Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Is it a card? No, but that is what I’m supposed to be doing.

Is it a daily block? No, but I may still get back to that.

Is it a mask? No, although I was disappointed this morning when I went to my fabric stash and didn’t find any good Hallowe’en-themed fabric.

What is it?

It’s a bandana for George (Christy’s dog). This is a trial bandana to check the size. George is a big dog so before I make any extras I want to be sure the pattern is right. It was easier to make than I expected; I downloaded the pattern, printed it on four sheets of paper, taped the pages together, and then cut out the pieces. The actual sewing went quite quickly.

I spent some extra time sewing last night. I decided I needed a break from the mystery quilt so I made the daily block.

This afternoon I managed to get a card done (I still need a few more for September). I have all the patterns picked out though so that it a start. If I head over to Texada next week I’ll want them all ready for the mail.

After the card was finished I moved on to my daily block. This was a tough one – a lot of pieces and challenging as to how to stitch all the pieces together so they could eventually be joined. I had to reverse stitch a few times before I was finished.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

I’ve been working all day, hoping for some sort of finish but it isn’t going to happen. Maybe if I work late enough tonight I’ll get something finished.

Today was a new UFO number – I’ll be working on my Jelly Roll Rug. This was a Guild class I took, probably in 2018. I think it will be possible to get it done this month.

For most of the day I’ve been sewing rows together for the mystery quilt I have been doing with Deloise. I really thought I’d get it done this afternoon but there are still three more rows to piece together and attach to the eight rows I already have done. It isn’t technically a UFO because I’ve been working on it every week but if I don’t get it finished now it is likely to end up on the UFO list.

Just a few more seams and then I’ll take a break for some supper.

Monday, August 31, 2020

It probably comes as no surprise that I have a schedule. I don’t always follow it but the schedule is always in the back of my mind. I finished off a hand stitching project last night (a Sunday project) and today I stuck to my planned schedule in spite of a few interruptions.

I’ve decided to get back to doing the daily block; I hoped I might get an extra one done but this one took most of the morning because I had some Guild and Hall business to take care of.

This afternoon I’ve been quilting (my Monday schedule) and although it is slow going I’m a third of the way done. It is a Guild monthly project from a couple of years ago. I don’t particularly like it and almost decided not to take it any further than a flimsy. But it was already sandwiched and all of the blocks were designed by friends in the Guild so it will be a nice reminder.

Tomorrow I get my September UFO project. Although I might not like the project number that is picked, I look forward to seeing what it will be.

Sunday, August 30, 2020

True to my plan I worked on my daily blocks today. This block, as well as one a day or two ago, appealed to me and made me want to get back to them. Bigger blocks, a lot of pieces and, often, some mistakes and I didn’t get nearly as many done today as I thought I could. But that’s okay, I’ll keep going as the days go by.

I’m done for the day now except for a bit of hand stitching tonight. But first I’ll get some supper and make a Johnny Cake.