Monday, February 1, 2021

I know it’s Monday because I had my weekly online chat. Monday is meant to be a quilting day for me, and the first of the month means I get to start a new UFO. When I looked for the project that came up on my list I couldn’t find it where the list said it should be but I found a project that might have been the right one in another bin. Right or wrong, I’ll be quilting that particular piece this month.

But this morning there were a couple of things I wanted to finish up from yesterday. Sunday is cross stitching and today I finished a couple of threads on my quilted block as well as adding a couple of things to my Neglected Floss project so I could see how it would look. I’m liking the look of it but I’m going to take out a couple of the backstitching bits that I did and change the colour.

Cards are usually something I do on Wednesday but I had a card almost finished and I wanted to put the pieces together before I moved it aside. I wasn’t liking the finished project very much so I decided to add a couple of borders and I think it is passable now.

Tuesday is quilting with the Guild and I want to start the log cabin project but I didn’t have my fabrics decided on. I’ve cut out my red centres and I’ve picked fabric (again) for the logs. I’ll make a block tomorrow and see if I’m going to like my choices or change my mind (again). It shouldn’t be this hard should it?

The one thing that I’ll do tonight (and pretty much any night of the week) is knit. I finished another scarf except for weaving in the ends so while we watch another online concert I’ll be able to get that done and perhaps start another scarf.

Saturday, January 30, 2021

I can’t seem to settle at anything today so I’m not going to bother trying. I finished my Alias Grace block before a very late breakfast.

This is Diane’s birthday and sometimes, since her death, I have made something for myself on this day. I sorted out a pattern (a cover for my mixer) and did the measurements but I just didn’t feel like going any further. So I set it aside and called Brian.

I tried once more to enthuse myself in something but it just wasn’t happening so I did some work on my Guild archives. I purchased a product that will take an export from the website (photos and posts) and turn it into a pdf file. The file it presents still needs some tweaking and some of the posts for the year I’m working on (2009-2010) had already been downloaded in another format. I’m slowly working my way through it but I’m going to move on to something else now.

I have a bit of leftover yarn that I’ll add into my crocheted afghan and who knows what I’ll do after that – I don’t suspect it will be much though.

Friday, January 29, 2021

Today was a scrappy day and I’ve certainly made a mess – but enjoyed every minute of it.

I put together 13 more blocks for the scrappy quilt I’m making with my Leaders and Enders. I’m more than half-way done which was a surprise when I counted things because they are getting done quite quickly.

Next up was a string project and that is where the mess comes in. I have a drawer full of strings – strips that are of any length and less than one-and-a-half inches wide. I’m using a thin piece of fabric as my foundation and both the foundation and the strips have bits of threads attached. When I sew the strips into the block I’m not careful about cutting off the threads at the beginning or the end of the seam so when I trim them off I end up with quite a mess.

I’m going to try to make it up to the library this afternoon to pick up the book I ordered. I’m not quite done my current book but the library isn’t open on weekends and I expect I’ll need a new book before Monday. Besides, it’s a good idea to run the car a bit.