Bad Manners and Brimstone

Today DH took me out to "get some air." We went to Half Priced Books where I got a CD of Chicago Cubs songs for our DSonIL and an origami book for my DM. We also went to JoAnn's Fabrics because they had a 60% off coupon. I Bought 3 different Snoopy/Peanuts fabrics which were all on sale and I bought a fabric with stars that I was able to use the coupon on. It was fun, but I found myself a little light headed while standing in line at JoAnn's.

I need to be up and doing more, I think. I only have the 3 PT appointments this week, so I should be able to do a little more. Next week I want to start cutting things out: tortilla warmers, quilt pieces, lounging pants and some pillows. Goals are good for me, I tend to strive to meet the goals.

I love origami, and I have a lot of books for it, but not many occasions to use it!

Glad to hear you are out and about and getting back into routine. In your fabric travels, if you ever see any Winnie the Pooh cottons, let me know! In the meantime, I just need to find one fabric to go with some gold and white fabric that I have made into a baby quilt, because it's too small and needs another border. I hope to find it on Wednesday when we go out gallivanting. Baby's due in April!

At today's quilt group, I spent the day working on my Folded Snowflake. I did get all the fabric for all three snowflakes cut and pressed, so I am good to go for a couple of weeks at quilt group. I also cut and pressed the Folded Rose Window fabric, so that will be good for a couple more weeks.

Did you find Winnie the Pooh fabric?

Before DD1 was born I was looking for fabric to make Roman Folds to hang in a Nursery with white walls and icky gold shag carpet.  I used a large scale Winnie the Pooh print.

Well, here's a few rug pictures from me teaching others. The b&w one is mine. It wound up kind of wavy. I think what I learned doing that one is that after the first four or five rounds, you don't have to push the fabric into the curve as much, because it will cause waves just as much as pulling the fabric! Which I told the two ladies before they started to sew the rope into a rug, and they did MUCH better than I did! The orange/yellow and the blue/red ones are theirs. They did a great job, and if I can get my third to turn out like theirs, I will take the first two apart and re-sew them! The third lady did a much larger one in rich looking colours, and her rug looked pretty flat until we saw the other two finished! But hers will flatten pretty easily with some steam pressing.

(If the pictures look a little off somehow, it's because they are upside down. I know, hard to tell with something flat and oval, but it's the angle, and I can tell, but I am tired of fighting with my computer and posting them here. They're right way around on my computer!)

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Last night my DH put my sewing machine up on the table. Today I got it connected to the cords and threaded. I may even sew tonight. 

I have sewn a few candy cane ornaments. Tomorrow I will mend the pulled out seams of a pair of shorts I bought at a thrift store. The lighting was bad, so I didn't notice that the seams need to be redone. It is a three minute job, so no big deal.

Well, I'm back at it; however, it is small potatoes next to what you're getting done! But my shorts are mended and I have finished sewing and stuffing all of the candy canes and have started sewing the openings closed.

Our state has the dubious honor of being an active Corona virus headquarters. I went out with a friend today and noticed a lot fewer people in the stores.  DH said there were only a few people at the pizza place where he went to get our dinner. If they crack down and order us to stay at home, I will be doing a lot of my Christmas sewing while we wait it out. Luckily, I have the things I need most, DH, sewing stuff, and books!

I am thankful that I am not in an area where the coronavirus is becoming a problem. I hope it doesn't affect you and yours!

Snow is what we're contending with today. Yesterday was bright, sunny, and warm enough to go house to car to store without a jacket; today it's going to be 10-20 cm (4-8 inches) by the time it's all done. Ugh - that means the roads in the morning will be bad, so I will be staying home from church most likely. However, with the time change, that's probably not a bad idea!

I am currently working on quilting borders on a quilt. They're not so hard since i have paper patterns to sew on! Taking the paper off is annoying but I have found that if I run an awl along the sewing lines, it helps to pop the stitches through the paper and it's much easier to remove. One border left, then I can bind it and it will be done - woo hoo! I am aiming to get that done today.

Went to the baby shower yesterday, and got a not very good picture of the quilt, so I will have to have the mama bring it over to her mom's so I can take a proper photo of it. She got LOTS of stuff, being a first time mom and a very sweet and well liked young woman. I am hoping she didn't get too many bibs - I have a pattern I want to use to make her some!

Jayhawk, what a lovely thing to do. I believe we are given gifts or talents and need to use them wisely and generously. I think you are doing both!