SAHRR and Finished or Not Friday

 

And :

After Round #6. quilters choice. 

 I’ve begun the quilting. 

The dark purple fabric with the scattered shapes is the backing. 

I used a light lavender thread for quilting. There was some stitch in the ditch , some  serpentine, some squiggles, some straight lines . And a  bazillion threads to bury. 

 And now the binding is on and I call it DONE. 

I took this photo this morning at 7:02 am . It was gorgeous out front. 

I also had a small finish: Project Quilting 17.6. A Happy Handful. 

A pocket pincushion for a faraway friend.  

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday #272

 

Pulled from the Web. 

Sometimes I ask myself. What do I do with all these placemats, coasters, minis, etc. Then I remind myself, it’s all about the journey. 

Last Thursday we had some Show & Tell at our gathering. 

Caroline finished a UFO from a State Guild class a few years back. She did the quilting on her sit-down machine.  

Our most prolific quilter, Carol. I love the pale aqua background. 

Snowbird Wanda back from Arizona. The cutest bag, with bows!

This weekend my brother and SIL visited. We had a great time. we ate out, we watched a movie on Peacock, we sat in our PJs and drank Sunday morning coffee, we played Rummikub . And,  of course, talked non stop. A selfie snapped by my brother as they headed home. 

L to R: My brother, sister-in-law, me and Mr, Busy.

Monday morning we woke up to fog. It lifted by 10 AM. I’m ready for spring, and some leaves on the trees. So dreary!

If you could bring back any fashion trend what would it be?

I thought and thought about this. Since I’ve shrunk some vertically and expanded some horizontally, there are not many things I feel attractive in. Current fashion shows too much skin for me. I think I still feel best in dark slacks, a light blouse or top and a jacket. Blazer, jean jackets, hoodies that unzip all the way. It’s a pretty classic look I think and one that I like. If I was 20 again, and it was 1966, I  like the looks of a shirtwaist dress. 

Off to my stitching group  this morning. Working again on the octopus pincushion. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

ScrapHappy Saturday

 

  This week it is feeling like fall. Cool in the mornings, but warm to almost hot by mid afternoon. It’s the kind of day that you take a jacket to work and leave it on the hook behind the door when you go home at quitting time. I used to do that all the time! LOL! 

I sewed darks, mostly browns this week. 

Four split nine blocks

And three zipper blocks. Who knew seashells would be in the brown category!

Also some fabric auditioning for some secret sewing!

I just had to share the creation of my friend Donnette. It’s wool appliqué, a Sue Spargo pattern. The background is black wool, except for the white and black clamshells and rectangles. She will bind it and enter it into our quilt show in early October. I think it’s just gorgeous!

And then, I mentioned it feels like fall. I’m thinking Thanksgiving!!  Here is our neighborhood wild Turkey on top of a car parked in the neighboring yard. What a silly bird! 

Linking up with Angela for ScrapHappy Saturday!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I Like Thursday July’s Final

 Joining LeeAnna and friends to share some LIKES today!  LeeAnna posts a list of regular bloggers who share their good things, their gratitude and even once in awhile the not so good stuff! Check out her blog at Not Afraid of Color

Beautiful sunflower from a neighbor was left on my porch last Thursday!  There were three more buds!

Bud number 2 opening. ⤴️

The leaves are wilting , but #3 is opening and so I trimmed off 2 lower leaves and recut the stem . Refreshed the water and back on the table.    Bud number 3 opening. ⤵️

Ignore the background, long shot to the back slider, coat rack included! 🙃

Here is my neighbor’s sunflower garden. ⤵️

I’ve been able to have morning coffee on the deck. That makes me happy. Sometimes Mr. Busy even joins me!

Our granddaughter and grandson-in-law are raising a breakfast chef. She likes to make pancakes!

Do you remember May Day?  Baskets with goodies left on the doorstep or door handle?  Well, I have a secret sly neighbor!  She left a bag on the door knob tof the walk-in door to the garage. 

This was inside! Actually 2 zucchini and 1 cucumber....but we already ate one of the zucchini. Roasted with sweet potato chunks , red onion and marinated chicken thighs ( boneless, skinless - cause I'm counting WW points.)

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

RSC22 Some Blue

Only minimal blue sewing this month!

A blue wonder clip holder/ pin cushion waiting to be filled and gifted!

HSTs on the design wall waiting to be sewn into a Zig Zag row. There will be three more sets, they are awaiting trimming and pressing! 

And a bluish table topper that is stripe-less!  Sorry, Joyful! 

I’m linking up at ScrapHappy Saturday!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

I LIKE Thursday #45

 I’m joining friends at LeeAnna’s  blog, Not Afraid of Color ,to share some good stuff, some gratitude and even a bit of not good stuff with a positive outlook!

Last week the flowering crabapples were looking good! This beauty belongs to our neighbors across the street!

Last Thursday, my stitching group met at our library! Their trees looked good too!

A quilting/ stitching friend had a mishap! She is a Consumer Sciences teacher at one of our high schools. The class was making candy and she was helping a student pour the hot candy from pot to a sheet pan. Her hand slipped and went into the hot candy, 2nd degree burns! The left hand touched the pot. I haven’t seen pictures of her left hand. She reports that it’s feeling ok! Since she is off work, she and her husband are visiting family in Minnesota. She’s one tough ranch girl/teacher/ mom and new grandma. I’m glad she doing better!

I’m glad Mr Busy knows how to fix stuff. My shelf dumped my baskets of scraps. He built my shelves back when, so he has the knowledge to fix and hopefully improve the shelving system! 

My SIL and brother are in Minnesota helping out with talking care of grandsons. Mom and Dad go back to work and new baby doesn’t have a daycare slot til first of July! Big brother likes to help grandma bake. They made cake pops! Even dad got in on the act! Probably eating, not so much baking! Although, both of my nephews are happy cooking and helping out in the kitchen. 

Aside from the fact we are getting some rain as I type this on Wednesday afternoon, that’s my gratitude post! 

 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy 

I Like Thursday # 19

 Sharing today a few photos and items I am grateful for this week! Check out the other posts at Not Afraid of Color to see lots of “Likes” today! Thanks LeeAnna for giving us this place to be Thankful!

1. Last week our “beverage/party” fridge failed. It was the fridge that we used since we moved into this house in 1988. We replaced it about 8  10 years ago and put it in the garage, thinking it would last 6 months or so!     I am THANKFUL for friends that came forward and offered us this wonderful replacement! 

2. We normally ZOOM with kids and grands on Sundays. But our youngest granddaughter called me Tuesday after she got home from work. It’s good to talk one on one! She is my "Miss Sunshine"! So GRATEFUL that she is happy and well. 

3. I spoke with my friend and long arm quilter that had been diagnosed with COVID-19. She is feeling much much better and says she’s back to 100%. THANKFUL!  

 

4. As you read this we are on our way to share the holidays with our son. He was going to be alone...I couldn’t let that be the case! We are taking extreme precautions as we drive West.  Masks, hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, 6 ft apart, no crowds.  We are so EXCITED to be able to see him!

4. We had a little “oh no!” happen Sunday. As I started my car, the check engine light came on. Mr Busy added the diesel fuel additive, that the owners manual stated may be the  reason. Nope! So he immediately called the dealer and they got it in at 7 am Tuesday. By noon we had it back in the driveway, all better. Nothing serious, it was low on coolant! What! Oh well, they added coolant and did not bill us!   I LIKE THAT!

No" Check Engine" light

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy 

Another Shade of Teal!

I got one more teal geese migration block done and 3  hollow 9 patches!

current blocks 3-21-20

The geese migration solid was a gift from a friend! It is very similar to my stash teal, but slightly darker, I tried to use different prints, but there are some duplicates.

Previous blocks

And I added a teal/ aqua bunny to table runner #3. This one is a bit different from the other 2, it has a carrot block! I like them so much. I hope the girls will like them too! A little bit of love from grandma.

I think I will make one for myself now!

And another bit of aqua arrived on my porch on Tuesday. I won a ecopeco cutting mat set from One Monthly Goal challenge. Aren’t they pretty! I’ve already made a few cuts and it’s very nice. I like the fact that there is a light side and a darker side.

 The light side

And the darker side. And some more teal scraps!  They don't really go away!

You can see my February goal here.

 You might want to join in one OMG for April! Check out Patty’s blog, Elm Street Quilts.

I'm linking up with Angela at So Scrappy for SoScrappy Saturday.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy

And stay Healthy!  We just had a report of our first cases of COVID-19 in our county. There are now 20 in Wyoming!  We are lucky, I know, to live in such a rural area.  My kids and grandkids are not. Daughter is in Lakewood CO ( Denver), son is in Phoenix and a granddaugter and great grands there too. Another granddaughter and family in the Orlando area in Florida and a third granddaughter in a ski area in Vermont. She and her fiance are both now unemployed or furloughed or whatever. Hugs to all of you fellow bloggers around the world. We will get through this! And hopefully be a  better world for it!