Monday Monday

So it's Monday. No progress to report. And no real news going on here. I am pretty boring these days.

Is it really January?

I think I heard thunder this morning. I'm not complaining about warm weather, but boy will it suck when it's as cold as it should be again.

Yesterday I went to an energy tapping class with my mom. Interesting. We'll see if it can help with my jaw-clenching.

Just checking in. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

catch up

I wrote this on Tuesday or maybe Wednesday. Technical difficulties prevented actual posting:

Last night I started sewing the borders on the border corner blocks. I only got two of the four sides sewn on each of them. Really I only intended to press the blocks and go to bed, but the desire to progress won. I might have gone further but I needed to reload my bobbin. This time I thought I’d get ahead of the bobbin game so I went in search of the spare bobbins I bought a few months ago. I couldn’t find them. I didn’t want to spend too much time searching for them so I only looked in the closet where crafts-in-progress normally reside. I never got down to the basement to check the craft bin, which is where I hope they are. Then as I was loading the bobbin I had, I realized that I am almost at the end of my spool of thread. I guess that means it is time for a trip to the quilt store. I normally would just buy it at JoAnn’s but I’d like to ask about the quality of the thread. I’m using an all-purpose Coats & Clark brand cotton thread and it seems to be gunking up my machine with all of this fly-away fuzz. I don’t remember ever having that problem before, and I’ve always used that brand.

On second thought, I’ll just buy the thread at the quilt store and assume that since they are offering it for sale it must be quality thread. I wouldn’t want to get another snout full of snoot like I did when I was dumb enough to ask quality questions about their flannel. Besides, what they have couldn’t be any worse than what I’m already using.

Right? Yeah.

And in case you are wondering, I won’t be attending quilting Tuesday in February, either. It’s on Valentines Day and that is a day for The Husband and Me to spend together. We will probably actually celebrate on a weekend. Still, I shouldn’t be dumping The Kids on him and traipsing off on such a day. My goal is to attend for the first time in March. I’m really looking forward to it. It is the thing that will keep me going through the winter after we have taken our wonderful exciting vacation to Disney.

My purchase

The book I bought on eBay last night is called "Fun Fast Fusies" by Frieda Anderson. Just FYI.

So. Not much new here. Last night Chalicat came over for dinner and I gave her her birthday gift. A little late of course but I didn't see her for the actual day.

I just discovered a rip in the lining of my purse. All of my change has burrowed into this limbo area between the lining and the leather. Well, I think it is leather. Maybe it is.

I'm thinking of signing The Kids up for gymnastics lessons at a local gym. Is that too girlie for The Boy? I don't know. He loves to jump and I think he'd enjoy learning to tumble and stuff. I really only want to do it for the winter because it is pretty pricey. I thought it might be a good way for them to blow off some energy while a) not breaking anything at home, and b) not having a television on.

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new book, and hopefully someday soon I'll get those borders sewn on the borders. Have a great weekend!

Fusion?

Ok...I ordered a book from eBay about fusing fabric to create art quilts. Have I gone insane? Like I need another project? But I was browsing at Fibermania and some of her favorites...they really are gorgeous. Maybe I could make one. Maybe?

Quilting progress!

I’ve finally created the four blocks that make up the corners of The Girl’s quilt border. They aren’t actually 100% finished, though. I thought they were and I was doing a little happy dance and then I noticed that…get this…the border pieces actually have borders themselves. Well then. Maybe I can finish that tonight.

On other topics. I am currently reading “The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd. Awesome book. I highly recommend it. I finished the quilting book “Hearts and Hands” that Chalicat gave me for Christmas a few weeks ago. It was very interesting, and had a lot of beautiful quilt photos. One photo that had me transfixed for a long time was a picture of a deceased baby in her cradle with a quilt covering her as if she were just asleep. It about broke my heart.

I often have the habit of reading more than one book at once. I am also reading “Make Your Creative Dreams Real” by Sark. (I think that is the title.) I got it out of the library the other day. I just happened to walk by a rolling cart that it was on and the title caught my eye. I also recommend this one, but not if you are a straight-laced kinda guy or gal.

Chair - check.

Both kitchen chairs have now been reupholstered. And we hung some pictures in the kitchen, too. All that is left is to make the curtain, put up the hood vent, and touch up paint. Hurrah!

No progress on the quilt. I did however get to show it off to my sister and aunt. They both seemed to think the mauve was ok. And they oohed and ahhed appropriately.

Unfortunately I spent most of my lunch paying bills so I now have no time to blog. Better get scooting. Happy Monday.

Just gimme my paycheck, wouldja?

Review day is over, and I’m none the wiser. I have a new title but it’s not a promotion. What’s really great about it (I am being sarcastic, FYI) is nobody can tell me what my title means, what my job description is, or how it fits into the hierarchy of positions. Well, great. Do I get a raise? Dunno, those aren’t handed out until April. Cripes.

Anyway. I’ve been browsing around at quilt blogs so I don’t have much to say. No craft work to report today and probably none tomorrow, either. Unless I can get the other kitchen chair upholstered. Wish me luck. Have a great weekend!