Sunday, May 17, 2020

I’ve spent the afternoon cross stitching. I had more or less lost interest in my project – a Thunderbird – and I thought it was because after the Princess with so, so many colours switching to a project with only four colours wasn’t very interesting. The small project I’ve been working on in my chair downstairs has only one colour so getting back to the Thunderbird seems less boring.

I took a break from stitching to check Facebook and I’m shocked to see that a Snowbird has crashed. We look forward to their usual Spring training in Comox as they publish their practice schedule and we are able to watch them. This year their training was cancelled but I was certain their Operation Inspiration would bring them to Comox.

Just yesterday Michelle (Diane’s daughter) and I were chatting about seeing them in Yellowknife. She posted a photo of them doing their fly over yesterday and then when I check in today she shared the news that one had crashed on their way over to Comox.

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Today’s block is dedicated to Christy. The black and white striped fabric was left over from a Home-Ec sewing class; she made a blouse and I’m sure if I took the time I could find a photo of her wearing it. The Raggedy Ann and Andy fabric was bought with Christy in mind as she loved (to death) many a Raggedy Ann as she was growing up. One of the first things I made when I started quilting was a pot holder for her made from that fabric.

I’ve been mucking around in scraps for most of the day. It was time to dig out my pinwheels and start counting them to see how far I was from being finished. I had enough four-inch blocks made for two rows and I got them put together. I prepared the remainder of the three-inch blocks that I need and they will be my leaders and enders for next week. I still have a lot of two-inch pinwheels to make but I’ll get to them eventually.

As I was digging through scraps for my pinwheels I started putting my new scrap bins to work. It will take a long time to get them all sorted but it will be so much easier to find the size I need once they are sorted. The three-inch scraps are done and as I emptied the scrap bin on my cutting table today (a weekly task) I started sorting the other sizes as well.

I’m off now to make a Half-Hour Pudding for supper.

Friday, May 15, 2020

Today’s block finishes at 18″ – it took me all morning and felt like I was making a small quilt. A few of blocks of that size will make a good table topper, although I hope blocks of that size are few and far between. I did a quick scan of the index on the calendar and I saw at least one 20″ so I guess this one isn’t the biggest in the lot but it is the biggest so far. I had to dip into some yardage to get the amounts I needed – some of Diane’s and some of my own.

Although today was to have been a day to work on my scrap projects I decided to go ahead and add the three pieced borders that were left on my UFO Challenge for May. Just two more borders to add and I can call it a flimsy.

Arriving just in time for a couple of scrap project days my order from Amazon appeared today; it wasn’t due until the 21st so I wasn’t even anticipating it’s arrival. Inside were ten shoebox containers so I can sub-sort my scrap drawers – a project for another day.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

We caught the first ferry over to Texada this morning. There were a few things both Pat and I wanted to pick up and we also wanted to check on the studio and workshop. The spiders and other creepy crawlies have moved back into the workshop but I didn’t bother cleaning; when I start going over on a regular basis and staying I’ll take care of that job. I wanted to bring back some of my quilting thread and, since I couldn’t decide what colours I needed, I brought it all back in a bag. I wanted a bit of batting for one of my finishes but decided to bring back the whole roll. I brought back a bin of quilts that are already sandwiched – there will be no lack of things to do for a long time. Also tucked into the truck for the return trip were some quilting books that I didn’t know I needed until I saw them.

We left the driveway at 6:30 and we were back in the driveway by ten. I think we will soon be ready to go over and spend a week or two. When we were in the line-up waiting to load on the way back I spotted Barb (a quilter) going as a walk-on. She also spotted us and she and I sat upstairs and chatted; I guess I’m making the move from self-isolating back to social distancing. It was so nice to be chatting to someone; I don’t think I realized how much I missed it. It won’t happen very often and I’ll pick and choose what I’m comfortable with.

I’ve spent the day working on my May UFO Challenge project. I’m not sure how it got to be the middle of May and this is the first day I’ve worked on it. I don’t think it will take long to finish so I should still have it done by the end of the month.