I started this cute little wall hanging last fall and then it disappeared. I looked everywhere I could think of and didn’t find it. Last weekend when I was rearranging in the studio, I found it had slipped between two stacks of drawers. So now it is all together, but only held with a thin layer of glue. I need to applique all the pieces on and quilt it. That will happen in my free time because this little quilt didn’t even get found in time to put on my ufo list – though it belongs there.
Today was run around day after gym. I went to Nordstrom’s rack to return a shirt I purchased before Christmas and found the black pull over shirt (with long sleeve) that I like for 5.00 a piece. They had 2 of them left, so both came home with me. Then off to the hardware store for an idea of how to feed the sheep salt in a way they won’t spill/waste so much of it. I failed on that score, so went to Fred Meyer to do minimum grocery shopping. Late this afternoon, I picked up chicken I had ordered to feed the dogs. So the day was complete and now I am ready to enjoy the Sabbath. Tomorrow we will have company and Sunday we will again have company, so it will be a wonderful weekend.
Snow is rare in the Pacific Northwest
It’s fun when Jen, Bob and the boys come over to play games. This is Rummy and involves colors and number sequences.
For my less than exciting day, I worked on these Zigzagular socks – a pattern from Prairie Girl – this morning. However, there were so many interruptions that when I picked them back up this afternoon, I had made so many mistakes, I took them back just over an inch – just pulled all the stitches off, stopped breathing, unraveled and put them back on again. And that is where they will spend the night. Tomorrow is errand day, so I doubt I will get back to them. I think they really want to be a two month project.
As today started a new month, I was more than ready to start new projects. This is an embroidery project that I have had on my “to do” list for several years now. It is to be a wall hanging designed by 
Quilt finish #4 for this year is the shop hop blocks from 2004. I’m so happy they are in a completed project. This quilt is 41″ square – just perfect for a baby. I put a polka dot backing on it (but forgot to take a photo).
Every quilter needs a disaster to keep her/him humble. After finishing the quilt above, I thought I’d get another done in a quick minute. Not so, the thread jumped out of from between the disks which I didn’t notice and left me this mess. I just took it off the machine, will take all this mess out and start over another day. I’m so glad it happened right at the beginning of the quilt as it is back breaking to take many stitches out when it is still on the machine.
Sunny coins is quilt finish #3 for this year. And this one was not a ufo! It is 50 x 68 and I really like the way it turned out. I probably will do this again. It went together rapidly and quilted up nicely. This size would be good for charity quilts.
I did edge to edge bubbles and am happy with the results.
These are the stars who starred at the birthday party last night. And two more photos to show we know how to celebrate as a family.
with games, food and plenty of liquid.
Storm at sea was started about 5 or 6 years ago. I forced myself to work on it on my spare moments this week as today is our 54th anniversary and isn’t that what marriage is all about – weathering the storms of life together. The is totally finished – the marriage continues.
with a hanging sleeve and very difficult to see but I used permanent marker in the lower right corner to put my name and date. I love this quilt so am so happy to see it finished. Now I need to find the perfect place to hang it.
January sock progress is like molasses. Very slow going. I am now half way through the heel flap. No the socks will not be finished in January as I originally planned. I’ll have to see what is scheduled for February = hopefully no more illness so that I can get February’s socks done and go back and finish these.