Having fun in the sun

Thinking about retiring?   I recommend it!  This is how I spent my Thursday.  I thought I wanted to get into the studio to quilt but somewhere on the way I was sidetracked by sunshine and 77F temps, and quality reading.  Oh, and a couple of peppermint patties.

 

So, today, Friday, I got another row quilted on the Cats quilt prior to getting in another couple hours of quality reading time. 

 

I did take out a little time to begin work on Vicki’s color palette challenge for February.  Aren’t the colors luscious?  So I pulled these fabrics but I am not sure what I will be doing with them.

 

Except that they will probably be the outside for an iPad cover.  This is a double thickness of a semi-stiff stabelizer.  I have drawn the outline of the iPad, with an inch included for the fold, and than an additional inch to give me a little room for other stuff.  Now all I have to do is come up with a design for the quilt: I can’t cut into the fabric until I know what I need. 

I hope to get back to the quilting on Cats either Saturday or Sunday.  I have three more rows and then a little fixing (filling the empty spaces I missed on the way down) and then it will be time to cut the fabric for the binding.  I got a great stripe that I think will finish this cute quilt off great.

Have a great weekend and come back and visit again.

Grateful

I retired 4 years ago this month. Today I was thinking about how lucky I am. I can sleep until I wake up: rarely do I have to hear an alarm. Then I can accept an impromptu lunch invitation: I don't have to coordinate with my "lunch hour." And I can work on whatever I want, whenever I want and for however long I want.

I am also lucky because I am friends with my daughter. At lunch today we laughed and laughed while we ate. What fun it is to be able to be friends with your own daughter.


Here is about 1/2 of Going Dotty. Most of the block pieces are made but I will not know for sure until I can get it all on the wall. Of course it doesn't fit on the wall but I will figure it out. I keep taking pictures so I can see how the colors are playing together.

However, I will not be back to sewing until Sunday afternoon. I am going to a 3 day embroidery workshop starting tomorrow and then we are having a visit from DS#1 and his wife Sunday morning. I will probably have the shakes by Sunday afternoon.

Have a good rest of the week and weekend, see you Monday.