Wednesday, April 15, 2020

I was quite challenged with this block and had to redo seams a couple of times (and more) in many places. I finally decided that if it was ever going to be done I had to go with “third times the charm and if it isn’t right too bad”.

My reminders for May cards came up this morning – there are ten of them due over the next month. I knew my stamps would run out before my cards were all sent and I thought I might have to resort to e-greetings. Then the brilliant notion came to mind that I might be able to order stamps online from Canada Post. Turns out you can and while I ordered stamps I ordered a couple of pre-paid envelopes for the items in my hallway waiting to be mailed. I haven’t received my package yet but I’m sure it will arrive before I run out of my current stamps.

I asked Pat last night if he wanted me to make him a cake for his birthday; he suggested a Lemon Pie instead. I’d just made a pie so we settled on brownies; he made some a couple of weeks ago but we didn’t have walnuts and he really missed them (me, not so much). I’d like to be able to take him out for dinner but that can’t happen and he said he thought we should use up the groceries we had in the fridge (since we just got a shopping order yesterday).

I’m working on cards for the rest of the afternoon. This one is paper-pieced and I’m enjoying the change.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

This looked like an easy block but once I got stitching I realized I had to do a partial seam. I don’t do those often but luckily I remembered that one of the Guild demos was on this technique and they used this particular block as an example. I was able to find instructions online and it really wasn’t too difficult.

The third mystery clue was posted by the Guild today. I had the first part of it finished before lunch (48 HSTs) and I thought I’d have extra time this afternoon to do another Guild project. Boy was I wrong. I’ve only just finished the other two parts and I’m exhausted.

There will be no more sewing today; a nap may be in order!

Monday, April 13, 2020

I really like this block. Sadly it isn’t exactly as the calendar said it should be. I was so thrilled that I could do those 9-patches really easily and I had enough matching neutrals in the scrap bin on my cutting table that I went to work on it first thing this morning. I thought the pattern was so easy that I didn’t even take the calendar to my cutting or sewing table – I knew how it should go together. Well I didn’t; the 9-patch in the centre should have been a solid green colour (the hen) that matched up with the 9-patches in the corner (the chicks). Fortunately the hens & chicks in the garden are doing just fine without me interfering or confusing things.

I finished the binding on one of my donation quilts this morning and I’ve started quilting another one. I didn’t make this one but brought it home (as a door prize!) from our Community Quilt weekend. It will be very simple quilting and not too many ends to tie in. I don’t have a binding fabric that I’m particularly happy with but it is what I have and will have to do.

I took my car out for a drive this afternoon; I need to do it more often or drive further as every time I go out I wonder if it is going to start. I can’t get in too much distance and I’m getting bored with my normal route. With gas down to $119.9 I could go a lot further if there were some roads!

Now, back to quilting.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Happy Easter!

Up next – a Flapper Pie for supper and some cross stitching.