Slow Sunday Stitching

It was relatively easy week last week, I only had a board meeting to attend on Tuesday.  I was still not feeling like stitching  or doing anything other than some yard work.  I spent several days going to thrift stores and Big Lots.  I was looking for umbrellas for my yard, and outdoor plant stands or baker's rack for my plants.  My neighbors recently took some trees down that shaded my side yard and shaded some of my outdoor plants, as they put in a pool.  I bought an umbrella for my patio table and had it up shading my plants, and the wind blew it over, including my patio table.  So I ended up getting a larger umbrella, with a heavier stand.  I think I need my grandson's help to set it up though.  The last few days it has been raining so the plants should be OK until I get the umbrella set up.   I only last fall planted trees in my back yard, so they aren't really shade producing yet.  

With the new onset of rain the past several days, my plants are looking good.

My pomegranate tree even has a bud

Friday and Saturday granddaughter Kyleigh came over.  About two years ago, she started a t-shirt quilt when she was on vacation from school.  Basically she cut out the t-shirts and ironed the stabilizer on a number of shirts.  So this time she cut out more T-shirts and stabilized them, and actually sewed them into rows.  She has more t-shirts she is going to use for the back of the quilt when she finds them.   Several months ago she moved out into her own place, and her other bag of T-shirts is missing right now.    I was so proud of how much she got done those two days.  Friday I made BLTs for lunch.  Saturday Kyleigh made some yummy chicken pesto sandwiches and they were even still warm when she got  here! 

These t-shirts comprise her years of swimming competitively, cheer, the one with the 10 on it was from her 10th birthday and all the attendees of her party signed it.  

While Kyleigh was here I found my mojo again and got a number of things accomplished.  I finished this top for  my guild's Community Service.  Someone had donated these jar blocks and I assembled it into a top.

I finished the Clue 4 on the Scrap Dance Quadrille Mystery by Carole at From My Carolina Home.  

I cut out a bunch of blue strips for the Winter Blues wedding quilt I am making.  These are for the pieced border.  I have 21 more blocks to make.

I finished 3 more of the Ella Maria Deacon blocks done.  

This is the last one left to do, and I don't know whether to piece it by hand, or paper piece.  Paper piecing is not my forte.  

On Saturday I had intended to make the rest of the border blocks for the Winter Blues quilt.  But then a either a "squirrel" caught my attention, or DrEAMI (Drop Everything and Make It) happened.  

I kept seeing Susan Nixon @DesertSky Quilting making potato chip blocks.  You can find the tutorial for making these blocks by Brenda @Conquering Mt. Scrapmore on You Tube.

So Saturday instead of finishing my Winter Blues border I was cutting out 2.5 x 4.5 inch rectangles to make the potato chip blocks.  At Christmas time I had used my scrap rectangles as packing of some Christmas gifts I sent away to quilting friends, including Susan Nixon.  I got 5 made, and my second one I goofed up by putting an an extra row on both sides.  

For my slow stitching this week I plan to continue to work on my Kathy Schmitz sampler which keeps getting set aside.   I'll be linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  Head on over and check out what everyone has been up to. 

That's it for this week.  I'm thankful I got my mojo back!  Thanks for stopping by!

YouTube · Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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