Sunday Stash Report

My stash report is unchanged, nothing finished, nothing added this week.  But, I did poke a button when I discovered I didn't have enough fabric to finish my sashings on the disappearing 4 patch. 

It was been busy here the last week.  Tuesday Henrietta packed her bags and I drove her to the airport in Minneapolis.

Henrietta, Ken and Ruby  

It's going to be so quiet here and I am going to be SO LONELY without her!  We both took turns having the "crud" while she was here.  We didn't get to sew like we wanted, but we still had lots of other activities.  

Sue and I at the Quilt Cove

 

After Henrietta left, I met with Sue from MN and had lunch.  Next we went to one of her favorite quilts shops, the Quilt Cove.  We tried to decide what color fabric to stand in front of, which color made us look thinner?!!  Although I looked at lots of fabric, I only bought a seam ripper.  I've met several people via the internet, and they have all been great people.  I wouldn't miss the chance!   

On the way back to South Dakota I stayed overnight with Laura Beth and Nick.  It gave me time to play with Mason.  He is starting to talk, so it's a lot of fun.  I got there before everyone came home from work, and laid down to take a nap.  Mason woke me by poking my face!  He's getting so big and is staying such a lover.  And grandpa, we went for ice cream but Mason didn't want any!

Laura Beth and Mason "exercising"

Laura Beth has a wedding soon where she is matron of honor, and she is working at losing a few inches.  Well, I think carrying Mason while on the treadmill is hard work!

Mom, can I have a cookie before I go to bed??

Here is Mason getting a bedtime snack before heading to bed.  Although he is might be saying "cookie" I think mom was saying "banana"!

I try hard to take pictures of Mason, but most of them end up like this one--

There's Grandma with that silver box again.

He wants to be VERY CLOSE when you are taking his picture!

On Monday I head to Yankton for my summer volunteer job.  The camper went before Easter (right before it got really windy!) and today Ken and I took a load of "stuff" down.  The next load will go with me on Monday.  I will be volunteering Tues-Wed-Thur-for a while.  I was asked if I would do the educational powerplant tours while my boss is out having her knee replaced.  Sure!  I drive back and forth a lot, so it's not like I'm missed too much at home!  I need to work in my flowers, and see what I am going to plant in my garden this year.  Not much, I think tomatoes, dill, and pumpkin.

I hope the weather is wonderful wherever you are.  I have so many tops to quilt, and I need to make a few more yet this summer.  How do you spell "overwhelmed"???
 

Wandering on Wednesday

Yes, it's truly "wandering Wednesday" here!  I'm in Minnesota at Laura Beth and family, I will head back to South Dakota and post more from there.  I packed in a hurry, and although I brought my laptop, I FORGOT THE POWER CORD!  I will have to save any pictures etc until then.   I can't even figure out how to copy my signature!  Oh, you guys have fun, I think Mason and Grandma are going to eat supper at a restraurant and have some quality Mason time.  Grandpa isn't here, but he would insist that I take Mason for ice cream, so I'm off to please the men in my life!

Monday Goals

My goals won't be much this week.  Still getting over my cold, have to go to Minneapolis and be gone a few days.  We've been sewing, have another UFO ready to quilt. It's called American Pie and is by Miss Rosie.  This one is done in 30's.

 I also walked around outside, things are greening up and it's going to be in the 80's today.

Here is part of my rhubarb.  It's about 6 inches high.

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Yellow iris with purple coneflowers.

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This is "snow on the mountain".  It spreads like crazy, but it grows and is green!

It's going to get warm today, about 83F.  Right now I think it's a good time to take a short nap!

We're still here, and we're sewing!

We've been sewing, and have made a bit of progress.  We had decided to try to make a 4 patch stacked posey quilt, I had bought fabric to try it a LONG time ago.  Henrietta and I attack a project differently.  She makes a few blocks, auditions sashings etc, and then proceeds.  I cut and sew all my blocks first--THEN decide where I'm going.  So here's our progress--

Henrietta's blocks are smaller--with two sashings (another black sashing will be added) they will finish about 7.5"

My blocks right now finish about 8.5 inches

I am toying with the idea of using a striped sashing with 9 patch cornerstones, and set the blocks on point.  I like how Henrietta's smaller blocks concentrate the designs in the fabric.  


In between blowing my nose and coughing and sneezing, I have been reading blogs.  Not much commenting (my brain is fuzzy!) but I AM reading.  


I hope everyone is having a good weekend, I need to make a quick trip to the grocery store, and then I can sew some more.  

I'm Still Here

Still here, Easter is over, Laura Beth, Nick and Mason have gone home.  I've come down with a cold, so slightly under the weather.   Cold and drippy out, but no real rain--yet.  I have done a little sewing, started to put sashings on my disappearing 4 patches.  Don't laugh, I KNOW some are on the wrong side!  But it will be fine, I will assemble it in groups of blocks. (ala Pat!)

The original plan was no sashings, but after putting a few together I decided I didn't like them.  A light sashing didn't define the blocks, so I used a black.  I will play with it more tomorrow maybe.  

No goals this week.  My brain is too foggy.  

Happy Easter!! and Sunday Stash Report

Happy Easter Everyone!  We had supper Saturday night with Ken's family.  Great Aunt Jo had a fun time with Mason.  She was kept busy blowing bubbles for him.

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See the bubbles Mason?

Darn, it disappeared into the carpet!

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Let's try it again!

Today we have a family get together at our house, very informal!  

The stash report.  Well, nothing finished, but we HAVE been sewing!  And I reduced the stash 44.75 yds.  Yes, we sent another box of fabric to the 4H group,  I'm sure they'll have fun with it!

So the totals for this week are--

Bought this week--00.00

Donated this week--44.75 yds

Bought Year to Date -39.60
Finished YTD 45.60
YTD  +50.75 yards

Henrietta and I loaded another small top on the long arm, and I hope to get to it after Easter.  Laura Beth, Nick, and Mason are here until Monday--so I plan to get in plenty of snuggles and grandma time!

Motivation Friday

It's been a busy week.  But we've managed a little sewing.  The "cracker crumb" top is quilted, and I have the binding made.  I made my only goal!  

Henrietta saw some blocks I had on my design wall and fixed them.  Uh, operator error by the person making them originally!  

Oops, Henrietta didn't quite have the top hung up yet~!

Here's that top!  Henrietta has an excellent eye for fixing what I WAS going to toss.  The sashings were fixed,  another blue for each corner, and then a honey tan marble separates the inner blue and the outer red border.  I thought the red and blue being the same VALUE would be boring, but dividing them with the tan border just made the colors "pop".  For a while we were calling it "the quilt that never ends"--because it took FOREVER to finish.  Lots of unpicking.  Whew! 

I put together some blocks Jay used to WRAP THE SLIDE PLATE on the sewing machine head he sent home with me!  I love them, they are vintage preprinted blocks in a Pennsylvania Dutch style.  A couple were not in the best shape, but I ended up with eight that squared up fairly well.  I haven't finished squaring the top, but wanted to show you anyway.  Henrietta has suggested a bit more of the green for a float, with a narrow white and a narrow green border--like stripes on the edges.  Vintage looking--I think I like that idea. 
 

 

Tomorrow night Laura Beth, Nick, and Mason will be here.  Ken picked our Easter menu--grilled burgers and hot dogs!  I had several different menus I suggested, but this is what HE wanted.  Oh, we'll eat lots of things while everyone is here, so it will be fine.   (And he's volunteered to cook the burgers and hot dogs!)