Catching Up

It was a proficient 24-hour interval of sewing yesterday , as well as also , nosotros sold our truck. Can't enquire for a much improve 24-hour interval than that. Well , I suppose if mortal had come upward inward as well as done my housework for me...which remains undone...but let's simply non utter almost that , shall we? (I'm real proficient at avoidance.) Also , if an bird had flown overhead as well as dropped a pocketbook total of coin correct beside me , that would receive got made it a improve day. One tin e'er dream.

First , I got the binding sewn onto the Wheel Estate quilt. Now , entirely the hand-stitching remains.

The quilt inspectors were dorsum on the task yesterday morning. Sadie gave it a proficient once-over checking for snuggleability. It's going to hold upward a snuggle quilt , afterwards all , as well as thence it was critically of import for it to top this test.

It's snuggly plenty , but I'm afurraid I receive got to concur alongside Smitty almost these campers. These are the weirdest-ass campers I've ever seen. We've never seen whatsoever that await similar this when we're inward those RV purrks.

Obviously , everyone's a critic.

With that done , it was fourth dimension to operate on the Marvelous Mon Mini blocks. I was several weeks behind on these. First , were these 4 squares. Simple enough.

Then , the broken dishes. These all halt upward at 4 inches unfinished , as well as those middle HST's are 1-1/4 inches. Is it whatsoever surprise I'm having problem getting my points to tally up?

Then , the flight geese block...again , those dastardly 1-1/4 inch HST's.

Last , was a 9-patch. You mightiness hollo back that I made this 9-patch inward mistake when I starting fourth dimension started on this project. It wasn't quite the correct size , but I was determined to exercise it. Since it was a footling likewise large (and since I'd already taken it apart as well as sewn it dorsum together twice) , I entirely pose i edge on it , as well as that i edge was fudged to larn to the 4-inch unfinished size. Please don't telephone phone the quilt police.

There's even thence i to a greater extent than to produce on these , but it simply came out on Monday. That way that I'm technically caught up...and I'm all almost technicalities. These are the blocks I've made thence far.

That was all I had fourth dimension for yesterday. I rode along alongside Mike out to Troutdale where nosotros met a guy from Yakima who bought the truck. (It's almost a three-hour fourth dimension differential , as well as thence nosotros split upward the difference.) We even thence receive got it inward our possession , but he's given us a deposit. It's officially off the marketplace , as well as he'll convey us the residuum on Monday. We're a footling flake nostalgic almost the quondam truck. It was a existent operate Equus caballus , as well as nosotros traveled a lot of miles inward it. We entirely sold it because nosotros needed a dually to haul our larger truck camper. Nostalgia or no , it'll hold upward proficient to larn that hog out of the driveway as well as off our insurance policy.

Today , sadly , is a grocery shopping day. On a brighter complaint , the listing is short. Then , I'll larn dorsum to my sewing. Oh yeah , as well as housework , if I'm feeling charitable. I'll finished the final of the minis as well as and thence , hopefully , larn caught upward on the Welcome Home Small Quilt Mystery.

Just every bit I was getting create to post this , I noticed I had an electronic mail from the Sketchbook Project. They created a map of all the participants thence far. This is a global projection , as well as thence people from all over the basis are participating. I totally beloved beingness a exercise of something similar that. Here's their map. One of those dots at that spot inward Oregon is me!

Actually , I'm real excited to larn started on this...and to tell the truth , I'm real excited almost our trip. It's difficult to think almost much else.

Before I become for the 24-hour interval , I must exhibit you lot this motion painting of the Princess as well as the Pea. We've had to negotiate almost what spaces she tin occupy on my operate table. She has a footling bed , as well as I endeavour to larn her to remain inward it. Yesterday , her feelings were wound , but non thence badly. She constitute the quilts-to-be-quilted pile (I think at that spot are 5 inward the pile) as well as decided that would brand a dainty soft as well as cushy napping house for her. Pea? What pea?

And since the quilts-to-be-quilted pile is e'er a pop napping house , I've taken to saving my quilting exercise pieces every bit a protective shield against truthful cat fuzz. Kitties don't mind. It's simply i to a greater extent than grade of cushiness.