Catchup - July 8th-12th

July 8th

WOW I like this rustic look for outdoors!

Well today I've sewn up two sets of Sonja's Windows from strip scraps and now relaxing feet up - sure quiet without Rogers plan working, this time glad internet is Shaw! I'm not sure I like the B&W/R&G ones. Maybe make up two other colour ways and "rippit" and rearrange - or might leave as is! 🙄🙃😵‍💫

The third was the first one made the other day. They all look good and I like this block?

The pattern has 4 across and 5 rows down, HMMM, I'm thinking of keeping same blocks as shown, one colour set across in the row or a mish mash scattered - whichever with sashing around each block.

July 9th

What a lovely morning and I'm glad I got my butt out the door too! Drove over to Lion's Place and met Edna for a stroll down Furby, Westminster to Tall Grass Prairie where we met up with my neighbour and her friend before buying our whole wheat cinnamon buns. Along the way we came across this lonely beautiful rose by itself in this large yard. Then walked back on Home, through Vimy Ridge Park with a stop at McDs for my iced coffee before heading to Edna's to enjoy our treats and a nice visit!

This afternoon I stitched up another set of Sonja's Windows blocks. My planning of types of prints in colour schemes is getting better, I think! Two more sets and I'll have another twin quilt top. It's going to be an interesting top with varied layouts to experiment with.

July 10th

What an awesome idea! Gonna search around and possibly convert one for me and my constant retreats and quilting gatherings!

For those gardeners out there!

Ohhhh I'm having a good time going through this! Some may be iffy but I can see a lot of happy, relaxed and loving behavior in my friends' pets from here! 🥰

https://www.daily-choices.com/meaning-behind-your-dogs-behaviors/

July 11th

What a weird start today but ohhhh how beautiful it turned out! Thank you to our hosts, Dale and Ted, for the lovely afternoon. I brought out "stuff" for chicken taco salads for all of us for lunch! They enjoyed it as much as we do! Then they took us for a ride to Island Park and to see their new home across from there, it's beautiful and very reminiscent to my sister Elsie & Pete's home in Dauphin! Must be the same builder or developer! Then back to their trailer at Miller's Camping Resort and some homemade apple pie and ice cream before heading back to Winnipeg! No rain, just beautiful day with friends in their gazebo!!!

July 12th

Awesome!!!!

Well my plans have been postponed again but that's OK as I finished sewing up my Sonja's Windows blocks today. 

Yesterday's blocks.

Today's blocks. 

Now to decide which layout I want. The 4-blocks together and sashed around, 2 by 3 for a twin quilt OR the 4-blocks across and 6 rows down with sashing only between rows OR 4-blocks across with sashing between blocks in the row and between the rows??? 

4-blocks together with charcoal or cream sashing between.   Two right purples in wrong spots.

I like this lots but not sure if it needs sashings between blocks too.

Or this one with sashing between blocks snd rows.  I like this one lots.

Delimma, delimma, delimma times!!!! I'm leaning towards the 4-blocks across and sashing between rows! HMMMM!!!

Catchup - June 30th-July 3rd

June 30th

Ohhhh it's been awhile that I posted my meal pictures! This is a yummy shrimp veggie fruit rice bowl from Poke Mono! 😋

It feels so good having a trim! 🥰

July 1st

Happy Canada Day to family, friends and all! My trusty Dollarama door greeting, anything of value on the hallway side seems to walk from here!

UPDATE: Thank you Pat and Randy for inviting me to Randy's family BBQ! Awesome visiting, food and entertainment by Astro, a young boy's joy for fun! Had to leave 7ish as mosquitoes were ganging up on me even with Mosi-Q!

WOW!!!! One could get real creative with this!

Yahooie!!!! I've finished both rail fence quilt tops that I started at the lake last year from swapped charms and left over mask fabrics. Hopefully I'll get them sandwiched next week and then quilt them soon after!  

Rail Fence #1 with piano keys border is 60 3/4" x 78 3/4" was ready for the borders last year but not finished till earlier this year. Rail Fence #2 with hearts border is 62 1/2" x 80 1/2" was basically sewn up last couple of months. I'm hoping these two will go to Sleep in Heavenly Peace program for Ukraine refugees settling here. If not then to whomever needs them.

I still have lots left behind for another project and I gave away half the leftover mask pieces too!

July 3rd

While relaxing, periodically working on a fabric postcard and moving an end table out of the way, I finished the postcard, ready for mailing off.  

But I'm a might annoyed with sales people! See when I asked a few different times, she said the loveseat was in stock and delivery would be within 10 days after a mutual delivery date and time and that's tomorrow, but no call yet. Today I found out that it was to arrive in Winnipeg within 10 days from the warehouse, then delivery time would be arranged! But when she checked the order, she said there's a delay and it should arrive hopefully by week end! UGH!!!

So here is my PFA swap "National or State Flower" postcard! This was an easy decision! Here is Manitoba’s provincial flower – The Prairie Crocus - an “Anemone patens”, which belongs to the buttercup or crowfoot family!  

My plan.

Just fused!

Individual hairy details in progress.

Quilted!

Completed!

The Back!

It blooms in the early spring once winter has shed it's worst. Many years I’ve gone out for some striking pictures mostly from ground level with a sky background and once made a story board for my sister’s daycare!

My pictures are buried somewhere so I Googled and made my own design and chose my fabrics! I wanted to use my Inktence Pencils for shading but the colours were wrong so thankful for the batiks natural shading. At first I tried to tat the fine hairy stem details but that did not look right. Then I found some fine polyester thread and painfully stitched side by side loops, knotting each on the back, then clipping for the desired look! VOILA lots better if not true!

🤣🤣🤣 yeahhh right!!! I keep cracking my little toes on furniture NOT moved, I won't have any left to know if they are in the right place! 🤣🤣🤣

Catchup - July 4th-7th

July 4th

Here's wishing a lovely July 4th to all my USA friends! 💞💞💞

So after posting my Prairie Crocus postcard I saw this across from Portage Place! Nature's awesome artwork beautifully and naturally painted on the building! I just ❤️❤️❤️ it! So much so, I ventured down the dreary back lane for another view!!! 

Portage Ave view.

🥰🥰🥰  Back lane view.

And because of this delay getting caught in the steady rain the last block!

Then once home I tried out the simple Sonja's Windows (designed by Candace Hassen) I found at OMA's last week. Awesome pattern to use up my various leftover cut strips! Next is a B&W and Red&Grey set?

1st assembly

2nd assembly 

3rd and favourite assembly 

Beautiful yard decor AND the scenic picture too!!!

WOW!!! I've completed another UFO from maybe 10 years ago! It was a gifted stitched top that I sandwiched and just quilted and bound it today! 14.5 x 20 inch wall hanging.

July 6th

Ohhhh I'm pooped and sore, that's for sure! Yesterday's attempt to piece some quilt backs was a pain so today I picked up a wide back to split between my two rail fence quilt tops, got it washed too! Then Sylvia mentioned her plans had changed for next week and if I wanted her help it had to be tomorrow or Friday, GULP!!!! So home I went and spent a few hours sorting, cutting and joining cut strips to similar leftover batts for three quilts and used a new batt for the other rail fence. Then all backs were cut too, so I'm ready for tomorrow's sandwiching of four quilts for MPQ ABC. Not sure when the quilting will be finished though!

July 7th

WOW!!!! Nifty yard decor and yet useful potting bench too!

Well that's finito!!!! Thank you Sylvia for your help sandwiching two twin, one large lap and one child sized quilts! There is no way I could do this myself! Smaller ones yes! So now lots of quilting designs to mark and then slowly quilt and bind them.

Ohhhhh it feels so good to relax on the massage/heat chair pad after two days of bending over cutting n pinning etc!

Remember Snuffles and his biscuits?

https://images.app.goo.gl/JtgE8UbhbcCtzKjj6

Catchup - June 25th-28th

June 25th

Very attractive!

Thank you Cindy and Janice for a lovely visit and supper at Saffron's. I can vouch for the appies of Greek Sliders and Bruchetta (my meal), scrumptdelicious!!! Ohhh and the lime Marguerita Bulldog was as I remembered it to be!!!! The rain even let up so we could depart! Then talk about AWESOME, I was able to shut off the AC, that really was not cooling the apartment off, open the windows and enjoy instant cooling relief! Now it would be great if that was it for summer temps and now into fall temps???

June 26th

Ohhhh after taking Sylvia to the Park Cafe for lunch we stopped into Pat n Randy's. I got to see the completed stone painted yard decor that Sylvia started painting for their yard years ago! So beautiful!!!!!! She's so talented!!!

June 27th

I've finished Rail Fence #1 quilt top a couple days ago and working on Rail Fence #2. I've rearranged heart blocks for an inset border and sewn them in rows today. Sooner I get this top done sooner I can get them outta here! Now I'll either check OMA's or Mooks for a creamy/sand for 1" borders either side of the hearts and maybe more wide backing for these two.

AND I've cleared a path into my apartment without obstructing access to the other rooms for the soon to be delivered manual reclining loveseat. BYE BYE this broken uncomfortable recliner chair! The entrance into livingroom from the hallway is totally open, a first since moving in 7 years ago! I might find a narrow bench to put shoes on there with a drawer for my walking stuff underneath.

Okay this clearing or purging has me deciding to recycle my old Kenmore machine very soon to clear floor space. It's had three servicing past 15 years because of feed dog sewing issues and last time was told to trade it in, but not accepted as such. Unless there is someone who can use some parts from it, please let me know, otherwise next week it's a gonner.  So I'm keeping the feet as they are interchangeable with my Janome and my niece's Kenmore which has different feet than her Mom's or my machines that she likes.  Also I'll hang onto the manual and foot pedal combined plug in, maybe someone's lost their's in travels and would like them?  But this is pick up in Winnipeg MB only or postage paid by you.  I've been told that MCC thrift stores may take this and fix or use as parts, so that will be my course of action.

June 27th

Oh oh oh what a day it's been!!! Yes I'm still flying high now that I've supped!

See even though early morning was a might rough I still managed to pick up Edna, Sylvia and Dianne for a road trip today! We headed down 59 to St. Pierre to their MCC thrift store, then a lovely visit with Adiena and shopping before heading to Steinbach. There we stopped into 10,000 Villages before meeting Sylvia's daughter Diane for lunch at the delicious Main Bread & Butter Company, then various stores before heading for McDs for afternoon refreshments. We all shopped quite well and some frugally. Then back to the city, to drop off Dianne, items for Aunt Monica's Attic, then Sylvia and Edna and home to put up my feet! PHEW!!!! It was a long day that's for sure but I've been told everyone had a great visit, good food and a wish to go again!

Catchup - June 18th-24th

June 18th

Look at this stupid nail on the thumb I got caught under the sewing needle screw months ago!  I cried from the pain!  It's finally grown out to the edge from before the cuticle where it was caught/damaged.  Hopefully now I'll keep my fingers out of there when removing pins in future.  Hope that hump grows out too and a normal nail forms again!

OMGG so much for enjoying the deck and protection from the sun! This happened in the last hour or two as it was good before lunch when I let the dogs out! I'm hopeless when it comes to ladders! Also I swear I'm a jinx!

It's 8:50pm and Wheels walks into the room plunks down and all three look at me spooking me out! By the time I grabbed the camera their interests changed! I'd sure like to know what they were thinking at that same moment???

June 19th

Talk about a similar taste in patio decor?Remember our walk Janice, Monika and Carolyn Aug 28, 2020?

Not fortunate to get all of us on the couch this time. Sam is not interested I guess! More keeping an eye on the neighbours!

They obliged after a treat!

At the RRX at the Quilts display with Lucy my hexies cohort! Beautiful display and congratulations to the ribbon winners!!!

Update: just letting you know I'm OK and whatever incident happened at the Ex was before my being in that area exiting for home.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/

So this is what happened just before I was leaving the park 7:30ish. Glad I stopped to enjoy my mini donuts or I'd been walking through there closer to the occurrence.

June 21st

Ohhhh it's been TWO YEARS since I met the little one who's turned into a slightly bigger "shit" who wants to be the boss!!!!! Hope you both stay upright while out relaxing!

So danged cute!!!

June 24th

I call it quits for tonight! I'm pooped plus achy too!

So from a thrift store find, Quilter's World, May 2015 magazine, I decided I wanted to make the scrappy hearts border found in Charming Butterflies by Holly Daniels on my second scrappy rail fence quilt top. BUT I totally did not want to play with HSTs at all. So I sewed 2.5" squares and 2.5x4.5" rectangles instead! Then I just trimmed to 1/4" seam allowance size. LOTS EASIER on me and I'll have mini cream triangles as leaders/enders to sew to other varied printed trimmings. If not me, then Adeline sure will get lots for her hand stitched projects!

My sketched out plan similar to the pattern.

My pieces

Using my trusty seam presser until I've a few for the iron pressing. 

All pressed and left is trimmed to size.

My rail fence quilt plan.  Darker cream 1" inner borders on each side of hearts - or maybe not - will see after hearts are sewn on.