Catchup April 23rd-28th

April 23rd

I'll see you on Sunday!!!

WOW!!! Another busy day that ended on a very high note for me!

Started with a round about drive to drop off two more bags of fabric from Sylvia and me and ending with a lunch at McDs using a coupon and free iced coffee. Then met up with Dianne and over to Barb's along with Kim for some sewing n gabbing. Afterwards I drove Dianne home as I had a drop off at Monica's too before heading home to change for Jets white out supper with Florence and Wayne. I owe her for my pizza. 😕

Then we went over to the Sharks Club and I waved by by to $40 pronto like. The next and last $20 went into a fishes machine and quickly was going up and down entertaining me for a long time. Then the lady beside me anxiously wanted me to take over her machine as she was leaving and her fishes were ready to burst! Okay so I cashed out with $35+ on my ticket and switched machines. WELL this one was close to giving heart failure as it would climb $20-50 then drop $10-20 with two times all three fish exploding for $50+ wins, continued till it reached $176.?? and next down then up then down to $160.56 when I PROMPTLY cashed out!!!! Definitely a first for me to be so lucky! Not sure if it's my Jets get-up or just my lucky day BUT I've my monies for this weekend's Dryden quilt show! 🥳

Yep see you ladies on Sunday!!!

April 24th

Hmmmm I don't have belts but awesome idea!!!

O M G G !!!!!!

I just received a call from the Director of the Teulon Library that just yesterday received my 6 boxes, 3 bags plus flat boxes AND they have UNPACKED, ORGANIZED and even PLANNED activites around these already! WOW!!!!! 👏 Angela's Mom said she was very creative and full of energy. I was so thrilled to hear some of her ideas, especially for items I was not sure about!!! She's promised to send some pictures in future of crafts created! 💞

WOW!!! It's so awesome to hear this instead of dropping it off at a thrift store or ArtsJunktion and hope it is of use. I know Monica of Aunt Monica's Attic really appreciates her goodies and she too shows me her creativeness as items are used! 🥰

OMGG!!! Now I'm on a lookout for glass teapots! I have one but not quite doable, so still want one like this!!!

It's worth a try!!!

WOW!!!!

April 25th

Well here's a new update on my crazy October purple toe picture! The left corner kept lifting, not attached, and I was scared of ripping it off, so I clipped and filed to where it was attached. Now you can clearly see where, whatever heavy object I dropped on my knuckle has left a deep sharp edge across my growing nail. I still can't remember when or what it was but it's slow growing so I'm assuming early summer 2023.

OMGG!!!! I liked this!

https://youtu.be/b8YWVURnTXM?si=DVbYPMhKTY10Zs4E

Another one for the same weekend! Yikes I guess I have to pick one!

April 27th

We've arrived in Kenora for overnight stop, so relaxing in the not so great motel room. I'll have to plan sooner to get a hopefully better place next time! It's old!!!!

Early tomorrow we'll be off to Dryden to check out their quilt show, shop at various vendors, lunch with Sylvia's friends and even check out Fabric on a Whim, their new quilt shop on the way back tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait!!!!

April 28th

Well we were switched to the newer section and much better room and beds! Lovely sleep by all of us but not too happy with the light snow falling and on vehicles upon waking. Oh well it cleared up before we left Kenora and all clear to Dryden. 

The show was lovely and very nice to meet up with various local and visiting quilters again! Here are pics of quilts I liked muchly!!! Then lunch with Sylvia's dear friends before stopping in to check on Fabric on a Whim, the new and lovely quilt shop here! After this it was back to Winnipeg and me now watching my Jets game!!!

From Saturday's ACQ meeting before we left.

A brief visit with Adeline at her Kenora retreat.

Roy, me, Edna, Sylvia, Florence and Eleanor. 

Gary and Loretta left earlier.

Catchup - Apri 15th-21st

April 15th

And look at the lovely pieces we unearthed yesterday that Pat convinced me to add to my collection here. The black glove I used to make and sell and this lovely R bookmark that I think I received as a gift but no info with it. BUT still no shoe box of jelly rolls!!!!

After a few errands and lunch with Sylvia, I kept her company while I washed/dried the four Aurora and my MPQ ABC NICU quilts ready for Thursday's drop off if I get the labels done!  

Then once home I went through the two huge bins full of scraps of fancy fabrics. So those with vibrant or colourful or textured went into a plastic grocery bag for Alzheimer's quilts, a small box for Monica and another bag maybe for MCC fancy doll clothes sewing, if they still do that, will have to phone first. In the end I had a half grocery bag for the garbage of small bits, discolored pieces and 3/4s full of lining pieces. So that's done and those bins will be used to combine the batiks and my kids I Spy fabrics into one bin each later on, right now in two plus each!  

I'm getting there sooner than the previous purging! Hopefully I keep going and then a fairly usable room for quilting!

April 16th

This is from Monica, of Aunt Monica's Attic in Transcona, photos by Monica too,

"Rose Anne delighted me today with a pile of her “garbage”. Everytime she tosses something my way, I get inspired. 

Right now, it’s all about zip pouches (or coin purses as usual old folks call them)."

April 17th

Well the four Aurora child's and lap quilts I found, that needed bindings, while sorting out my crafting supplies are finally complete. Yesterday I printed off the combined labels and today I bonded/stitched them on and will be dropped off tonight at MPQ for the ABC program. Now to find if there are any more and what stages they were dropped off to me in.

First, second and fourth are Aurora quilts.

The second is Aurora quilt.

OMGG I just love this! Wonder if this could be a yard addition within the fence for all to enjoy??? What do you think Angie, it doesn't have to be so ornate?

April 18th

I entered my latest NICU quilt into MPQ's "At Least I Tried" President's Challenge and the reveal was tonight. Basically I'm trying to use up my scraps and stash as much as I can. In this case the cut off triangles from previous projects to make the Stella Block which I reduced in size according to the HSTs sewn up, along with my stash. I thought I had LOTS of the gold stripe triangles to use BUT not so! Halfway through I ran out and anxiously searched my stash (no buying fabrics for this NICU coverlet) and found a plain gold. Also not enough of the red dots, plain gold or green from the blocks for borders too, so I had to search my stash again for some coordinating border fabrics. In the end I LOVE the result, but basically learnt I have to calculate amounts I need and measure my stash fabrics for my projects in the future!!! Sadly it was not in the ABC lineup of donations, second time for me.

April 19th

Well if anyone was anywhere as excited as I was that Pizza Hotline on Boadway and Hargrave was opening a dine-in again, I sure missed Cafe 22!

Too bad they spent money to upgrade dine-in when really it's none existent. No table service but lots of charging outlets, so at the counter I ordered for dine-in. Got shouted for pickup, boxed pizza and can pop, that's ALL! I asked for a straw or glass and serviettes, told got none but gave me serviettes. So sat down to eat etc, but had to leave as it was way too cold plus definitely not dine-in atmosphere. They sure messed up Cafe 22 totally. I won't be coming back for dine-in and probably not much for pickup either. That's prime restaurant location for this area, but not like this!

April 20th

Nice to visit with Pat, Jeanette and Ricky today at the Aurora gathering. I finished off another MPQ ABC NICU quilt top from donated blocks, adding three of my blocks and borders. Next to quilt these last two I've finished. Might take a break and work on one of my own UFOs next.

Also thank you Pat for your cut-offs again, now resting feet up watching Blue Jays and "rippit" from cut offs!

Well someone in a group mentioned a book Android App and I found/downloaded it. So simple to upload by scanning the ISSB No or by typing it in (this I found easier) as some did not come up. Then pertinent information fills in without typing it in. Also some did not have a photo but allowed me to take a picture of the cover. I also added sub categories to the main Quilting category: Patchwork, applique, Hawaiian, scrappy etc. I've only started but hopefully this will help me from buying duplicates and knowing Pronto if someone ask to borrow my book. Also can be exported into Excel if wanted.

April 21st

GO JETS GO!!!!

I'm ready for a great game!!!

Well again back to doing more spot crafty purging and some sharing of my sewing notion themed fabrics. Then a lovely walk with Sylvia before dropping off some of the crafty stuff to Angela for delivery to the Teulon Library for their varied crafts program/activities.

Yep definitely true!!!

Hmmmm for some reason my recording channel did not catch the Jets, differentchannel DUH!!! I missed half of the first period! Will have to see if it's on late night and record to see.

But I pulled out the overflowing hinged bin of my sewing themed fabrics, sorted out ones I don't care for anymore, cut and shared larger pieces and organized the rest by size. The purged ones are going to MCC for their crafts projects and NOW all fit into my bin with room to spare! YEAH!!!