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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

I spent the weekend on Texada and managed a bit of sewing. I made this Scottie Dog block for my friend at the Guild who gave me the tin cup last week. I don’t generally piece over there but I wanted it done for today so there was no choice. The plaid fabric is from Mum’s bin. I also worked on quilting a quilt but I ran out of time to get it finished. It is my Show and Tell for the November Guild meeting so I still have enough time to get it done.

With cooler fall weather I’m finding the workshop quite cold. We still haven’t had the stove looked at but this week we are going to buy a small heater for the space. Even once the wood stove is working it will take awhile for it to warm things up; we might get something that cools as well as heats so the studio won’t be quite so hot in summer.

I came home on the noon ferry on Monday as I had some Hall work to do. Once I was home I had requests for show tickets and then I had to have some an extra cheque signed for the Hall. There were Rental Agreements to pick up, deposits to prepare, and a couple of Hall showings to work out the timing for. Fortunately I was able to find someone to do a Hall opening on the weekend but I’m heading out soon for a showing and then again tomorrow morning for an opening. It never stops but I guess I must like it or I’d quit.

It was fun to be back sewing today. Although the new UFO Challenge was probably posted yesterday I worked on my September Challenge today. I’m happy with my progress on this for the month; I finished the cutting and sewing for five clues and I managed to get the first block put together today.

I’ve puttered the day away

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

I’ve been busy all day. While I waited for our Cran Hall president to stop by I started my laundry. Then I cleaned up the laundry room and broke down a few boxes for recycling. I cleaned up the back deck next; we’ve tended to store “crap” out there and it had started bugging me.

I knew there was some desk work to take care of today so I started with the smallest bit first. I’m helping out with membership this year so I got the list updated – people wander in on Tuesday’s to pay their dues and I’m trying hard to keep things up to date. Final day for renewal is the October meeting; after that there shouldn’t be many changes to the list.

Then I started work on the Cranberry Hall minutes. I have them finished for the most part but I like to take a day between typing them up and sending them out so my review of them is a little more thorough. There was a bank deposit to get ready, as well as a few cheques to get ready for the mail.

I started cutting out some fabric while I waited on another person to stop by for Hall business. I’ll take the Scottie Dog block to Texada with me tomorrow and, hopefully, have it ready for Tuesday. I cut out the final pieces for Deloise’s I’m a Farmer’s Daughter block and then watched a couple of videos on the best way to sew curves. And finally I’ve cut out all the pieces I’ll need for my November miniature – I want to include it in my “free” Canada Post package.

I’ll finish the binding on my last finished quilt tonight and maybe even get to some knitting.

Good friends

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

When I arrived at the bee this morning there was a gift basket sitting on the corner of my table. We don’t actually have our own table but we all tend to gravitate to the same spot. I left the bag sitting as it was in the corner of four different tables and I didn’t want to presume.

Not very long into the morning I was told that the bag was for me for my birthday. It is was a lovely tin mug featuring quilt blocks using the Farm Girl Vintage fabric.

When I came up to my desk to write today’s blog I turned the leaf on my calendar and it is a 10″ Scottie dog block. Since the person who gave me the cup is a huge fan of Scotties I think I’ll make the block for her this week.

Whew – busy day

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Monday, September 23, 2019

It’s been a pyjama day but it hasn’t been at all fun – I just never got around to getting dressed.

I spent all morning getting reports ready for the Cranberry Hall meeting tonight. Both the website and our Facebook page needed to be updated and some background information gathered for a couple of things we’ll be discussing tonight.

The entire afternoon was spent working out the membership list for the Guild – who has paid, who hasn’t paid and verifying and/or updating all the personal information for the members.

I just have enough time for a shower before heading out the door for the Board meeting.