Is today the day I clean up this mess on my cutting table?

Is today the day I clean up this mess on my hand sewing table?

Is today the day I actually clean out all these bins?

I don’t know, but I’m going to try!

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

I had a terrific day at the bee. I worked on cards all day but I accomplished a lot.

The card I started last week but couldn’t finish because I had done the cutting wrong is finished and quilted. That particular card really included a bit of everything – some appliqué work, some embroidery, and some free-motion quilting.

Next I quilted the paper-pieced card top I made last week. It is all ready to be sent out to someone with a birthday next month.

And I remembered the right book for another card package. The focus on this one was curves and, if I do say so myself, I think I did a good job. So good in fact that I’m going to try sewing Deloise’s Farmer’s Daughter block by machine. No to worry though Deloise, I have lots of fabric to make a second one by hand.

I stopped at the Hall on the way home. The renovations are progressing well. We have a show in there tomorrow night (not Friday as I thought) so they will have to do some tidying up before then.

It was just a quick stop at Walmart and I was home before three. I love those days where things move along quickly – or maybe I’m just rested and it is me who is moving more quickly.

Monday, August 12, 2019

My holiday is over. Pat and I both came back to Powell River this morning. Although I’m not completely unpacked I managed to find and pack enough projects to take to sewing tomorrow. I made a collection call on behalf of the Hall (never a fun conversation), got a package sent off in the mail, did a drop at the thrift store and stopped at the recycle depot. We also got our garbage and recycle bins out to the curb to be picked up. Pat made a run to the bottle depot and shopped for some badly-needed groceries.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time on Texada, although I didn’t get as much accomplished as I thought I would – but then I seldom do. There were no long afternoons in the hammock – the sun didn’t cooperate as much as I would have liked – but I managed to get quite a bit of reading done. Some of that reading was proofing Pat’s manuscript; it was easier to read from the book than it was to read online.

I did some quilting but most of my workshop time was spent sandwiching quilts. I’m amazed at how many quilt tops were done and waiting for this step. I have three finishes that I will get up on the website tomorrow. I also worked on some cross stitch, my knitting, and my embroidery. No wonder I didn’t want to come back.

I will eventually adjust. The mornings will be filled with cars, trucks and buses making their way up the hill rather than the call of the loons. The evenings will be filled with people walking up the hill from the bar or down the hill from Seven-Eleven rather than the hoot of the owls.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

I came across on the ferry late yesterday afternoon. I originally intended to come back this morning but that meant setting the alarm and getting up early so I decided to make the trip yesterday.

I had a nice day at sewing. I worked on a couple of September cards and then moved on to a couple of Splendid Sampler blocks. When I pulled out the first package I realized I had brought the Splendid Sampler book but my package was for a block in the Splendid Sampler 2 book. I had another package that I was able to figure out how to make the block but I did some cutting wrong so only got about half of it done. Next up was a paper-pieced project and that went smoothly.

After sewing I had the usual amount of running around to do. My first stop was the Hall; renovations are underway and you can see things taking shape. After the Hall I made a trip to the Library and then to the bank to make a deposit. I picked up a few groceries and have been working at my computer since I got home.

I’ll be heading back to Texada on the 6:00 PM ferry and I expect to be there for another week.