I’m late, I’m late for an important date – well actually I made the real date, dinner with Grizz last night was fabulous, but I’m late wishing you all Happy Valentine’s. Hope you all had a great day yesterday, with any and all the loves in your life!
This little gem (a winning a while back) hangs outside our front door to remind the world that it is indeed Valentine’s season (just in case there are any wives out there who might let their husbands forget LOL):
For us Valentine’s was an in-and-out day. Our house is for sale, and somebody wanted to come and take a look. That meant putting away all the quilting stuff, so it at least looks like a person can find their way through the maze, then out for a bit to vacate the house – took the dog for a walk, which she loved and was good for all of us! – back home for a bite of lunch then out again for a vet appointment (just booster shots) and a few other errands around town, home again for a short while and out for dinner. We’d been given a wonderful gift card to a local restaurant (which we’d not yet visited), and had a most fabulous, relaxing meal. Bavarian Haus is the place to go if you’re hungry – we brought home more than half of our entrees!
For Drop and Give Me Twenty (see side bar), I’ve kept to the challenge and done something sewing(-related at least) every day.
Saturday Big Bertha, the quilting machine got set up again for the first time in almost a year. Right now, can’t show you the quilt that was loaded on Sunday, but every day a little bit more gets done on it.
The backing and batting have been prepared for the next quilt to load onto the machine:
And I’ve started work on one of these:
I am really excited about this one – so far, all the pieces are cut out and some of them have been fused to the interfacing.
And then I look around and see more and more and more that I’ve started and/or want to start! Just this morning, I found a pattern for a spring welcome banner that I’d like to hang outside soon. Sigh! 20 minutes for the rest of my life isn’t even going to touch all of this!
Happy challenges! Blessings, Peg
I love your Valentine hanging ... so cute. And I can't wait to see your Welcome Spring banner. Which makes me think that I should replace our wreaths with banners. There isn't room between our storm door and front door to hang a very thick wreath, which makes finding pretty wreaths almost impossible. A banner would make a pretty replacement ... and no worries about whether it will fit. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy husband would love the Bavarian Haus. His family is all from Bavaria! It would be like going to Oma's for dinner I bet. The tote looks so useful and practical. Is that quilt top one of yours? Its beautiful. I got my machine back yesterday late afternoon. While the kids are sleeping I will go set it up! See if I can get anything done today.
ReplyDeleteLove your Valentine quilt hanging. Reminds me that I bought that exact pattern when in Vegas 3 years ago. Yikes! Best get on it for next year!
ReplyDeleteAwesome quilt top you've got ready to quilt there! Love your color combinations in it!
Looks like a wonderful tote pattern you've got on the make too!
Happy stitching!
Where are you moving to? I also love your Valentine banner. So cute. A lovely Valentine dinner is nice - hubby made us steak, baked potato and salad. It was awesome.
ReplyDeleteI read your blogs and I feel guilty about not knitting. I think my knitting muse and my DIY muse don't care for each other - they always seem to be at odds. Again - that quilt is incredible, Sis.
ReplyDeleteI love that quilt with the yellow border! I hear you about the 20 minutes a day not even coming close to being enough time to finish everything I want to accomplish!
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