Saturday, July 17, 2021

I’m back to my quilting project today. It is slow going but every bit counts. I’d like to have the binding on and ready for hand stitching before we leave for Texada but I think I’ll run out of time. Every quilted line counts though so I haven’t given up entirely.

I have the centre of the medallion quilted, and I’m maybe half finished the first border around the centre.

I’ll tie in some ends, bury some knots, change thread colour and get back to it before supper.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

I haven’t gone grocery shopping for a long time; we’ve either had them delivered or Pat has been doing the shopping. But I was at the store right at seven this morning, got what was on the list and was home shortly after 7:30. Since I had decent clothes on (not my gardening ones) I decided I would skip the yard work today. I went out and did the watering both front and back; if we are away next week the plants are going to need some dampness in the ground.

I did a bit of computer work but by ten I was feeling guilty so I got changed and headed out the door. It is much cooler today and I managed to stay out until noon. I was working on clearing the patio bricks; it is the one spot that, when it is done, I feel was worth the effort. Pat will spray sometime in the next couple of days; hopefully the roots will be dry and I can get a few more out after our week away.

Since it was a cooler day I did some baking. I think it was Audrey who “liked”on Facebook the Heaven on Earth cake made with an angel food and cherry pie filling. While it baked I shelled the peas that we got in our last produce bin. We’ve also had zucchinis delivered in our produce bin the past couple of weeks so I made a couple of loaves.

My angel food is baked and cooled so I’ll start putting it together. It has to cool for three hours so dessert will be late tonight.

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

I spent most of the morning out in the yard after doing a bit of Pat’s accounting. I hadn’t intended to tackle the grape but it was overtaking a couple of bushes so I decided to get it cleaned up before I started actually weeding the beds. Long story short, I never actually got to the individual beds. I was tired when I finished picking up the bindweed, dead heads and grape leaves but I stuck to my plan to mow the lawn. The grass itself wasn’t very tall but the weeds were sticking up all over. Pat came out and relieved me when I was about half done; it is surprising how easy it looks when you are watching someone else do the mowing.

After a couple of loads of laundry and running the dishwasher I came upstairs and got back to my quilting. The project I’m working on is a medallion – a centre surrounded by a few border rows (mine has four beyond the centre). I did the stabilizing around the centre and have a good start on the quilting. It’s going to take some time to get it done because it seems every time I finish a section I have to change thread – so far I’ve used four different colours. I’m liking the design I picked. It isn’t an original but I went through some photos of quilts that I had saved (not my own) and found some patterns that would work.

Pat has an online event this evening so I’ll work on this week’s clue for my Peppermint Purple cross stitch project.

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

I managed to avoid quilting all morning – some Guild work, some yard work, some Hall work and a few errands. I finally put a few stitches into the quilt this afternoon but it is going to be a slow process. I don’t really have a plan for the quilting so started with some ditch stitching. I figured out a bit of a plan for one section and put in enough stitches to decide that it was going to work. I’ve decided on the quilting for another section but I’ll have to change thread colours before I try it out.

So I decided that watching TV in the basement was the solution to my dilemma. After a couple of episodes I could hardly keep my eyes open so I had a nap. It’s supper time now so there won’t be anything more done today.

Hopefully I’ll be more productive tomorrow.