I LIKE Thursday

 

Shared from Sweatpants and Coffee. 

Not much to write home about this week. We did absolutely nothing special for our holiday Monday. Mr Bussy continues to grill the supper protein, if it works. We’ve had brats, chicken tenders, pork chops. There was laundry of course, some ironing of several pairs of capris and pillowcases. 

I had coffee with a quilting, stitching friend. It’s always fun to catch up. 

The baby quilt was delivered to Juliet’s grandpa. He will be visiting them in Sioux Falls SD, the end of next week. I requested some pictures of her with the quilt. 

As far as LeeAnna’s question about school clothes and shoes. I don’t have recollections about anything specific. My mom sewed some, but not everything. When I was a teen, there was one special time that my Dad must have had a bonus or something, because he bought me a pleated Pendleton wool skirt. It was brown and beige and dark forest green. It was the most gorgeous thing I had ever had. I wish I had a photo to share, but that was 63 years ago and I have no idea where one might be. That stuff happens when you’re creeping up on 80!😀

Join me over at Not Afraid of Color to see how others answered the conversation starter. 

Two tomatoes were plucked from the one plant I have. I counted 7 more pale green to orange ones. If a freeze is forecast, I’ll pick them

Mr Busy is willingly going to cardiac rehab 3 days a week. He says he is actually enjoying it. That makes me happy. I try to walk in the mornings while he is gone. I finished listening to James. 

I highly recommend it. It’s a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from Jim’s POV. Very well done. Looking forward to forward to the discussion that will take place at the gathering of our book club. 

Today the Thursday Stitchers will gather in a new place Our library is extra busy this time of year. So we have been invited to gather at the Moose Lodge. They will feed us taco salad. It should be fun. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Hot Flash in the Pan

 

Sharing at Table Scraps Challenge for August 2025. 

I finally struggled through the Table Scraps Challenge that was this month’s color, aqua and the prompt of Hot Flash.  If you log onto this post, at The Joyful Quilter , you will see the various ways other bloggers interpreted the challenge. 

Every month this year I have used my cutting scraps, sometimes also my scrap baskets to make crumb blocks and use them in the TSC. So aqua scraps became a rectangle. 

I folded it in half over some scrap batting. And proceeded to appliqué some images and letters. If you have done applique, you know the “reverse image” conundrum. Letters are an extra struggle. An H, an O and a T are easy. They are the same right side up or flipped over. Other letters not so easy. Think F, L, P ,N.  You get the idea.

Now I’m no artist. I can barely draw an acceptable heart. I use the internet a lot! I search for free images, with no copyright . FLASH was not easy. Every one I found referred to The Flash. The movie, the cartoon.

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 So I slashed and cut and redrew and cut again. Acceptable for this “soon to be covered by a hot pot of soup”, hot pad. 

And as of Saturday at 1:30pm , it was done. 

I’m calling it a Hot Flash in the Pan. 

I finished it with a leftover strip of binding, cut from 2 1/4” down to 1 3/4”. I use the Edyta Sitar technique for smaller items. You can find the YouTube video here. https://youtu.be/jWauykQzr7w?si=rnh8V0fi0PEfc45o  or search FQS videos for the double fold binding. It’s 11 years old!

Sewn on the back , wrapped to the front and sewn down with decorative stitch #26 on my old Bernina. It is a  sort of featherstitch. I like to use these challenges to try new ideas and techniques. 

Mr Busy took  me out for lunch, so I’m just now posting this. Out to lunch in our world means drive through Jimmy John’s sub shop and take it to our favorite park to eat. Then a stop at the hardware store for a new shower head for the master bath. Fun times!!

Now I’m off to read the posts at Table Scraps Challenge and Scrap Happy Saturday. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

ps: I got interrupted again and didn’t get this posted til Sunday. 😕

Last Aqua Chip Block, a Crumb Creation and a Struggle with Letters

  

This week has been a struggle. Why? I’m not sure. Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s the hint of winter, maybe it’s something else. 

I finished the embroidery of the label for the heart quilt that will go to my friend’s new granddaughter. I can’t show the label, because I haven’t asked for permission from the new parents. But you have all seen the front in this Post.

I finally struggled through the Table Scraps Challenge that was this month’s color, aqua and the prompt of Hot Flash.  If you log onto this post, at The Joyful Quilter , you will see the various ways other bloggers interpreted the challenge. 

Every month this year I have used my cutting scraps, sometimes also my scrap baskets to make crumb blocks and use them in the TSC. So aqua scraps became a rectangle. 

I folded it in half over some scrap batting. And proceeded to appliqué some images and letters. If you have done applique, you know the “reverse image” conundrum. Letters are an extra struggle. An H, an O and a T. Are easy. They are the same right side up or flipped over. Other letters no so easy. Think F, L, P ,N.  You get the idea.

Now I’m no artist. I can barely draw an acceptable heart. I use the internet a lot! I search for free images, with no copyright . FLASH was not easy. Every one I found referred to The Flash. The movie, the cartoon. So I slashed and cut and redrew and cut again. Acceptable for this “soon to be covered by a hot pot of soup”, hot pad. 

I’ll post to Table Scraps challenge as soon as it’s finished. 

One final Aqua potato chip block for the 5th Saturday. 

I’ll linking up to RSC and ScrapHappy Saturday at Angela’s blog. Hoping for a long weekend to sew!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

I LIKE Thursday

 

 Sharing some good things with others at Not Afraid of Color

I shared this with my book club, but if you substitute “too much fabric” for “too many books” this works for us quilters and makers, also!

I’m not sewing much but are getting the boos is sewn into rows on this one. I’ll show my progress on Friday. 

I am listening to an audible selection, while I’m doing hand stitching, and while I’m doing my morning walk. Have you read this one? It’s one of the summer reads for my book club. I recommend it highly. 

LeeAnna suggested this conversation starter. 

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do you like amusement parks? which one is your favorite? Do you like rides or shows better?

 Mr Busy and I took a “just us” trip to Elitchs Gardens in Denver in the summer of 1969. He likes amusement/carnival rides. I hate them. We rode the roller coaster. I didn’t like it, but I like him so I did it. The only other exposures to carnival rides and such were local county fairs in South Dakota and a state fair in Arizona when our great grandchildren were preteens. Those were traveling Ferris Wheels, Tilt-a-Whirl, and carousels. We did visit Spokane Washington on a motorcycle vacation to Glacier National Park and beyond, and rode a large beautiful carousel there. It was wonderful. 

I tried the new option to let blogger add links. Let me know how it looks to you. 

August 28th is a special day to me. It was my mother’s birthday. She would have been 103 today. She almost made her 90th birthday. I miss her a lot. 

This is one of the last photos I have of her. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching

 

Stitching on Marcellus and friends. Last week I talked about a friend in Oregon who has finished her Biscornu. I contacted her and she said I could share the photos. So here they are. 

Isn’t her work beautiful. The stitcher’s name is Linda. The pattern is from Heartstring Samplery in Sandy, OR.  Beth Twist of Heartstring Samplery taught the class and it was held at Cynthia’s of Bend, in Bend OR. 

I hope mine will look 1/2 as good. I made a little progress on octopus #4. 

I’m also Hand embroidering the name and birthdate on the Glowing Hearts baby quilt. I’ve blurred out the personal info. But her name is Juliet and she is adorable. 

Sharing with other slow stitching friends at Slow Sunday Stitching hosted by Kathy’s Quilts. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Aqua Chips and Crumbs

 

Linking up late Saturday early Sunday with some aqua sewing. Some days don’t go as planned. But I am linking up with ScrapHappy Saturday this Sunday Morning. 

Here are all four potato chip blocks so far. 

While stitching these, I worked on some crumb blocks. 

Then searched the internet for images of flashes , fire, lightning. IYKYK!. Table Scraps Challenge is just around the corner. 😀 🔥♨️❤️‍🔥⚡️

And of course I STILL stitching octopuses!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Time flies ***

 How can it be Friday already. 

I completely missed I LIKE Thursday, yesterday. Mr Busy had a doctor appointment early, there was a grocery pickup, my stitching group met and went out to lunch together. 

So I’ll answer LeeAnna’s conversation starter. Do I like Dairy Queen.?  We have a local DQ, and stop every now and again. The treats are kinda expensive in calories. Mr Busy always orders a Peanut Buster Parfait. I will get a a Blizzard. My favorite is Cookie Dough, but I’ll eat any flavor except cherry. LOL. 

Some good thingthis week. I have 7 tomatoes on the 1 plant that made it into the ground. 

Now if we can just have enough warm weather for them to ripen. Our earliest freeze has been September 21st. But a few places in our state, south and west of us had freezing nighttime temps last week. The Farmers Almanac is predicting, earlier cold, colder temperatures, more snow and a longer Winter. YUCK!

I found this on the internet and had to share. 

The string blocks are slowly being sewed together. I’ll keep you in the loop. 

I made baked banana oatmeal this morning. It was a new one for me. Both of us thought it was really good. 

https://pin.it/7DvUBAkFO

Or go to fivehearthome.com.

Banana Baked Oatmeal.

One last thing: the baby has arrived. I’m embroidering her name and birthdate on the back. 

I do not have permission to share her whole name yet. But it’s beautiful. 

I’m sharing with Not Afraid of Color, go there to find others.

And linking with Finished or Not Friday

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.