Saturday, May 18, 2019

There is still a lot of work to do but I got further along than I expected I would and I liked the process a lot more than I expected. It is thanks though to our very creative teachers that it looks as good as it does.

Friday, May 17, 2019

I didn’t expect to like this Guild class as much as I am liking it. It was the second time around for the class this year so I thought it must be a technique I should know. It is easy enough to do although it involves a lot of work. And, of course, I picked probably the largest pattern in the series.

I didn’t expect to get as much done today as I did and that was a nice surprise. I have homework to do though so I’d better get at it.

I was on my feet almost all day and I’m really feeling it now that I’ve stopped. The good news though is once I do a bit of prep work the rest of the homework can be done sitting down.

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Pat cooked fish for dinner last night and the house still stinks. I simmered lemons for an hour this morning and I thought it was better. I closed up the house to go to stitching this afternoon and when I came home it was just as bad as ever. I have all the doors open now but there is no breeze so I’m not sure it will help.

I finished the quilting on my project this morning. Aside from a few thread breaks it went well. I’ve picked out the binding and I will hopefully get at that on Sunday before I’m needed at the Hall.

I finished three blocks at stitching this afternoon – I still have eight to go but they are progressing. I’m much further behind Jessie and Gail; Gail wants to do a “different” binding so it is good she’ll get at that ahead of me and I’ll be able to see whether or not I want to do the same thing.

I was at my 100+ Women Who Care meeting tonight; it is a nice evening so I walked up and back. My choice didn’t win the vote (again) but they were all worthy presenters so I don’t mind too much.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Pat and I worked in the yard this morning – one of us spent more time out there than the other. Pat trimmed some bushes and trees and transplanted a few things; I was back weeding. I have one more section of the front beds to do and then I’ll start either on the side of the house or the back. The roses in the back need some care and attention but since I have to climb to get to them I’ll want to do that when Pat is at home. I find climbing to get at them is easier (and more fun) than using the ladder.

I traced out my pattern for the collage class on Friday and Saturday. I may have bitten off more than I should have. I love the pattern and I sincerely hope that I love the technique. Apparently we are unlikely to have enough time to get at any actual sewing in the two days; my goodness, what are we going to be doing!

I took care of a bit of Hall work before starting to quilt the borders on my latest project. Pat is teaching a guitar lesson right now so I’ll get back to it. If I don’t finish this afternoon I can likely get it done tomorrow morning before I head out for our afternoon stitching session.

Whew – I made it. I just got a notice that my mouse batteries were very low and I hate having to switch to a connected mouse.