roll.roll cotton boll....part 4

Bonnie published the next step today. I have not finished part 3 yet! That step is 60 of those suckers on the top. So far, I have 29. My dilemma..finish step 3 or do step 4. The committee decided that I should proceed to the next step and then work more on the strip blocks. And now I have another week to finish the other 31 blocks!

Heading out to Bad Melisa tomorrow with Cindi and Becky to check out the happenings. And then Sarah and Emma are coming over for a sleepover. I think I am in deep trouble as Christmas is approaching but there is hardly a sign of it in my house...no tree, no outside stuff, no nothing. Just not in the mood to drag all the stuff out (and then have to put it away again in a couple of weeks). I was scolded by Sue because I said I didn't think I would do Christmas cards either. Just call me Ms. Scrooge!

4 down...56 to go..

I noticed on the yahoo group there are already posted pictures of this step. And m y friends Cindi and Gretch call me an overachiever? I actually now have 6 made!! My goal for this weekend is to have 15 done. Only time will tell on that one.

This morning bright and early, we headed out to Sweet Home for Groovy Girls. Yeah..no applique this month. I was bad. But it is partly Sarah-no blog's fault. She picks out things that I need to have. She did show me one item-a mini portable Ott light. Unfortunately, I need to get batteries for it but I sure could use it this evening. I also got a few zippers for the project demo today and a few pieces of fabric. Then I headed home to wait for the Direct TV man to come.

I bought myself a new tv last week because the old one was doing funky things. Turns out, it wasn't the tv but the cable box was going bad. At any rate three and a half hours later, he was on his way. He had more roof time than Santa Claus. I had planned to hit Publix when he left but by then it was late and cold and I wanted only to sit on the couch under a quilt.

Sewing binding on the retreat quilt while I watch the Hallmark channel movies.

Wild Friday night

I lead quite the crazy life...not. This week at work was, in a word, horrible. It just went on and on. I felt like I was on a treadmill. All I want is to be able to keep up and it just isn't happening with the new assessment process.

But now it is the weekend and I don't plan on thinking about that place until Monday morning. Last night we won't even discuss what I ate for "supper". Let's just say....well nothing! I decided to get the laundry done last night instead of doing it today.
Bonnie's next step arrived this morning. I knew easy had to end and it did. This step is not hard but first I had to make 8.5 inch paper squares to do foundation piecing. Done. I had thought about another project some time ago and had printed on some Carol Doak paper. Reused for the squares. Also worked a little on the Thimble swap.


Today is Groovy Girls....please Melisa......NO APPLIQUE. I will report back later.

Latest Thimbles Swap

I am so excited-I have finished 8 of the blocks for the swap we did earl er in the Fall. I have not finished sewing all of the teeny pieces yet-I think there are still 100+ of those bad boys. I really do love scrappy quilts and this one is no exception. I wanted to do more last night but Henry made me sit on the couch to keep him warm!

Groovy girls in 2 days...yipee. Hope there is no applique involved!

Need to make a binding for the X Block quilt and I'm not sure if I already have the fabric for it.

Thanksgiving weekend..so far

I had to work yesterday, so I decided driving to Sweet Home before dawn was probably not a good idea. But I did cut work a little short and headed down there later in the afternoon. (Not that I needed anything!) But that never seems to stop me. I only bought one piece of fabric, a little kit and something that I whipped up for a Christmas present today. And then I headed home.

Today I finished Part 2 of the Bonnie Hunter mystery-120 brown/pink half square triangles. And then I went back to the 34 billion one and a half inch squares. I think those little suckers are multiplying in the bag. 848 squares=4 squares to a block=212 sections. I have made 103 so far!!
I finished the table runner for Kris at least And then I made it to the couch. THE END.
And now it is midnight and I am wide awake..well maybe not "wide" but I am awake. So I think I will move into the bed. Henry is waiting to get under the covers!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am one very lucky person. I got to enjoy my whole family today. We celebrated turkey day at Sue's house. Sarah, affectionately known as the Decoration Natzi has been hard at work on the decor all week. She really gets into decorating the table as you can see. Place mats, doilies, name cards, the whole nine yards.
Rob did the turkey, Sue the sides, Laurie brought her broccoli puff. (I brought the gravy). Poor Rob made traditional gravy as well. Sarah tried both but I think William Sanoma won. (love their turkey gravy base). Kris and Alice joined us for dessert. An unplanned bonus. Tyler has to work at dark thirty tomorrow morning, so he was home napping. It was a wonderful meal. I am stuffed and don't have to eat for weeks..or at least tomorrow.

November Thimbles

I so look forward to getting together with the Thimbles gang. Only downside is that it only happens once a month. And now it will be almost Christmas when we meet again.

This month's project is from the book Scrap-Basket Surprises by Kim Brackett and is called Bali Sea Star. The fabric line is Whittier Crossing from our own Mary Ann at Little Quilts. It is yummy. Gretch has a picture of it on her blog. My fabric is still in the bag. This book has several other projects that are on my to do list. But first I have to finish some of the stuff I have already got in the works. So what have I accomplished this weekend?

-I completed all 172 segments for the Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt

-did the 9 patch blocks for Cindy Lou Who-Schnibble pattern

-made some segments for our Thimbles gang exchange

I have to get busy on that one as I have heard that Gretch has picked out our next one. I also gave Thimble Queen Pat palpitations when I informed her I am signing up for Comfort and Joy her new pattern. It is being offered as a block of the month by Bad Melisa. I did warn her that she would be subject to my whining do to all of the "A-word" that this quilt involves. It is an 8 month project. And every month has a component of applique to be done. I will either survive or become a raving maniac by completion date!