8/2 thru 8/8 Progress

Let's see-----
Sunday I worked out in my garden. I had ordered some Iris bulbs and they came in so I had to clean up a spot in the garden. I had sort of let it go, so I had lots of weeds to pull. Got those planted and then came in to get stuff ready for my class the next day at the LQS.

Monday I was out at the LQS all day for the Block of the Month. I also saw an old friend that use to come to our monthly group at my house. She had quit coming years ago because  things got a little too much being a caretaker for her Mom and Stepdad. Things have changed now and I think she may be coming back to the group. I am sooooooo hyped. Hope she does return. She was like a very, very bright spot in the group.

Tuesday must have been something else because my mind is a blank. I have no idea what I did Tuesday.

Wednesday the hubby and I worked on the Iris bed in the front yard. I really needed to thin things out as I hadn't done anything to this bed for years. I got things dug up and thinned out. Extra bulbs were divided into 4 bags to go to friends that said they would like some bulbs. I have one bag left to deliver when I go out to the LQS on Monday.

Thursday was sewing day with BQB. I started out with getting caught up on a  Mystery Quilt that both of us are doing. It's the one in Quiltmaker magazine. We both needed to get part 3 done before we get the next issue. Then I put the borders on a 5 yard Seahawk quilt. I also made the 2 blocks needed for our PTS challenge we have going.

Friday was a lost day on getting anything done. I had all good intentions of working in the dungeon but a yard ale caught my eye. I went to the sale but didn't really find anything. On the way home I saw a community sale so I walked around that. Found a couple of little item. The rest of the day was spent doing a little of this and a little of that and an afternoon nap. I won't do that again as I laid in bed until 2 AM trying to go to sleep.

Saturday my friend Vickie and I went to an Artisan's Market taking place in the parking lot of Shipwreck Beads. We didn't find anything at the market, but we did buy some stuff at Shipwreck.

That's about it for this week.

Til later,
Hugs & Stitches,
Mary

Back to Progress Reports Thru 8/1

Now that I'm done with vacation I guess I'd better get back to work.
We got home on Tuesday and got stuff unloaded and sort of put away.

Wednesday we had to go pick up my Ranchero. We had left it to have Les Schwab check out the leak on the master cylinder. We also had to go and pick up the Honda Shadow we left to get some work done on it. Then I went by my friends house to drop off the goodies I had gotten for her on our trip. She was leaving the next morning for a little visit to her son in Denver. In the evening we went to a cruise-in by our house to meet with another friend (took the Ranchero) and look at all the neat cars.

Thursday my BQB (best quilting buddy) (also met up at the cruise-in), came over and we did our usual Thursday thing. Working on UFO's. I had a project from our quilting group (Paws to Sew) from 2010. It was our Christmas challenge (we swap blocks every year) that was a signature block. I got it all put together, made the binding and the backing.

Friday I loaded the UFO from yesterday on the longarm and got it quilted, attached the binding to the front. I also loaded a quilt top (small) that I will be taking to my Dr's office, and got it quilted. I also had to piece the backing on that before I loaded it. I attached the binding to the top of the quilt. I may wait a few days until it cools down to sit under them to sew the binding down.

Saturday I pieced together a backing for the "Many Trips" top and loaded it on the machine and started quilting it. I also topstitched around the tea  bag holders for inventory and started assembling the scrap catchers. I also started stitching down the binding on the UFO I quilted yesterday.


That's it for this week.
Til later,
Hugs & Stitches,
Mary

August Goals

I think I may start listing at the beginning of each month, my goals for the month.
Here they are for August.

1. Finish embroidering one block of Vintage Tin.

2. Quilt "Scrappy Trips" flimsy.

3. Quilt Guadalupe flimsy.

4. UFO-Cancer quilt

5. Finish assembling the 40+ scrap catchers for inventory.

6. Finish assembling the 40+ tea bag holders for inventory.

I think that should do me for this month. I will be working on other inventory for a quilt show that I will be vending at in October, along with catching up on client quilts waiting for me to start on.

Hope you have a wonderful productive August.

Til later,
Hugs & Stitches,
Mary