It has been a very busy two weeks since my last posting. Unfortunately, not a lot of quilting has happened with time on the road and my daughter Caitlin home visiting. She left to go skiing today for this next week. When she gets back, Shaun and I will be at the first round of hockey playoffs in Simi Valley, CA. Let’s get started with the updates. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Updates for February 2020”
Tag: English Paper Piecing
Quilt Diary: January Challenges Updates
I’m sitting in sunny Kissimmee, Florida this morning. It is 77F here with a slight breeze. A perfect day. Unfortunately, due to hockey, we do not get to take advantage of it. We have a game this afternoon and we can’t have the twelve year old running around using up all his energy. I brought my computer out to the lanai (no wait I’m in Florida so I mean patio) to stare out at the gorgeous weather and start this blog update. Back home in San Jose, CA, it is 42F and raining. I am definitely in the better spot!
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Quilt Diary: New Year’s Resolutions-Self Care
Holidays were full of family, friends, celebrations, and hockey. As for most of you, there was not a lot of time to sew in the past two weeks. I am sure no one is surprised. Just got home tonight from a hockey weekend in Anaheim. I really thought I would have plenty of time to write my blog and get started on some of my new projects. (lol – such an optimist). Where to start? Continue reading “Quilt Diary: New Year’s Resolutions-Self Care”
Quilt Diary: Jack ‘O Lantern Wooly Mug Rugs Finish!
It is an overcast day here in San Jose, CA. I was thinking about whether to take my computer to Starbucks and realized that it has been two weeks already since the last time I posted anything. So the laptop was grabbed on the way out the door along with the cookie making shopping list. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Jack ‘O Lantern Wooly Mug Rugs Finish!”
Quilt Diary: First finish of Quarter 4 – Holiday Tablecloths & Turkey Wooly Mug Rugs
It is so hard to believe that it has already been two weeks since I last posted. I guess with the Thanksgiving holiday it only sped up the days! I finished both reversible tablecloths in time to take to Canada. I was very stoked to actually finish in a timely manner! For me, being reversible was very challenging. I had thought that the same design on both sides would make it easier. I never could get them lined up exactly right which was very apparent when I was semi-stitching in the ditch. Because I used a “matching” thread, it was only noticeable to myself, the maker. I have decided that if I do a reversible anything again to do an all over quilting versus following my “block” pattern. What a wonderful problem to have, right? Continue reading “Quilt Diary: First finish of Quarter 4 – Holiday Tablecloths & Turkey Wooly Mug Rugs”
Quilt Diary: November Project Update
We have been back for almost two weeks, yet I don’t feel like I have any time to sew. I have been putting in a lot of hours at work. Meetings all day and my actual work at night and weekends. Every November seems to get like this. Just Crazy! When I get home, I am exhausted. There is no food in the house again. #sigh I currently am not seeing an end to this grueling pace. I will get a break next week when we head to Halifax for American Thanksgiving. That will be nice. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: November Project Update”
Quilt Diary: Updates from Long Beach
Just an update on the projects on my projects while we are in Long Beach this weekend for hockey.
Sewing on the Go
Ruby’s Garden Quilt (English Paper Piecing)
I have only worked a little on this project since last week. I started the next diamond which is still cream and turquoise but with some rose colored accented fabrics. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Updates from Long Beach”
Quilt Diary: Home for the Weekend
This is my first weekend home for a few weeks. Looking at my November and December schedules, it looks like I will be home more than not for once. This fall has been crazy busy with hockey tournaments. We will be heading out again this weekend for a weekend of hockey in Long Beach! Let’s get started on what I have been working on this weekend. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Home for the Weekend”
Quilt Diary: PIQF 2019
Wow! It is already the last week of October. The month has flown by and not a lot of sewing has happened. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: PIQF 2019”
Quilt Diary: SAL Update
Coming to you from Denver today. On the road for hockey with my grandson Shaun. We are in day 2 of this tournament. We have played so very physical teams and hard teams. We managed to squeak out a win 3 out of 3 games. Playoffs start this afternoon so I thought I would squeeze in a quick post between games since I didn’t post anything on Wednesday. And that would be because Sunday the washer died and I ended up running around all over town to get a new washer and dryer by Wednesday so we could finish washing clothes for hockey. Very little sewing really happened at the sewing machine. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: SAL Update”