See everyone's blocks at soscrappy.
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Rainbow Scrap Challenge Saturday
Red was the color for August. More 30's fabrics bit the dust. I cut up the smaller bits and had enough for two blocks.
See everyone's blocks at soscrappy.
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See everyone's blocks at soscrappy.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals
A little sewing done over the weekend--I'm behind making Rainbow Scrappy Challenge blocks--here is a blue and two yellow.
See everyone's design walls at Patchwork Times.
Friday I called Pat and asked if she wanted to road trip. SURE!! We drove to Sioux City (IA-SD-NE) and visited Heart and Hands Dry Goods. Pat bought a pattern and I did a little stash enhancing. Next we saw a sign advertising Palmer Candy Company. Pat bought treats for the grands. The shop was full of candy and shoppers and had lots of staff to scoop your goodies into bags for you.
We were looking for a particular store--the on-line maps were wrong and we toured Iowa for a while. Thought we might end up in Omaha--but we found an exit and got turned around and headed north again. Pat and I are road tripping again on Friday. Pat asked if I know the stores in Sioux Falls better than IA?
Last week Laura Beth and family camped with us. While Laura Beth was drying her hair the breaker kept flipping. We blamed it on her Industrial Strength hair dryer and said she'd have to use mine. Ken suggested she go outside and use the direct plug in on the camper electrical box. So Laura Beth--this picture is for you. Your own Outdoor Hair Salon. (courtesy of your father!)
After they left Ken and I remembered we were running the central air, an electric fry pan and the microwave. Adding the hair dryer was too much. Sorry Laura Beth--it really wasn't your Industrial Strength Hair dryer!
Weekly Goals-
See everyone's design walls at Patchwork Times.
Friday I called Pat and asked if she wanted to road trip. SURE!! We drove to Sioux City (IA-SD-NE) and visited Heart and Hands Dry Goods. Pat bought a pattern and I did a little stash enhancing. Next we saw a sign advertising Palmer Candy Company. Pat bought treats for the grands. The shop was full of candy and shoppers and had lots of staff to scoop your goodies into bags for you.
We were looking for a particular store--the on-line maps were wrong and we toured Iowa for a while. Thought we might end up in Omaha--but we found an exit and got turned around and headed north again. Pat and I are road tripping again on Friday. Pat asked if I know the stores in Sioux Falls better than IA?
Last week Laura Beth and family camped with us. While Laura Beth was drying her hair the breaker kept flipping. We blamed it on her Industrial Strength hair dryer and said she'd have to use mine. Ken suggested she go outside and use the direct plug in on the camper electrical box. So Laura Beth--this picture is for you. Your own Outdoor Hair Salon. (courtesy of your father!)
After they left Ken and I remembered we were running the central air, an electric fry pan and the microwave. Adding the hair dryer was too much. Sorry Laura Beth--it really wasn't your Industrial Strength Hair dryer!
Weekly Goals-
- Cut out Red Rainbow Scrappy blocks
- Finish a YoYo block
- Bind teal/orange quilt
Friday, August 9, 2013
Motivation (not really) Friday
Its Friday again and nothing to show. Nada. Is it a summer slump? Mostly I've just been busy. This week Sandy and I attended the last concert in the park.
The weather was perfect for the summer concerts--Tuesday's was gorgeous--70's, a slight breeze and no bugs! They are held outside at the Riverside Park Amphitheater--a full crowd--the overflow brings lawn chairs. Thank you Yankton Area Arts!
Tonight Ken and I are going to his class reunion. Although I wanted to wear high heels (yes--I love high heels!) I know I might be doing a lot of standing, and instead I'm wearing these--
Black suede flip-flops decorated with YoYo's! Toni thought of it and made the yoyos and buttons! Thank you Toni!
Sewing?? Well, I have made yoyos and worked on my binding--I have two sides done now. But that's it. I'm enjoying summer. Next week is Riverboat Days and its going to be BUSY!
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Weekly Goals & Some Pictures
Time to check on my goals--
Rain is almost always welcome in the summer. Right now we're nice and green.
Down by Maintenance a Kildeer had a nest. To keep from accidentally running over it they put a small steel fence post. Every day someone would drive by to check it. The eggs are laid on the bare ground--its very hard to see it. Karla and I just happened to drive by when one egg had hatched.
Very hard to see the babies on the ground. The parents were VERY upset--fluttering around us doing the distracting "broken wing--come eat me" dance.
There were 3 eggs--we only saw one chick and one egg didn't hatch. We really weren't that close--Karla has a very good zoom lens on her camera.
This year I had a flower bed beside my camper. I put in petunias, pansies, coxcomb, verbena, and glads. Then I planted some seeds--morning glory, moonflowers, sweet peas, and zinnias. I call it the "Green Volcana"--
About 5.5 feet tall. Its a bit overfull! Amazing what water and fertilizer will do.
Sometimes the daily police report is a bit humerous--
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Really?? I can't believe someone actually called the police on this.
- One YoYo block--in progress
- One side of binding sewn down--in progress
- Work on a UFO--nope
Rain is almost always welcome in the summer. Right now we're nice and green.
Down by Maintenance a Kildeer had a nest. To keep from accidentally running over it they put a small steel fence post. Every day someone would drive by to check it. The eggs are laid on the bare ground--its very hard to see it. Karla and I just happened to drive by when one egg had hatched.
Very hard to see the babies on the ground. The parents were VERY upset--fluttering around us doing the distracting "broken wing--come eat me" dance.
There were 3 eggs--we only saw one chick and one egg didn't hatch. We really weren't that close--Karla has a very good zoom lens on her camera.
This year I had a flower bed beside my camper. I put in petunias, pansies, coxcomb, verbena, and glads. Then I planted some seeds--morning glory, moonflowers, sweet peas, and zinnias. I call it the "Green Volcana"--
About 5.5 feet tall. Its a bit overfull! Amazing what water and fertilizer will do.
Sometimes the daily police report is a bit humerous--
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Really?? I can't believe someone actually called the police on this.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals
Still plugging along on the YoYo project. I have 23 complete blocks.
13 more to go. The center portions are done, I just have to add a row of sashing YoYos to each one. You can't tell from the picture--but that stack of blocks is a foot high. Please see everyone's Design Walls at Patchwork Times.
Goals for the week--
The weather has been beyond gorgeous! Saturday we attended a wedding in the park. Normally a 2pm wedding in the park in July is hot and miserable. But Saturday the weather was perfect--low 70's and a slight breeze. It could not have been more perfect. And the cooler weather continues. I'm taking full advantage of it--the windows are open and the air conditioning is OFF.
Last week our crops had a wonderful rain--somewhere between 4.5 and 7 inches. And a week later another inch. Ken has cheered up considerably (the farm wives out there know what I'm talking about) and now he's working on weeds. There are areas you are unable to spray and he's out with the tractor mower. Later this fall we can have it sprayed and won't damage nearby crops.
13 more to go. The center portions are done, I just have to add a row of sashing YoYos to each one. You can't tell from the picture--but that stack of blocks is a foot high. Please see everyone's Design Walls at Patchwork Times.
Goals for the week--
- One YoYo block
- One side of binding sewn down
- Work on a UFO
The weather has been beyond gorgeous! Saturday we attended a wedding in the park. Normally a 2pm wedding in the park in July is hot and miserable. But Saturday the weather was perfect--low 70's and a slight breeze. It could not have been more perfect. And the cooler weather continues. I'm taking full advantage of it--the windows are open and the air conditioning is OFF.
Last week our crops had a wonderful rain--somewhere between 4.5 and 7 inches. And a week later another inch. Ken has cheered up considerably (the farm wives out there know what I'm talking about) and now he's working on weeds. There are areas you are unable to spray and he's out with the tractor mower. Later this fall we can have it sprayed and won't damage nearby crops.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Design Wall Monday
Pajama pants for Mason. You know--custom fitted. Something with long legs and skinny body. I found a free pattern and tutorial at Sew Jereli.
Check everyone's design wall at Patchwork Times.
Weekly Goals--
Check everyone's design wall at Patchwork Times.
Weekly Goals--
- Pajama pants
- 1 yoyo sashing
- bind one quilt
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Sunday Stash Report
Its been a busy week. Ken and I are in MN visiting/babysitting for Laura Beth and Nick. Yesterday I made a quick trip to River City Quilts for a bit of stash enhancing. My yoyo project needed more fabric for the sashing yoyos.
Four yards in. One yard cuts--all from the clearance table. Three are Thimbleberries and one is a Moda. Each yoyo sashing uses 20"--there is a little left over from each yard for my stash. So my new numbers are--
Stash in this week--4 yards
Stash out this week--0 yards
Stash in YTD--71.5 yards
Stasn out YTD--89.5 yards
I'm ahead 18 yards!
See everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times.
Karla and I went to the Hospital on Wednesday--its an in-patient facility for all sorts of illnesses. She had her "Wheel of Bald Eagle Trivia" and a touch table of different animal pelts with their skull (plastic cast--not a real one) and a flip card with information and pictures of each one. All the items are meant to be touched and held--good for patients that have developmental disabilities or maybe dementia. We also had tattoos, stickers, and animal track stamps. My favorite thing is to put the tattoos on--they are the temporary tattoos you apply with a wet paper towel. Sheesh--the first one I tried to apply was a mess! I finally realized the patients had sunscreen on--and it wouldn't allow the tattoo to stick!
It was a very nice morning--not too hot and a slight breeze. Other displays were turtles, fish, frogs, toads and a salamander (yes--live ones from the Fish Hatchery and Aquarium). They were planting seeds in cups, (I never did find out what they planted in them) and across from us they were making S'Mores.
Not much sewing except for yoyos this week.
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| 4 yards in--3 Thimbleberries and 1 Moda |
Stash in this week--4 yards
Stash out this week--0 yards
Stash in YTD--71.5 yards
Stasn out YTD--89.5 yards
I'm ahead 18 yards!
See everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times.
Karla and I went to the Hospital on Wednesday--its an in-patient facility for all sorts of illnesses. She had her "Wheel of Bald Eagle Trivia" and a touch table of different animal pelts with their skull (plastic cast--not a real one) and a flip card with information and pictures of each one. All the items are meant to be touched and held--good for patients that have developmental disabilities or maybe dementia. We also had tattoos, stickers, and animal track stamps. My favorite thing is to put the tattoos on--they are the temporary tattoos you apply with a wet paper towel. Sheesh--the first one I tried to apply was a mess! I finally realized the patients had sunscreen on--and it wouldn't allow the tattoo to stick!
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| Karla and our Display Tables--we had hospital Staff to help us |
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| Me with the pelts and a Staff helping me |
Not much sewing except for yoyos this week.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Sunday Stash Report
Several neck coolers were made on Friday--used 1/2 yd. My new numbers are--
Stash in this week--0
Stash out this week--.5 yards
Stash in YTD--67.5 yards
Stash out YTD--89.5 yards
I'm ahead 22 yards!
See how everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times blog.
Yesterday the temp was 88F. Dew point was 88. And the humidity was 100%. But it wasn't raining!
Overnight that changed, here is the view out my camper door--
Wet! So far .70" of rain. Everything is green and lush, including the weeds on my camping pad. They do spray for weeds, but I have lots of plants in pots and I know they are afraid to get very close. See the little PVC birdhouse in the upper left of the photo? I made it modeled after a couple of different plans found on the internet--and I know there is a bird nesting in it. It might be a warbler or wren--its a very small dull colored bird--but I've only had a few glimpses of it--I only go over there to fill the finch feeder. I never painted mine to resemble a log, maybe by next spring I can get than done!
Stash in this week--0
Stash out this week--.5 yards
Stash in YTD--67.5 yards
Stash out YTD--89.5 yards
I'm ahead 22 yards!
See how everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times blog.
Yesterday the temp was 88F. Dew point was 88. And the humidity was 100%. But it wasn't raining!
Overnight that changed, here is the view out my camper door--
Wet! So far .70" of rain. Everything is green and lush, including the weeds on my camping pad. They do spray for weeds, but I have lots of plants in pots and I know they are afraid to get very close. See the little PVC birdhouse in the upper left of the photo? I made it modeled after a couple of different plans found on the internet--and I know there is a bird nesting in it. It might be a warbler or wren--its a very small dull colored bird--but I've only had a few glimpses of it--I only go over there to fill the finch feeder. I never painted mine to resemble a log, maybe by next spring I can get than done!
Friday, July 12, 2013
Motivation Friday
How did I do on my goals this week??
Did I do anything this week??!!
I trimmed these blocks--
These are from last year's Rainbow Scrappy Challenge. They finish about 7.5"--I'm going to lay them out and see if I need more. Maybe a 8x11 layout??
A little work on binding and yoyos but no finishes.
This month the Rainbow Scrappy color is Teal. There are no "teal" fabrics in my 30's box. I'll just work on the one's I haven't finished yet.
Ken and Ruby came for a visit. Ruby is always afraid Ken will leave her.
She's learned he can't leave until he puts his shoes on, and if she's laying on them he can't sneak away. If he's just sleeping she lays under the front of the recliner--
But then the thunder and lightning and rain came--and Ruby went to her favorite hiding spot--
Under the table!
A few days ago the maintenance guys came to fix a leak at the Visitor Center. The outside of the VC is concrete and the drain pipes for the roof are inside the wall. They needed to cut a hole in the wall to repair the leak. The leak was in the theater--and they thought it would be an easy fix--the movie screen would cover the hole while they were working on it. "Ummm--what screen?" I asked. No screen--just a white wall! Luckily the hole was quite low and easily fixed.
If you are wondering why there are 3 guys its not a "Tax Dollars at Work" picture. One guy on the roof to make sure they had the right pipe, one guy reading the blueprint, (let's not cut the hole in the wrong spot!) and one man measuring. Luckily the leak was at the bottom of the pipe (no one knew WHERE on the pipe the leak was) and the plan was to start at the bottom and keep enlarging the hole up until they found it. Then two guys went on to other projects leaving just one to fix the leak and patch the hole.
Its hot and the air conditioner is running like crazy. Tomorrow I volunteer. What's been happening at your house??
- Finish a yoyo block--no
- bind one quilt--no
- More Rainbow Scrappy blocks--no
Did I do anything this week??!!
I trimmed these blocks--
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| 90+ blocks trimmed |
A little work on binding and yoyos but no finishes.
This month the Rainbow Scrappy color is Teal. There are no "teal" fabrics in my 30's box. I'll just work on the one's I haven't finished yet.
Ken and Ruby came for a visit. Ruby is always afraid Ken will leave her.
She's learned he can't leave until he puts his shoes on, and if she's laying on them he can't sneak away. If he's just sleeping she lays under the front of the recliner--
But then the thunder and lightning and rain came--and Ruby went to her favorite hiding spot--
Under the table!
A few days ago the maintenance guys came to fix a leak at the Visitor Center. The outside of the VC is concrete and the drain pipes for the roof are inside the wall. They needed to cut a hole in the wall to repair the leak. The leak was in the theater--and they thought it would be an easy fix--the movie screen would cover the hole while they were working on it. "Ummm--what screen?" I asked. No screen--just a white wall! Luckily the hole was quite low and easily fixed.
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| Men at Work |
Its hot and the air conditioner is running like crazy. Tomorrow I volunteer. What's been happening at your house??
Monday, July 8, 2013
Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals
I finished 13 Super Star blocks (I already had 7 done) for the sew-a-long with Wedding Dress Blue.
No design wall here, I used my picnic table (the breeze was flipping them up and I'm standing on a cooler) I'm trying to decide whether to leave the top at 20 blocks, or make 5 more. And I'm not sure I like white borders, maybe a colored border on it--a GREEN one? I love the stars--they finish at 16". Although smaller pieces have their own charm, sometimes I like to see the pattern in the fabrics. Especially since this is a scrappy quilt--and there are a lot of different fabrics! Mary Kay--there are some of your fish in there, and Jackie--I know I saw a Christmas print from your box. Vic--there is a bit of a civil war repro from you in there too. That's what makes a scrappy quilt special--the memories. See everyone's design wall at Patchwork Times.
Weekly Goals--
The weather has turned warmer. I have a few days off from volunteering and Ken and Ruby came to visit. Life is good.
No design wall here, I used my picnic table (the breeze was flipping them up and I'm standing on a cooler) I'm trying to decide whether to leave the top at 20 blocks, or make 5 more. And I'm not sure I like white borders, maybe a colored border on it--a GREEN one? I love the stars--they finish at 16". Although smaller pieces have their own charm, sometimes I like to see the pattern in the fabrics. Especially since this is a scrappy quilt--and there are a lot of different fabrics! Mary Kay--there are some of your fish in there, and Jackie--I know I saw a Christmas print from your box. Vic--there is a bit of a civil war repro from you in there too. That's what makes a scrappy quilt special--the memories. See everyone's design wall at Patchwork Times.
Weekly Goals--
- Finish a yoyo block
- bind one quilt
- More Rainbow Scrappy blocks
The weather has turned warmer. I have a few days off from volunteering and Ken and Ruby came to visit. Life is good.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Sunday Stash Report
6 more yards out. A few weeks ago I finished Henrietta's 4 Patch Posey and the front was from my stash. So my new numbers are--
Stash in this week--0
Stash out this week--6 yards
Stash in YTD--67.5 yards
Stash out YTD--89 yards
I'm ahead 21.5 yards!
See everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times.
Stash in this week--0
Stash out this week--6 yards
Stash in YTD--67.5 yards
Stash out YTD--89 yards
I'm ahead 21.5 yards!
See everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times.
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