Saturday, April 2, 2022

I’m pretty much ready to go. I got everything sent out for the Hall board meeting on Monday – my opinions on some of the items on the agenda, some reminders of things people were supposed to have done so they can be reported on, and all the financials for last month. There are a few possible bookings in the time I’m away but I’ve alerted the Board so someone else will have to deal with them if they come through.

I have checked in at WestJet and I have my boarding pass ready. My suitcase is packed except for a couple of things I’ve remembered since I closed the zipper. I still have to sort out my purse. I intended to switch to my spring bag but now that I see what I need to fit into it I’m thinking I might need my much-maligned Betsy Bag to hold it all.

As luck would have it we’ve got a wind warning up for tomorrow. I’ve been watching the weather network for updates; we are hoping that the predicted winds won’t be enough to cancel the ferry and, therefore, my flight plans for tomorrow.

I won’t be doing any posting while I’m away but there are a few additions scheduled for the website.

Friday, April 1, 2022

It was so exciting to see my new UFO projects this morning. In spite of travelling this month I may be able to get a couple of them done. I’ll be piecing a brand new project using the left-over fabric from my Farmer’s Daughter quilt. I have a donation quilt that needs to be sandwiched and then quilted but it should only take me a weekend to finish. Last but not least is my scrappy challenge – it is such an old UFO that I had no clue what it was and had to do a computer search to find the pattern. It enabled me to take four blocks off my door (which sometimes serves as a design wall); every time I pinned something new up I wondered why they were there. Happy Scrappy is the name of the pattern.

I managed to get a few big things off my to-do list this morning. The Hall newsletter went out and the next clue in the Guild Mystery was delivered. I also managed to get all our Income Tax documentation sent off (electronically) to the accountant. I thought of a way to avoid some of the scanning I have done in previous years so entering that information into my program took some time but the whole thing was actually quicker than I anticipated.

After lunch I attempted to put my quilts into a space bag for travelling but I couldn’t find the right size of bags. The extra large size fit what I wanted to take but even with the air sucked out it was too large for my suitcase. I had two mediums but they were too small for either of the quilts. Sounds like Goldilocks doesn’t it? I didn’t have any large bags so I managed to stuff both of them into a small gym-like bag and I’ll take it as a carry-on for the plane.

I have a bit of cleaning to do downstairs but I think I have accomplished enough for the day. After the cleaning is done I’m going to sit and catch up on my Peppermint Purple and Botanical Garden projects.

March 31, 2022

Time to see how I made out on my March challenges – sadly no finishes but I did something on each one of them.

I only got as far as sandwiching this one. In my own defence I got Kathryn’s Spring/Summer tablecloth done.

I made good progress on this piecing project. I still have more to go but I can see the end in sight. How many fairy tales can you identify?

These scrappy blocks are perfect for those days when I’m just to tired to think and want some mindless sewing. When it’s done this will be a donation quilt.

Tomorrow brings three new UFO Challenges.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

It’s been so long since I posted I’m hoping I still remember how to do it. At this point in my life though I think blogging and posting are muscle memories.

We had a great week on Texada. The weather wasn’t as good as we’d have liked but at least we had a couple of days that were rain-free. I spent most of my days in the workshop; I’d light a fire in the morning when I went down and kept it going all day long. It didn’t warm the space entirely but I was up and down and moving around all day so I was quite comfortable. In the evenings I did some hand work – a bit of my Neglected Floss project and a pre-stamped tablecloth that I picked from Mum’s projects. I also started another cross stitch but gave up after a couple of evenings; I don’t know if my eyesight is that much worse than it was a few years ago or if the worn photocopy I was using was to blame. Whatever, I ripped out my few stitches and saved the fabric.

Sunday night was the first live music we’ve had at the Hall in two years. We started things off with our regular Sunday Coffee House. Most of the regulars were in attendance and performing although there were a couple of new-to-me faces. I haven’t been a regular at the coffee houses but I may start going more to support the Board members who run it.

I’ve had three long days of sewing with Stacia and Deloise. I finished the top of my Shaker Baskets; this was the third session I’ve worked on them and they still need to be quilted. I’m happy with the outcome.

On day two I wanted to get a birthday project finished. It involved a zipper so I thought it might take me most of the day. As it turned out it was finished in a couple of hours – not perfect but if I make it again (and I might) I know a few things I’ll change. For the rest of that day and this morning I worked on That Fairy Tale Quilt. It was my UFO Piecing Challenge for March and I needed to make some good progress on it. I have two sections left but they are big ones – the sky and the grass. I’ve put it aside for another time.

This afternoon I worked on my String Quilt, another of my March Challenges. Still a long way from being done but it is nice to have something to work on that doesn’t require any thought. That Fairy Tale Quilt almost did me in because there are several errors in the pattern. I was able to see that there was a 2nd edition of the pattern “with corrections from the 1st edition” but I wasn’t able to find just the corrections and I certainly wasn’t going to purchase another pattern.

Pat has an online event tonight and, as soon as the dishes are done, I’m going to sit and play on my iPad.