Wednesday Ponderings

A while back Stephanie had a giveaway on her blog.  2 yards of beautiful Michael Miller fabric.  I won it!  Thanks Stephanie--I love it!  I am saving it for an apron or a bag or maybe borders on a quilt.  My colors, a brown background and teals and pinks and lime green and orange. 

I am waiting on two fabric orders, my stash report will take a hit!  But that's okay, it's a "need" vrs a "want"!  When I feel like buying fabric, that's my mantra--"is it a need or a want?"  It helps, less impulse buying for a quilt that I'm going to make "later".   What helps you when you get the urge to buy fabric?? 

Monday Goals

My goals will remain the same, work on the curry top on the machine.  I'm coming back down with the crud, so a call to the Dr. is needed.  

I enjoy each week of stash reports, I try to go to everyone's blog and go thru what they've posted the last week.  So if you're on the stash report, even if I haven't commented, I've probably been reading!

Everyone has so many pictures of their flowers.  It was windy and cold, and has been raining off and on--here is a picture of my only flowers blooming.

Yes, that's it, six pink tulips!   I have lots of other things growing, but these are my only blooms! 

Sunday Stash Report

Can you believe, I went fabric shopping and DIDN'T buy anything~!  Nope, couldn't find what I needed, but hopefully I can find what I want online.  So, no finishes and no buys.  No change in the stash report.

It is soggy out, we drove in rain, and found out later it was 3" plus hail.  We missed the hail, thank goodness!  Watching the news, we saw that the hail completed covered the ground, and the rain washed it into big drifts.  Rain is forecast for the next 10 days off and on.  I do have some tulips blooming, and my perennials (and the weeds!) are going wild. 

Motivation Friday--On Saturday!

Here I am, a day late again!  I have been volunteering, and the weather held me up.  No sewing done so far this week, maybe this weekend I will find a bit of time.  

We were supposed to have a picnic to meet the Colonel, but it was rainy, so instead the "picnic" was held in the maintenance shop the next day at noon.  I'm sure the army has eaten in less "welcoming" surroundings! 

We had grilled rib eyes and chicken breasts and lots of other food, it was a good time.  

I hurried home, Laura Beth stayed overnight.  Today she has a bridal shower and tonight a bachelorette party for her best friend.  Ken and I are going shopping,  I need some fabric for a special project.  I tried shopping my stash, but I don't have anything that will work.  

It's been raining since Thursday night, and is supposed to rain all next week.  If I'm not too tired when I am done volunteering for the day I will sew.  Don't hold your breath--last week I went to bed one night at 7:30pm!  And when I tried to catch up on my blog reader, it was empty!  I will have to start over.  So if you know I read your blog, let me know and I can add you back in! 

Wednesday Ponderings

I took this picture while Henrietta was here, she was showing my dad a video on her computer and he was riveted to the screen.  It was a video about where she lives (a LONG ways away) and he watched it for almost an hour!  

My dad is 90 years old.  Think of all the changes he's seen in his life.  From working in the field with horses, to watching video's on the internet!  He's lived through electricity, running water, modern healthcare.  The telephone!  And through it he has maintained a sense of humor.  Makes me wonder, will I live to be 90, and if I do, will I be like him??

 

Monday Goals

Even though it's busy, I need to work on goals.  If I use "busy" as an excuse all the time, nothing will get done!  Priorities!

So, that said, I do have one goal for this week!

1. Quilt on the Curry 9 patch and snowballs

Okay, maybe that doesn't seem like a big goal! I will be gone part of the week, and Laura Beth will be here this weekend.  Just Laura Beth--the rest of the family is staying home because mom is going to be busy with a shower and other things for her best friend who is getting married.  I have reached a stalemate on the disappearing 4 patches, I am waiting for the order of more black handspray fabric for the sashings.  sigh  Usually I am not so bubble brained and KNOW whether I have enough fabric, but this is a major booboo!  Not even enough for sashings one way, let alone clear round the blocks!  Must have been when my brain was so foggy!

And this is what I bought in Minnesota with Sue--it's GREEN!!

New Header

The new header is a picture I took at Gavin's Point Dam, Yankton SD.  This is the view I have every day when I am volunteering.  Usually the gates of the dam are closed, but I happened to be there one of the days they were "testing" them.  Henrietta made it for me--I love it!