SUPPER CLUB - Wed, Dec 29th
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 5:03 am
Good morning,
We are 65* and foggy this morning. Everything is drippy wet from the fog. We'll be out in it in a few minutes, walking the park. Ugh. But we still do it - every single morning.
Yesterday I mailed off a couple of barns to Valerie for the Jan Lotto. What a cute idea she came up with. I'm already wondering what Feb is going to hold. I also hit the LQS and got quite a bit of clearance fabric and a paper-piecing book with 24 easy seasonal/holiday patterns. But I forgot to buy thread and I'm already running low so guess we need to go back.
Today, I'll finish up my little stars. I still need to do more but I've done all I brought with me. I pre-cut them at home. Come spring I'll cut and sew the rest.
JANA - so glad that light standard didn't hit anyone! In Seattle last year a power pole fell on a vehicle, injuring 3 people and because of stress fractures no one had previously detected, that pole took down an entire row of poles, like dominoes! Happy anniversary to Sarah and Joe. Matt's finishing his basement, too? Were none of your basements finished when you moved into your homes? Are you still on the fence about hot water heaters? When we visited Cindy and Sue, she said they have tankless and love it. I made a mental note to tell you that though I forgot to check my mental note list until now. Yay for Sarah's new stove!
TINA - that solar set-up sounds pretty sweet! It's all win/win! I hope it's not too expensive to put in, but then if you're paying a power bill anyway . . . . . I checked out that Nativity quilt and realized I dont' have 5 yds of backing fabric with me. I want to do a night sky and went back to the LQS where I bought 3 yds of the purrfect fabric a few weeks ago, but they were out of it. Sigh. I KNEW I should have bought the entire bolt! So for now I put that project back in my sewing drawer. But I also cast an eye to see if there were any appropriate buildings. Nope. But I happened to have Lori Holt's FGV book with me which is where I found my barns. If I run out of things to sew after we move further south, I might pull it back out and make a house or two, which is also in that book.
BECCA - So nice you have so much in common with Denise. My Lara and I have exact opposite tastes. So she wants nothing of mine (unless it belonged to my mom). Autumn's tastes are also down a different path from mine but she's sentimental so if it's mine, she wants it. lol!
LORI - you had quite a list for yesterday, but I loved it - Jack and Wrigley were #1 on the list!
Did your son arrive home OK?
CAROL - good tip about unplugging the LA. We have surge protectors on everything, but I don't completely trust them. Many years ago lightening fried our big box TV. Kids were still home and not happy about that! Were you able to resize your house pattern? Tina said she had to do that, too, as she wanted to make 12" instead of 16".
Our supper tonite is going to be another Rice-a-Roni concoction. We're going to grill dinner sausages, slice them up and put them into the rice with some frozen peas. Bill loves Rice-a-Roni concoctions. We do all our cooking outside if possible. Keeps my kitchen/sewing room clean and free of grease!
What's on your menu for tonite?
We are 65* and foggy this morning. Everything is drippy wet from the fog. We'll be out in it in a few minutes, walking the park. Ugh. But we still do it - every single morning.
Yesterday I mailed off a couple of barns to Valerie for the Jan Lotto. What a cute idea she came up with. I'm already wondering what Feb is going to hold. I also hit the LQS and got quite a bit of clearance fabric and a paper-piecing book with 24 easy seasonal/holiday patterns. But I forgot to buy thread and I'm already running low so guess we need to go back.
Today, I'll finish up my little stars. I still need to do more but I've done all I brought with me. I pre-cut them at home. Come spring I'll cut and sew the rest. JANA - so glad that light standard didn't hit anyone! In Seattle last year a power pole fell on a vehicle, injuring 3 people and because of stress fractures no one had previously detected, that pole took down an entire row of poles, like dominoes! Happy anniversary to Sarah and Joe. Matt's finishing his basement, too? Were none of your basements finished when you moved into your homes? Are you still on the fence about hot water heaters? When we visited Cindy and Sue, she said they have tankless and love it. I made a mental note to tell you that though I forgot to check my mental note list until now. Yay for Sarah's new stove!
TINA - that solar set-up sounds pretty sweet! It's all win/win! I hope it's not too expensive to put in, but then if you're paying a power bill anyway . . . . . I checked out that Nativity quilt and realized I dont' have 5 yds of backing fabric with me. I want to do a night sky and went back to the LQS where I bought 3 yds of the purrfect fabric a few weeks ago, but they were out of it. Sigh. I KNEW I should have bought the entire bolt! So for now I put that project back in my sewing drawer. But I also cast an eye to see if there were any appropriate buildings. Nope. But I happened to have Lori Holt's FGV book with me which is where I found my barns. If I run out of things to sew after we move further south, I might pull it back out and make a house or two, which is also in that book.
BECCA - So nice you have so much in common with Denise. My Lara and I have exact opposite tastes. So she wants nothing of mine (unless it belonged to my mom). Autumn's tastes are also down a different path from mine but she's sentimental so if it's mine, she wants it. lol!
LORI - you had quite a list for yesterday, but I loved it - Jack and Wrigley were #1 on the list!
Did your son arrive home OK?CAROL - good tip about unplugging the LA. We have surge protectors on everything, but I don't completely trust them. Many years ago lightening fried our big box TV. Kids were still home and not happy about that! Were you able to resize your house pattern? Tina said she had to do that, too, as she wanted to make 12" instead of 16".
Our supper tonite is going to be another Rice-a-Roni concoction. We're going to grill dinner sausages, slice them up and put them into the rice with some frozen peas. Bill loves Rice-a-Roni concoctions. We do all our cooking outside if possible. Keeps my kitchen/sewing room clean and free of grease!
What's on your menu for tonite?
I'm doing something wrong!