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Remembrance Day

Quilting

I bought this kit at the Saskatoon Quilt Guild’s quilt show several years ago. I had seen the poppy fabric when someone from our Guild was using it; when I saw the fabric used in a kit I had to have it.

I’m not sure why it took so long to quilt; it had sat finished and sandwiched for a long time. It became one of my first quilting projects after treatment and it went very well. I used the same pattern for some placemats so I already know the quilting pattern I will use.

In my mind I had put some Christmas fabric on the back so it could be reversible but the fabric I picked wasn’t the best. With black binding it doesn’t look as Christmassy as I would have like so it probably will only be used for the month of November.

As I didn’t get this finished before Remembrance Day this year it now hangs in my sewing room hiding some bins of scraps.

Plans

Journal

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

In the middle of the night I had an OMG moment when I realized I didn’t have any packages wrapped for the mail. Not really a problem as I could wrap them in the morning and drop them off when I stopped in at the Guild.

I came upstairs to my computer and I had a warning about a malware program on my machine – it’s the first time I’ve seen that. I ran the CleanMyMac program but it didn’t detect anything. I did a bit of research and tried a couple of different solutions but nothing worked.

In the meantime Telus came to change our modem. While he did his thing I got ready to wrap some parcels but my colour printer wasn’t working. Pat tried to fix it but time ran out and he had to give a guitar lesson. By lunch he had it working and I was able to do my printing.

When I couldn’t clean my computer I decided I’d look to see if I was behind on any updates, although I always keep an eye on them. I found an update to my browser so I installed it but the malware message came up again. So I updated my operating system which I really didn’t want to do but it was done as a last resort.

After the upgrade finished and I restarted the computer the message reappeared but I was able to send the report to Apple and the message disappeared – hopefully for good.

I didn’t waste all my morning as I got a good start on the last of my Christmas projects. I didn’t make it to the Guild but I’m okay with that. The packages are now wrapped and ready for when I go out tomorrow so I guess I really haven’t wasted the entire day, even though it feels like it.

If I hurry I may be able to get some hand stitching ready for tonight while we watch the hockey game.

Trial and error

Journal

Monday, December 4, 2023

I needed to go out to the post office this morning so I went early in order to avoid the rush and the rain. It was only raining a bit when I left but I had about a ten minute wait at the post office. By the time I got home the rain was coming down quite heavily but not nearly as bad as later this afternoon when the atmospheric river hit us. It is quite windy out now and I’m sure it is raining again – they were forecasting 70 mm for us today.

I started to work on the last Christmas project idea when I got home but it didn’t go well. The prototype ended up in the bin, but I was able to save a part of it to use again. I watched a youtube tutorial but I needed to adjust the pattern and my adjustments didn’t work out. I found another tutorial for the same idea and it has worked out much better. Just seven more to do and I’ll be done!

I haven’t packed anything up for Guild sewing tomorrow. I probably won’t go to sew even if the rain lets up but I need to drop off a couple of things for the Christmas party.

Daughter

Books

Author: Claudia Dey

I’m wish I could remember which Facebook group recommended this book because I might not take their next recommend seriously.

I found the story to be a real “downer”. Written mostly from the perspective of Mona it chronicles several years of a dysfunctional family. Her father, Paul, keeps Mona and her sister at a distance, unless he needs something. Mona’s stepmother makes it clear she doesn’t like Mona or her sister and Eva, Mona’s half-sister, has written them both out of her life.

Goodreads Rating: * *