeny tiny 9 patch blocks.
So that is my big finish for the week! I hope you got more done. Have a great day!
Can you stand more messy sewing room photos? Ugh. This is the current state of affairs.
These shelving units are just the best for all of my dies.
All these boxes contain fabric. 🤦🏻♀️
Thankfully, this is the worst room in the house. One guest room is full of boxes of quilts. I think I need a quilt sale.
You know where I will be today. Have a good one!
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It’s been a January……I don’t really have words for it. So. Much. Work.
Here is the man that drove. I’m so thankful for him!
I thought I’d share pictures from across the ten states we traveled through. This first picture pretty much describes the first 6 states.
On our third driving day, we saw blue skies for the first time in ages.
I did get some quilting done.
This was a most welcome sign!
The scenery in the high country was stunning!
My grandfather loved Zane Grey. I’d like to back to see this some time.
It’s always a thrill when you see the first saguaro!
And now we are back at home in AZ for a bit. Time for me to face the many piles like this one.
Wish me luck. Have a great day!
There has been very little sewing time this month. But here are my three finishes.
All small ones!
But I did go from this:
To this:
So there is that.
I can’t wait until I can sew again. Have a great day!
My sweet neighbor gave me a bag of scraps and things my first winter out in Arizona. These little blocks were in the bag.
I added some purples and mourning prints of my own and put them in a project box. I decided they had aged long enough and pulled them out to see what they might become. Here are a few ideas.
I’m quite smitten with these! Might be a perfect project to work on when we get back to AZ.
Have a great day!
I’m quilting on this here and there between packing, cleaning, and sorting.
When I’m not too tired, that is. Here is a look at the back.
Back to work! Might get a few stitches in today. We shall see.
Have a great day!
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