Monday Goals

Not sure what I will have for this weeks goals. For some reason I'm just blank.

1. Piece more on b/w Bricks and Stepping Stones
2. Piece on navy blue/white Bricks and Stepping Stones

Laura Beth, Mason and Nick are coming for almost a week next week, so somewhere in between I need to do laundry and make up beds. Ken will hopefully be able to help with the cleaning. I think Grandma and Grandpa may get Mason to themselves for a day. If we beat the parents off with a stick.......

Sunday Stash Report

I bought nothing, and finished nothing. But I have been sewing, so maybe a finish will happen pretty soon!

Cover Girl

One day about eight weeks ago my boss said "Jerry" was coming to interview me about volunteering at the Visitor Center. He asked me lots of questions and took lots of pictures. He interviewed several people that day. I never gave it another thought. Then, about a month later, I received an email from my boss saying "You're a Star". HUH???


I never dreamed I'd be on the cover of Workamper News!! For those of you whom RV full or part time, you know it's the major publication in finding contacts/employers. I remember Jerry taking this picture, it was SO WINDY that day! There was a three page article in the magazine, and parts of my interview and another picture of me were in that too.

Motivation Friday

I've kept busy this week. More black/white 4 patches are made. I pressed, cut, and pieced my Disappearing 9 patch blocks into a top.

I'll put it away for now, I'll work on the borders after I'm done volunteering. I cut my navy blue and white strips, they are waiting for me to cut them into bits and then make the 4 patches. I counted and cut a few more blue bricks to make sure I have enough.


My light wasn't very good, it washed my pictures out. But you get the idea. I made all my goals!

Monday Goals

Time to plan my week.

1. Make enough b/w 4 patches to finish piecing my Bricks and Stepping Stones top
2. Press and cut my D9P blocks
3. Cut strips for navy blue/white 4 patches
4. Check my blues stash for more scraps to cut into bricks

Okay, that is more than I know I will get done! But a girl's gotta have some GOALS!!

Sunday Stash Report

Stash report time, I have to fess up! When Sally and I were shopping, I did buy fabric. 3 yards of navy blue Kona cloth.


I have been sorting my "bricks" and thinking of pulling all the blue/purple bricks into one quilt. Sorta like I saw on Mereth's blog. I really liked her quilt, and thought I would try it with dark navy blue instead of the blacks I have been using. So that makes it -25 yards for the year. I do hope I remember how to finish something!


PS--I've been reading everyone's stash reports, but unable to leave comments on most of them!!

Riverboat Days

Today was the parade for Riverboat Days, and although I staff the Visitor Center while the rest of the Corps staff do the float, I participate in spirit! Mardi Gras was the theme, and we had beads, crowns, and masks. I wore my beads and crown all day, but the mask had feathers that were around my nose and TICKLED! I even wore my crown and beads when I got off and met my sisters and Ken. Ken rolled his eyes, my 30 yo nephew wanted my crown, and my sister wanted the beads!

All the visitors laughed when they came in, and asked if I was the "queen for the day"!! The weather was perfect, it was a great time.

Motivation Friday

It's a perfect day today, cool, about 69 degrees out, and slightly overcast. My windows are open, and I am enjoying it!

I've gotten a lot done this week. I did errands, played a day with Sally, and even sewed and pressed a large pile of blocks! I do sleep under quilts in my camper, I have a couple of my favorites here. First is my Christmas chinese coins quilt. I had a large stash of old Christmas prints I had inherited from my mother, grandmother, and CARING friends! This is the 3rd, and last quilt I made from them. It actually started out as potholders, and it grew into a queen size quilt. I backed it with a TOT blue flannel, and it has become a "using" quilt. I have very few non-using quilts at my house, most of them get put on a bed at one time or another! Or hung on my walls!

Another quilt I keep here is a bricks and stepping stones quilt. I love the pattern, most of the blocks were received in an international swap. I backed it with fleece, and its very cuddly and comforting. Think rainy days and books!

And MightyMom asked for pictures of some blocks, proof that I had been sewing! So here are the bricks and stepping stones blocks I have been working on.

I am out of 4 patches, I had been sewing the "bricks" to the "stepping stones". That pile doesn't look very big, but there are at least 500+ bricks in it, enough to make 3 bed size quilts! I haven't made a dent in my stash cubes. I have been pulling out any piece of fabric that was 9" or smaller and cutting it into usable pieces. Some of those little odds and ends had been there for years! I love scrap quilts. I only cut into 5" nickel squares, 2.5" noodles, or 3.5x6.5" bricks. Those are the sizes I use the most, and I have stacking baskets just for that. Some of the bits get throw into my string basket too.

I hope you all have wonderful weather wherever you live, and have a great weekend! I plan to!

Thursday Road Trip

Today I went on a road trip and met up with my good friend Sally. We had a great day, we went to stores we usually don't go in, found some jeans on sale, and went to our FAVORITE store--Barnes and Noble. Sally is always a good sport, and we did go to a couple of fabric stores! But the addition to my stash will not be big. I haven't spent a day just goofing off with Sally in a long time, and it felt wonderful.

Yesterday I pressed all the blocks I have sewn so far. Maybe tomorrow I will be able to sew a bit more. This weekend is Riverboat Days--parade, fireworks, hundreds of vendor booths in the park, lots of things to see and do. I will be volunteering on Saturday, but plan to wear my crown, mask, and beads. Did I tell you the theme this year is Mardi Gras?? The Corps always has a float that's theme is about water safety and we have to figure some way to tie it to Mardi Gras. The suggestion was made for the slogan "Show us your Buoys" but that one didn't make the cut! I don't remember what the slogan will be, but everyone has masks, crowns, beads, and gold foil coin bubble gum to throw. Ken will be here for a few days, and maybe my sisters, so I am planning on having fun!!

Wednesday Ramblings

I almost forgot that I promised a picture of the new lawn chairs we bought on the auction! Ken says they're HIS chairs, but if possession is 9/10th, they're MY chairs!! I think we'll agree to share them, here is a picture of him sitting in one outside my camper, doing is favorite thing--reading junk mail!!

I like these chairs because the footrest slides out from underneath the seat, and you don't have to recline. They're perfect for sitting outside and reading.

Monday Goals

No stash report this week, I didn't buy any fabric or finish anything. And no design wall, so no new pictures.

Goals--This week is a big celebration in Yankton--Riverboat Days. Parade, vendors, lots of things to see and do. Although I will volunteer on Saturday, I will have Friday and Sunday off. The theme this year is "Mardi Gras", and I have a mask, crown, and beads ready to wear! Wonder if the visitors will think I'm crazy?!! I will ask someone to take a picture if I remember.

1. Piece Bricks and Stepping Stones and D9P blocks.

Yes, I think that is all I will have for goals this week. I have errands to run, and several days of volunteering coming up, and also possible guests this weekend. The weather has been beautiful yesterday and today. It rained and rained and RAINED on Saturday while I was volunteering! Good day to be inside.