Saturday, August 6, 2022

Did I water and work in the yard this morning to avoid having to quilt? Did I start quilting to avoid having to wash the kitchen floor which was my original plan for the day? And what am I avoiding when I sit and make jigsaw puzzles on my iPad?

After my coffee this morning I wanted to get the watering done before I headed upstairs to quilt. I watered the pots on the deck, dead headed the flowers and picked the strawberries. When I went downstairs to water the yard I noticed piles of branches that Pat had trimmed; he ran out of energy before he was able to bag them up. So I watered the pots and the beds and then got out my gloves and picked up the piles. I did some dead heading in the pots and then tackled the daisies in the beds. They are almost done and although they say dead heading brings new flowers I can’t say I’ve noticed that in either the pots or the yard. Of course while I was out there I pulled a few weeds. We bought a new hose this year but Pat thought it would be better if we switched them around – the old hose attached to the water and the new hose attached to the watering wand. When that was done I treated myself to a couple of bouquets of flowers – glads and lavender (which the bees gave up reluctantly) and our first dahlia of the year. It was close to eleven before I poured myself a second cup of coffee and sat outside to enjoy the shade.

It was noon before I got bobbins wound and threads changed to start my quilting. I did one block before lunch and I’ve been back at it since. It is going well but it will take at least the rest of the weekend to get it finished.

Pat has a good day for his performance at the Texada Festival.

Friday, August 5, 2022

It was my intention to get a lot more done today than I actually did but it is too late in the day to start on anything else.

My morning was spent mainly on Hall and Guild work. I managed to get an hour’s worth of work on my scraps and I took care of a couple of monthly decluttering tasks. Before I stopped for lunch I cut batting for my 3-Yard quilt, Ashford Square.

After lunch, and a few games on my iPad, I got the quilt sandwiched and ready for quilting. I usually figure out a quilting design while I’m sandwiching and today was no different. I need to do a lot of outlining and I think I’m too tired to start on that and feel confident that I’m doing a good job.

I’ll head downstairs now and do more work on my Sashiko before supper – and maybe there’s time for another puzzle on my iPad.

Thursday, August 4, 2022

The Program Committee meeting went well this afternoon. It is a relief just to have classes and demo topics sorted out. I still have a lot of work to do but now that I know what is needed I can focus on that.

I didn’t want to but it looks like I’ll be running the Secret Pal program for the year. It will be some work getting forms circulated and returned in time for the first meeting and then I need to keep a record of who is whose Secret Pal. I’ll have to be sure everyone brings their gift to each meeting and that all the gifts are picked up or stored away if they aren’t.

I have teachers to contact to verify that they will run the classes we have picked and I need to sort out dates with the Legion. The demo nights are already booked but I’ll have to see what is available for the weekend classes.

It turns out that I will be leading the Circle of Nine weekend so I need to step up my game and get at least one project done (either my Home Circle blocks or my Postage Stamp blocks). I also have several calendar blocks (from my Covid sewing) in different sizes that I should do something with as the other two projects use the same sized blocks.

My head is spinning but I think I’m just rotating back to where I was before I said I’d do this.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

It felt like old times this morning when I set my timer and started to deal with some scraps. I would normally go for 30 minutes but my cutting table was such a mess I set the timer for an hour. I spent just a tad longer than that by the time I put the cuttings in the proper containers but it felt good to have some of the mess cleared away. I still have a lot of Mum’s fabric scraps to deal with as well as the big bag of scraps my friend gave me but … one hour at a time.

I finished putting together the backing for my 3-Yard quilt; I must find the pattern so I can call it by its proper name. I have a busy day tomorrow but I’m hopeful that on Friday I can get it sandwiched and start quilting on the weekend.

I must have worked harder than I thought because I feel a lot like having a nap. I will try to cover that urge by sitting and reading but there are no guarantees that I won’t be nodding off.