Summer Break 2014 Week 3

Well I made progress this week.

I worked in the yards: It really doesn't take much to fill up all the trash cans around here. :)



My cutting table went from this:

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To this on Monday, and really you can still see the surface today too.

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I tackled my "Mountain of Flannel"  now it is mostly contained in these bins.

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I finished up my String Star Centers and even trimmed up several to start my star block.  Yes I was doing it at the kitchen counter and yes I grabbed a bowl out of the cupboard above for the scraps. :)

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Also finished up some furniture.  How about this lovely little shin warmer chair. Is she cute or what.  While I was on the furniture roll I finished up this little storage footstool too.

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I received some 2" charms from Deanna at Wedding Dress Blue for my 2-inch quilt which is her pattern Growing up Odd.  Still totally in love with this pattern and can't wait until fall when I have it all together.  I've fallen behind on my one block a day goal but made up many when I received her charms.  I just had to use them right away. Of course

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I'm cutting squares and sewing blocks as I work through my scrap bins

Here is my block count for my three summer projects

3" 9-Patches :  Have 247  Need about 400 I think

2" Quilt:  Have: 54   Need 17 to be caught up to July 1st

2.5" Plus quilt:  Have 184 sets of 5 cut  Need 97 more sets for a total of 281

2.5" Plus quilt: Have 10 sets of 4 cut.  Need 21 more sets for a total of 31

Summer Break 2014 Week 1

And just what did I get checked off my impossible long list.  Well not a gosh darn thing.  I've started on things but no finishes for the first week.

First there was the furniture.  Doing the prep work always takes the longest

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I did make a cover for Mr. Bills computer while getting acquainted with my new featherweight.



The dirt piles that have been showing up got moved and spread around.  Mr. Bill got to do his favorite job of "water boy "  and look there was a bonus in the piles of dirt.  Big granite rocks, we like big rocks here.

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Then I pulled this quilt top out of cold storage..well you know what I mean. You might remember that it was just last summer that I was finishing it up.  I really was not happy with the way it turned out so it got put away to rest.  I think I'm ready to try again to get this one off the UFO list.

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Time was also spent cutting up scraps, eye appointments and trips looking for paint and to Home Depot.

I did some cleaning too and found the top of my buffet.  Now that impressed Mr. Bill.

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Not too bad for the first week of summer after all I don't want to get it all done in one week.  :)

Saturday Glorious Saturday

Yes it's Saturday and I get to be at home !!!   Not my day to work, no errands to run, just time to fill with my projects today.

Because I worked here yesterday.



With these tools.



Today I get to work here.



Between loads of laundry and the vacuum that is staring me down.

Maybe I'll have something new to show by the evening.

Have a Glorious Saturday

Cleaning House Really

It's well known around here that housework and cleaning is not my most favorite thing to do.  I mean really once you do clean you just have to do it again and again.  It's like laundry, never ending.

I'll do yard work, cut trees, prune bushes, rake, cut up fire wood, most anything outside before I'll want to do housework.

Part of the reason is the dust around here.  We have a dirt driveway and currently we are making a new circle drive.  To even out the new driveway area we had to have some tree stumps removed.  So we call out the stump grinder guy and he shows up with his equipment the other day, just as I was leaving to run an errand.  I was gone all of forty minutes and when I got back they were done and the machines were already back on the trailer.

I know you must be asking what does stump grinding have to do with cleaning house?  While I was gone Mr. Bill took the following pictures.  He was standing on the corner of the front porch.



Ok not so bad, all that red is chips of eucalyptus, two years ago there were three big trees there.



I hope Mr. Bill remembered to close the doors.



Yes that  cloud of dust is heading right for the house.



 

So now you know what I'll be doing today and why.



Have a fabulous Wednesday,