Monthly Archives: July 2019

Back at my computer

Journal

Thursday, July 18, 2019

I came home from the meeting with a bit of work that needed to be done before noon today. Before bed last night I wrote up and sent off a few documents to be reviewed by the Board.

My alarm was set for six this morning but when I woke up about five minutes to six I intentionally turned it off because I was awake. Then I promptly went back to sleep and didn’t wake up again until the Texada ferry blew its whistle at seven. So much for getting an early start on the day.

I did some proof-reading and then worked on Hall things until it was almost time to get ready to go to sewing. I intended to do some copying at Staples but when I got there I couldn’t find my print card so left without what I went for. I had some papers to drop off with another Board member but it was still a little earlier than my usual time to leave for sewing. I didn’t think Gail would mind if I was early but when I got there, at least twenty minutes early, Jessie was already settled in.

I’m working on my Disappearing 9-Patch as my Thursday project. I’m more than half-way done putting the sets of four together. I was able to put them up on Gail’s design wall and it is nice to see how they will go together. The sets of four will take some arranging but I can count on Jessie and Gail to help me with that.

And so here I am, back at my computer, doing a bit more proof-reading this evening.

Play Mat

Quilting

Someone once suggested that when you cut the corners off a Snowball block you should keep them to make something, so as not to waste the fabric. When I made my Eye-Spy quilt I did that exact thing and this is the result.

I will never do it again – some scraps are just scraps and should be used to stuff a dog pillow.

If I ever find someone to give the Eye-Spy quilt to, I’ll add this as a play mat.

Happy Birthday Stacia

Cards

July 17, 2019

Let’s Go Sew (from The Splendid Sampler 2 series)

My embroidery blocks are always saved for someone special!

I’m enjoying the shot cotton fabric I bought at Quilt Canada in Vancouver (with Stacia and Deloise) and I find it particularly nice with the embroidered blocks.

I need to work on my stitching skills though. When I asked the expert about what I was doing wrong (pulling the stitches too tight maybe?) she said that my stitches are about twice a long as they should be. I’ll be working on that in the next embroidery I do.

Too stormy for weeds

Journal

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

It isn’t really too stormy for weeds but I’m using that as an excuse for no getting out to the carport. It has been windy all day and threatening rain but, except for rain overnight, there haven’t been any showers.

I’ve been at my computer all day doing my proof-reading. It is slow going but I’m making progress. I’m more than a third of the way done, but not quite half-way there yet. I took a bit of time to go out to the bank (for the Hall) and the post office (to mail a couple of packages).

I have a Hall meeting tonight – for someone who specifically said I didn’t want to be on the Renovations Committee I seem to be attending a lot of renovation-related meetings. Hopefully, soon, the work will be underway and all that will be expected of me is to pay the bills.

I’ll get back to the reading now and get a few pages done before dinner.