Up, showered and dressed! YEAH ME! The view out my windows this morning looks like a Christmas card.. fresh layer of snow covering the trees... it's quite pretty... and prettier still because I don't have to go out in it!
Suzette.... It's just got to be so frustrating to have your tension keep messing up... I feel your pain.! My Janome has an "auto tension" but it never seems to be right... so I leave it on #4 instead and it works fine.. Apparently, according to my sewing-machine-fixer-guy... Auto is the same this as #4! Who knew?
Even the baby has Covid! Poor baby.... Hope you get some good answers from the PO about your quilt too.... Even tho there is insurance..... it would never be enough to cover your costs and all your hard work!! Hope they find it!
Lois... at 40*..... I'm expecting some of your snow will melt? Does Bill go grocery shopping with you? and help you haul it in the house? Once, DEX went shopping with me, I had made a list for him to do 1/2 of the store... I had to write out "Old Home Cottage Cheese 1% in the red carton, don't get the blue one" like that or who knows what he would come up with. Makes me curious what he did when he was on his own!
Judi.... Don't you just love those 20% off coupons! I get 2 flyers in the mail (one in my real name, one in my old married name) .. Last flyer had some good coupons and I cut them all out... then decided I wasn't going to go and tossed them... Now I wish I had them! You are brave to try upholstery.. you have a good staple gun? I've done chair seats, but never a whole chair! Good Luck!
Diane.... YEAH no more pins... and I can imagine how much you are looking forward to a real shower.. I tend to put off taking a shower, because I'm lazy... but it does feel so good to be clean! Do you have your appt for the vaccine? Here in MN they are doing it by random draw.... so I just have to wait to be called or e-mailed.
Becca... I sure don't envy you that job.. moving the fridge to clean! UGH.... I keep hoping I'll find money under it when I clean there... Maybe it will be lucky day!
Chriss.... I will never weigh 110 again! that's for sure. Besides I don't think I'd look good at 110. but I'd sure like to weigh less than I do now. Not sure I could do your weight loss plan... and I give you a LOT of credit for being so strong. Doesn't Mar turn 18 next month????? OMG our little girl is 18? It is scary to watch your kids make decisions that you know aren't the right ones... then you have to stand by and watch them make mistakes and keep your mouth shut (no "I told you so") My Jen is 42 and I still have to try and keep my mouth shut.. I only give her my opinion if she asks for it.
Jana.... Matt's truck is named Enoch? I know a little boy named Enoch! Never knew how it was pronounced until then En Oak!
Maryz... My plan for Jen's wedding dress is to make Angels gowns... I even have the pattern. One of these days. Fun to hear MIL stories too. My MIL passed away in 1972, a year before we got married. I asked DEX once if we would have gotten along... He said NO... she wouldn't have like anybody he married.... They we really close (I mean really really close) as DEX's Dad was killed in an accident when DEX was 8yo. Guess I would have been "competition". Sounds like Bill has gotten his quilting Mojo back... are at least he's following your orders!
Lyn.... Cool pattern! Looks 3D! You going to whip that up while you are in Texas?
For once, I do actually have a plan for the day! As I was cleaning up one of the sewing rooms--the one where I keep my UFO's (aka Jen's room) I came across a tote box full of flannel pieces I had cut and ready to make the self binding baby blankets, so while watching TV last night I got them all pinned and ready to stitch.. I think there's 15 or so.... So that's where I am headed... wonder if that counts as a UFO for contest?
. Just need to finish unloading the dishwasher, then headed down to sew away... if you need me, that's where I'll be.
hugs prayers 
happy stitching 
izzy