SUPPER CLUB - Tuesday, March 2nd
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:44 am
Good morning,
We are 43* this morning. And our forecast for the coming week is mostly above 50*. Yay, March!! The owls were "on the hoot" again last night, but we locked Mr. Anti-Owl Dogworts in our bedroom so he was much quieter. I don't know how many owls live with us, but there seems to be plenty and they have a lot to talk about this time of year. Sorry we woke all the dogs the other night!
Looks like most of you found my photo yesterday of my DWR TR. Didn't show well in the picture, but two of those fabrics were Easter prints. The backing is a hydrangea print so I can flip it over after Easter and still be spring. Then I started a small summer wall-hanging from a kit my SS, Lyn, sent me. 6x23" of a watermelon wedge an a ladybug. I might send this to my younger sister for her bd in April. Or I may keep it all to myself! I'm still waiting for my new DWR template set to arrive. We'll see which comes first - those templates and therefore the DWR quilt or the Sew-a-long Mary Q is planning. I only work on one project at a time and I almost always see it through to the end before starting another.
Yesterday we got the bathroom primed in the morning and painted in the afternoon. It's very pale sage and looks so nice! Tomorrow we'll paint the crown molding (white). After that Bill will install the new light fixture and probably the wall cabinet. Then we're done until the floor goes in and so far, no word on that. When we do get that date, we'll pull the toilet the day before and get out the paint again because we need to prime/paint behind it.
I have an appt this afternoon to get my second vaccine and Bill has his on Thursday at 5:30pm. Both are huge drive-thru events and may take hours. It's a busy week of appointments for us.
TINA - that is a BIG closet! The closet in my quilting room is nearly that big and I have two large stainless steel shelving units in there. One is full of finished quilts and one is full of Christmas stuff. the two shelves above are games, puzzles, and odd things that I keep for some reason or another.
BECCA - you've had a busy few days! You must be very popular - all those phone calls! Wonderful to stay so connected. Did you get your shot OK? Any side effects? You're right - fabric has gone up $$. This is why I take good advantage of the semi-annual 40% sale my fave LQS. Her regular prices average $10/yd so the sale prices average about $6/yd.
LORI - what is your tablerunner like? Sometimes, I back mine with a totally different fabric so I can flip it and instantly be 'redecorated'. I have Valentine/St. Pat's, TG/Christmas, Fall/Halloween.
JANA - Your grandkitty is a lot of kitty! I thought Foxtrot was pretty hefty at 17#. You are a good kitty-gramma. I hope you can get your bedroom carpet. It would be the purrfect time. When we did ours, we were able to get some they had in the warehouse that had been ordered by another customer and then rejected. We got it for cost and they installed it almost immediately. Growing up we also had a 'board' like you described and it fit over the recliner and also over the bathtub and on top of two dining chairs to become a little girl's instant desk for playing 'office'. And come suppertime for our big family it went back into the table! I haven't decided yet if I'm going to do the scalloped edge or straight edge on my DWR. To be honest, I don't yet have a real pattern. I'm feeling my way. But I do think I'm going to do colorful batiks on a black background.
MARY ROSE - I love your quilt. Rings of Gold! Beautiful! And it looks like you did the scalloped edge on yours. I hadn't thought about leaving off the triangles at the ends of the arcs. I like the 4P look. Acchh!! More decisions!
CAROL - I do spend a lot of my time sewing. But I don't have a lot else going on in my life right now so I sew. And it's also my reading time. I listen to audio books that I download from the library to my i-pad while I sew. And I got a recording of about 30 episodes of the old radio show, Our Miss Brooks. going right now. Fun!
I'm not sure about supper tonite. I might put something into the crockpot so it's all ready when we get home from the vaccine event. Or I might just make poached eggs. Or grilled cheese and tomato basil soup. And we do have Cheerios . . .
We are 43* this morning. And our forecast for the coming week is mostly above 50*. Yay, March!! The owls were "on the hoot" again last night, but we locked Mr. Anti-Owl Dogworts in our bedroom so he was much quieter. I don't know how many owls live with us, but there seems to be plenty and they have a lot to talk about this time of year. Sorry we woke all the dogs the other night!
Looks like most of you found my photo yesterday of my DWR TR. Didn't show well in the picture, but two of those fabrics were Easter prints. The backing is a hydrangea print so I can flip it over after Easter and still be spring. Then I started a small summer wall-hanging from a kit my SS, Lyn, sent me. 6x23" of a watermelon wedge an a ladybug. I might send this to my younger sister for her bd in April. Or I may keep it all to myself! I'm still waiting for my new DWR template set to arrive. We'll see which comes first - those templates and therefore the DWR quilt or the Sew-a-long Mary Q is planning. I only work on one project at a time and I almost always see it through to the end before starting another.
Yesterday we got the bathroom primed in the morning and painted in the afternoon. It's very pale sage and looks so nice! Tomorrow we'll paint the crown molding (white). After that Bill will install the new light fixture and probably the wall cabinet. Then we're done until the floor goes in and so far, no word on that. When we do get that date, we'll pull the toilet the day before and get out the paint again because we need to prime/paint behind it.
I have an appt this afternoon to get my second vaccine and Bill has his on Thursday at 5:30pm. Both are huge drive-thru events and may take hours. It's a busy week of appointments for us.
TINA - that is a BIG closet! The closet in my quilting room is nearly that big and I have two large stainless steel shelving units in there. One is full of finished quilts and one is full of Christmas stuff. the two shelves above are games, puzzles, and odd things that I keep for some reason or another.
BECCA - you've had a busy few days! You must be very popular - all those phone calls! Wonderful to stay so connected. Did you get your shot OK? Any side effects? You're right - fabric has gone up $$. This is why I take good advantage of the semi-annual 40% sale my fave LQS. Her regular prices average $10/yd so the sale prices average about $6/yd.
LORI - what is your tablerunner like? Sometimes, I back mine with a totally different fabric so I can flip it and instantly be 'redecorated'. I have Valentine/St. Pat's, TG/Christmas, Fall/Halloween.
JANA - Your grandkitty is a lot of kitty! I thought Foxtrot was pretty hefty at 17#. You are a good kitty-gramma. I hope you can get your bedroom carpet. It would be the purrfect time. When we did ours, we were able to get some they had in the warehouse that had been ordered by another customer and then rejected. We got it for cost and they installed it almost immediately. Growing up we also had a 'board' like you described and it fit over the recliner and also over the bathtub and on top of two dining chairs to become a little girl's instant desk for playing 'office'. And come suppertime for our big family it went back into the table! I haven't decided yet if I'm going to do the scalloped edge or straight edge on my DWR. To be honest, I don't yet have a real pattern. I'm feeling my way. But I do think I'm going to do colorful batiks on a black background.
MARY ROSE - I love your quilt. Rings of Gold! Beautiful! And it looks like you did the scalloped edge on yours. I hadn't thought about leaving off the triangles at the ends of the arcs. I like the 4P look. Acchh!! More decisions!
CAROL - I do spend a lot of my time sewing. But I don't have a lot else going on in my life right now so I sew. And it's also my reading time. I listen to audio books that I download from the library to my i-pad while I sew. And I got a recording of about 30 episodes of the old radio show, Our Miss Brooks. going right now. Fun!
I'm not sure about supper tonite. I might put something into the crockpot so it's all ready when we get home from the vaccine event. Or I might just make poached eggs. Or grilled cheese and tomato basil soup. And we do have Cheerios . . .
I hope this summer isn't so hot for us here.