Thoughts on the approaching year. . . . .

Well, it seems like just yesterday when we were welcoming in 2019. . . .but here is 2020 knocking on our doors.

I do not think that I am alone in wondering where this year has gone.

The past year was not a great one for me. . . there were so many "want to do's" that ended up not being done; so many "great ideas" that fell by the wayside; and things that just did not get thought about past the brainstorming session that they occurred in.

But, since blog posts are boring without pictures here is this years picture of our pup:

Mr. Books took her to PetSmart when I was sick so that we would not miss the yearly tradition.

I know that I accomplished things. . . I participated in the Hands 2 Help Challenge and I did get other sewing done. . . .but it just does not feel like I really did anything.

So, in hopes that the "reckoning" at the end of 2020 is a little more organized my plans are as follows:

A. Keep better track of the amount of time I spend in the sewing room.

I know that I cannot keep up with trying to track the amount of fabric I have used (been there, tried that), but I should be able to keep better track of the number of quilt blocks that I make.  So that will be one goal.

B.  Keep better track of the quilts that I complete.

I want to actually complete quilts. . . .not just make tops.  This should be something that I can do relatively easily.  Once the quilting, binding and labeling is done I can document it.

C.  Try to maintain focus on my word of the year.

I have tried to do this for the past several years, but it has never "stuck" with me. 

However, I have hope that this year will be different. . . .because there is a real push for Mr. Books and I do downsize our possessions.

So, based on that here is my:

Word of the Year:                  REDUCE

And by REDUCE I do not just mean to get rid of stuff that I don't enjoy, use or want. . . I mean to reduce the stress that is in my life, reduce the negativity that seeps in from outside sources (yup, I can't stand the news these days), reduce the wasted time of blindly watching television (but I can multi-task during favorite shows), and reduce the amount of wasted time on social media.

Heck, just by getting off of Facebook and games I should be able to get a lot of sewing done!

No major, earth shattering resolutions (that don't get kept anyway) but just some gentle reminders that we are only here for a limited time. . . . and I would rather be having fun while I am here.

Happy early New Year!

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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Let's talk about a busy quilt

One of my goals is to try to get some of the kits, UFO's, WIPs, etc. done.

So, even though I have half done projects all over the place I pulled out a kit that I bought and decided to work on it.

Here is the quilt top as completed in the kit:

 

This was a kit that I purchased from Craftsy (before Bluprint took over.) The fabrics are by Lily and Loom.  I don't know how long I have had the kit so I am not sure if the fabrics are current, or even still available.

The colors are very pretty. . . . but this is just a very busy quilt.  Based on the instructions in the kit there is no border. . . . but both Mr. Books and I think that a border is needed to try to "contain" the quilt.  I'm thinking a dark gold might be good. . . but then perhaps a smaller border of gold and a larger border of a raspberry color might be good.

I will have to figure out the measurements and see if I want to purchase more fabric or hold off until I can start going through the fabric boxes in the basement to see if I can find something that will work.

The directions in the kit were very good. . . .there was a lot of cutting in the beginning but then it was "all sewing, all the time" until the quilt top was completed.

In peace and pieces,

Sherry

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Crocheted charity donation

Well, I don't know if anyone is still checking on my blog to see if I've posted; but since I like having this space as a place for me to show what I have been doing I am back.

This is a crocheted afghan that I had been working on over time.  One of the Facebook groups that I belong to is collecting comfort items for use by one of the members police department when they get calls that involve young kids.

I sent this afghan out since it was not destined to be used for any other purpose.

 

 

The pattern that I used is an older one. . . if anyone is interested I will find the leaflet and let you know the name in case you might be able to find it at a thrift shop or Goodwill shop.

It is a pattern of baby layette patterns.  If memory serves there was this one in crochet and another in knit.

I have made the entire layette set a couple of times. . . .but have done the afghan many more times. . . except for having to be careful with the counting it is a very easy piece to make.


In peace and pieces,

Sherry

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I am still here. . . . .

Wow!  I cannot believe that I have not posted since June.

No excuses, except that I have been busy and really did not have all that much to talk about.

Well, I have "stuff" to talk about. . . . but it doesn't seem to be interesting enough to post out "into the world". . . . . .

I have fallen off most of my good intentions (like Christmas gifts, staying up to date on swaps, and downsizing the stuff in my life).

As soon as I have something interesting to post about, or just feel the need to check in again, I'll be back.

I have done quite a bit of reading so far this year. . . .check out the "Books Read" tab to see what I have picked up from the library.

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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I've dumped Ravelry

I am a political animal.  I love politics, just hate politicians.


However, I do not try to ram my ideas, or ideals down anyone's throat.


Nor do I demand that they agree with me all the time.  In fact, some of my opinions and stands have changed due to solid, intelligent discussions with people that have different views than I did.


That is the adult way to learn, grow and co-exist with others.


However, there are groups out there that seem to feel that everything is political and that their views are the only views that matter.


That is fine for them. . . . but that does not work for me.


Goodbye Ravelry. . . .sorry that you could not be inclusive of all views.


Comments have been turned off because. . . . well, it is my blog and I can do what I want.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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Mid-year course correction

Here we are at the mid-point of the year and, as sometimes happens, changes need to be made.


I had wanted to concentrate on getting UFO's, WIP's and the like completed so that I could get on with other projects without the nagging guilt of all the unfinished items I was neglecting.


And I did pretty well with that.


But then, life happened.


Our gas meter, located in the basement, needs to be replaced.  Which means that all of the boxes, bags & totes that I had in that area needed to be moved.


The only place to move them was around the quilting machine.


So, at this point, my long arm is out of commission.


Moving all that stuff revealed that I really have a problem. . . . .with books, pamphlets, magazines and loose paper:

That is a five shelf book case that was in the house when I bought it.  So far I have cleared out an untold amount of magazines and loose papers from it.


Now I have to work on the books.


There are quilt books, crochet books, embroidery books, counted cross stitch books, etc.  Any craft you might want to know about is probably there in that mess.


The boxes and totes that you see contain projects, fabric, sewing tools, etc.  The wooden cabinet contains patterns, fabric, blocks, and sundry other items.


Since I need to keep that area open for the gas meter guy I am now going to focus on clearing out the books that I do not want.  They are all in very good condition. . . .and many are out of print and hard to find.


My thought is to sell as much as I can and then decide what to do with the rest.


As for the fabric, I plan on getting it folded uniformly and pulling out the smaller pieces and start using my Accuquilt to get uniform sizes for scrap quilts.


The other area that I need to work on is this:

This cabinet was purchased from the same family that we got the cabinet in the first picture from.


It holds quite a collection of things:

Thread and knitting needles

Yarn, crochet thread, pencils, leftover pieces of bindings

More yarn, a finishing kit for one of my UFO's.

I think the last two cabinet sections hold smaller bags of batting that have not yet been used.

Once I get through the bookshelf and the totes and all clearing this cabinet will be my next endeavor.

There is no way that I can use all of this stuff if I don't know what I have. . . . and if I am not interested in it anymore there is no reason to keep it.

Wish me luck!

In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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Are you up for a swap with a quick turn around?

Cheryll is hosting a swap, Christmas in July.  You can find the details HERE.


She is an excellent swap hostess. . . I have been in several of her previous swaps and was very happy with them.


As she says on her announcement of the swap, the more the merrier, and the rules are not that daunting.


I hope that you will join us. . . . .




In peace and pieces,
Sherry


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A disturbing book

I have been keeping track of the books that I have read for many years.  Eleven years, to be exact.  Some of the books are listed on the left sidebar of my blog; the others are listed in the "Books Read" tab.


I read a large variety of books, true crime, mystery, young adult (Harry Potter for example), romance (just not Harlequin, I never got into those), historic fiction, historic non-fiction, and so on. . . . I read a lot about a lot of different things.


I just finished a book, Educated: a memoir, by Tara Westover.


I don't think I have ever been so disturbed by a book in my entire life.


I don't know if I could even recommend it to someone as being a book that they should read.


I have read true crime novels that detailed, in very graphic language, crimes that were committed. . . but even those books did not disturb me as much as this one did.


There are a couple of friends that I have that also like to read and I had told one of them about the book. . . . and when she asked me what disturbed me so much I really could not describe it.  The closest I came to being able to explain the effect the book had on me was to say that I did not feel any emotion from the author.


Yes, she wrote that she cried, or felt pain, or anguish. . . . .but the way she wrote, using the words she chose, did not, at least to me, convey that there was any emotions going on it in the background.


It was also disconcerting that no one. . . .not a single person. . . (at least as she has written) ever tried to stop or intervene in what was happening in her family.


In reading this I felt like I was seeing the beginnings of a cult. . . . and you were either in or you were out. . . . and if you were in you could do anything because no one would say anything about it and the story would be told differently so often that no one would ever be able to tell what the "real truth" had been.


Completing the book was never in question; I have made a conscious decision to complete any book that I start no matter how poorly written, boring or nonsensical.  If fact, there was a book "Secrets of the Temple" that was about the Federal Reserve and how they control money that took me 5 years to read because the macro- and micro-economics discussed were so dry, boring and hard to get through.  But, there were a lot of other books that I read also during that time while I just kept plodding through it.


However, now that I have read it I wish that perhaps I hadn't.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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Hands to Help Challenge 2019

My intentions were good to get at least 2 quilts done for Jack's Baskets during the H2H challenge.


Unfortunately, that won't be happening due to some electrical work that needs to be completed. . . . my quilting machine has been barricaded with furniture & what not that needs to be moved to allow work space.


However, I do have one quilt done. . . . I just need to get it in the mail:


Here it is completed. . . but you don't see the entire piece,

So, here it is after the quilting was done, but before the binding was completed.

It should be going out in the mail this week.


The other quilt that I have done, just not quilted, is the same pattern but in more "boy" colors of red, blue, and green.


Since I am not sure when all the electrical will be completed I am not sure when I will be able to get any additional quilting done. . . . soon I hope because I have a *lot* of quilts for which I have cut the batting and just need to get the backing together.


Sarah, over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, is the driving force for the challenge each year.  You can catch up with what others are doing for the charities picked for this year by checking out this post.


In peace and pieces,
Sherry


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OMG (One Monthly Goal) for May

Patty at Elm Street Quilts is the hostess for the One Monthly Goal (OMG) program.
It is now time to link up for the May 2019 edition of:





Well, as my quilting machine has been barricaded due to some electrical work that needs to be done it appears that my May 2019 OMG has  been decided for me. . . . .


I will be binding "The Beast".

I am hoping that Mr. Books made enough binding. . . . but we will see at it goes.


Luckily my sewing machine did not need to be hidden away so that I can get the binding sewn onto the front side of the quilt.  After that it will be hand stitching to get the back side down.


Check out all the others who have committed to moving a project along here.




In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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She was here. . . .and then she was gone. . . . .

Back in October 2018 we had our Bailey die. . . . and I was adamant that I did not want to get another dog.


Well, as things turned out, I was over-ruled.


The kennel that we use is connected with a rescue group.  It is the same rescue group that we got our Casey from.


There was a "special needs" dog that was going to be getting released to them from an animal control department of a nearby township in November and, well, to make a long story a little shorter, Mr. Books said, "yes" in spite of my misgivings.


Bonnie had a severe, as in 2/3 of her body had been shaved due to matting and the skin underneath it was crusty and raw looking.


When I first saw her I was afraid to touch her.


Still, she came to live with us. 


After consulting with our vet it seemed that she had severe food allergies, a yeast infection and canine MRSA.  We got medication and limited ingredient food and she was on her way to a full recovery.


I won't show you the pictures of her "before" since they are not very pleasant, but here are two pictures of the "during".


Here she is "sitting pretty" for her daddy:

Here she is being attentive to me for her portrait

Two weeks ago she started having stomach issues. . . she was back to the vet and the blood work did not show any major problems so she was given some medications to help settle the stomach issues.


Two days ago she had several massive seizures and died.


We are shocked and dumbfounded.  So is our vet.  She made it through so many of the issues that had been her lot prior to our getting her only to have something go wrong in her brain.


She was such a sweet little dog. . . .and had such a cute little prance instead of a walk. . . that no matter how mad I was about anything just seeing her made me laugh.


We had her for only 5 short months. . . . but we will remember her always.


Sleep well sweet BonBon. . . we miss you.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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OMG (one monthly goal) for April. . . The Beast Has Been Slayed!

The **giant** quilt that Mr. Books made for his eldest grandson has been quilted!

Here is the front. . . it consists of all of the sports teams that he loves

The back is more team, and sports themed, fabrics

This quilt is huge. . . . but it has been quilted and now just awaits the binding so that it can be presented.


I am glad that it is finished!  LOL



Be sure to check out all the other OMG's that have been completed in April over at Patty's blog, Elm Street Quilts.


In peace and pieces,
Sherry


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I'm posting. . . . . just not here.

I did a post for the "1 Xmas Item a Month" blog. . . you can see it here:


https://1xmasitemamonth.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-gifts-completed.html




I will be posting later this month about my OMG (One Monthly Goal) for April. . .which has been accomplished (YAY me)!  So keep tuned. . . . . .


In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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FAL (Finish A Long) Quarter #2 project listing

WOW! I can't believe that it is time to make a list for things that I hope to finish in the 2nd quarter.


Where is the time going??!!


Seeing as how I did not get everything from my 1st quarter list done there will be a lot of repeats.


Here goes with the list:


1.  Complete a quilt that my husband pieced

I have not started the quilting on it because I have been a little under the weather.  But I am hoping to get a good start on it on Saturday while he is "playing train".


2. My Four Patch Stacked Posy quilt


Here are a sample of some of the blocks.

They have all been sewn into rows.

But now the rows need to be put together so that I have a completed quilt top to quilt.


3.  My birdhouse quilt


I am not sure how many quilt blocks I have done. . .but there is at least one that is completed:

And there are only 9 blocks in the quilt:

So I should be able to get this one done. . .I think.


These three projects should be enough to carry me through. . . there is still enough wiggle room if I decide to work on something else in between.


Check out Sarah's blog to see what other crafty people are planning on getting done this quarter.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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April OMG (One Monthly Goal). . . .this is a biggie!

As a new month begins so does the opportunity to link up with like minded quilters to "get 'er done" through One Monthly Goal hosted by Elm Street Quilts.





For April I have a *big* project. . . quilting a quilt that Mr. Books has pieced.

I completely did not think of taking a picture of the quilt when we had it laid out to get the batting cut. . . but it was loaded onto the frame last night and is ready for the quilting to start.


I believe that this is the largest quilt that I have done on our frame. . . it will be interesting to see how long it will take me to quilt it.  Just loading the batting and quilt top gave my back a work out and I could not start the quilting last night.


But even if I do one or two passes every couple of days there should be no problem getting this quilted by the end of the month.


Instead of being really ambitious with goals I think I will just stick with this one. . .and work on other things that might show up on next month's list.


You can find all the other projects that are being worked on this month by going here.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry






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Objectives met. . . March OMG (one monthly goal), FAL, I Xmas Gift a Month

I have been a bit of a busy bee lately.  Which is surprising because I have felt like I wasn't getting much done.





For March I wanted to complete the 1930's baby quilt that I quilted last month.


I did it!!

It is bound.  I measured it, but I can't find my note. . . but it is bigger than 36" x 36".  This will be going to Jack's Basket as part of my participation in Hands2Help 2019.
This was also one of my goals for the 1st quarter Finish A Long .


One of my other goals for the month was to quilt a top for a friend.  That was done as well.

She was pleased with the quilting and I was happy to have been able to do it for her.


Click on this link to see what other goals were met:
https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/03/one-monthly-goal-march-finish-link-p.html









I was able to get two gifts done in March.

So I have been able to keep up the momentum of getting things done.







And, this momentum is helping me keep up with the Finish-A-Long goals I have as well.


This was a very good month for me!


In peace and pieces,


Sherry




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What I did on Quilting Day weekend. . . . . .

Here we are on the day after St. Patrick's Day and 2 days past National Quilting Day.

I actually finished quilting a quilt on Saturday. . . . and I had only started quilting it Friday evening!
Here is one view:

Here is another view:

This quilt was made by a friend of mine with blocks from a Row Robin our quilt guild did a while back. 

The black and white blocks were those made by her husband and his group; the red and black were made by her and her group.

The quilt is laid out on a double bed. . . and the sides hang over the edge a little bit.  So you can see that it is a really nice size quilt.

I am amazed that I got the quilting done in 2 sessions. . . with my back issues I thought that it would take me longer.

The best part. . . .my friend liked the quilting and she is now on to working on the binding to complete it.

I also finished the binding on the 1930's repro quilt that I quilted last month:

I plan on sending this out to one of the charities picked for the Hands 2 Help Challenge. 

If you want to participate check out the link or just go to Sarah's blog and check out the Hands2Help 2019 tab at the top.

I have participated in the challenge for several years and look forward to getting this quilt and perhaps another one out for the challenge.

We had a woman from our local Project Linus chapter come to our guild meeting yesterday and talk about how they distribute their quilts so I may be doing more donating locally to me instead of mailing a lot out.

Now I don't have a picture of this. . . . but Mr. Books and I cut batting pieces for 11 (yes, ELEVEN) quilts yesterday!

We purchased a huuuuuggggee bolt of batting quite a number of years ago and it has just been pulled out a couple of times for cutting.  Mostly we worked with the packages of batting that I had stockpiled prior to getting married (I had to use those 50% off coupons from Joann's somewhere!  LOL).

But since we are going to pull out the batting to cut a piece for a quilt that he is working on I thought that I would grab some of my quilt tops that need to have batting and backings made.

On My Goodness!  I could not believe how quickly I was able to pull 10 quilt tops.

I mean I know that I had quilt tops. . . . but I did not think that there were that many.   And I know that I have a few other quilt tops that I could not put my hands on. . . so there are even more!

While we were cutting the batting I was taking measurements so that I can get the backings put together. . . . that should take up a chunk of the fabric stash that I have in the house. . . .at least I hope it will.

Oh, that bolt of batting, there is still more left!  But it is much more manageable and the diameter has gone down significantly. . . . but I still have more quilts to make to use it up completely.

It is a polyester batting. . . . and now I prefer working with cotton or bamboo. . . . but it will get used and projects will be completed.  Which is forward movement in getting the stash reduced so I am happy.

I hope you had a successful weekend.  Stay tuned to what I get involved in next!

In peace and pieces,

Sherry




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OMG (One Monthly Goal) for March

For March I am thinking again about having several goals:


Bind the 1930's baby quilt I quilted last month

And get the quilting done on the 2016 Stash Bee quilt top that also was put together last month

I also have another quilting job. . . . a flimsy that one of my friends asked me to quilt for her in exchange for a Singer 99 sewing machine.  I haven't taken a picture of it yet so you will have to wait to see it.  I think she did a wonderful job with it.


I am linking up with Patty over at Elm Street Quilts again this month.  Go HERE to see what other quilters are planning on doing this month


In peace and pieces,


Sherry


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OMG (One Monthly Goal). . .WoW, what a February!

February has been so very productive for me. . . . I just wish I could figure out why so I could make sure to keep the momentum going!  LOL


I will be linking up to Elm Street Quilts for the February Finishes.

My OMG goals for February were as follows:


1.  Complete a baby afghan. . . . . DONE!

This is a full view:

 And here we have a close up view to better show the colors:

This was a variegated yarn from Hobby Lobby.  The yarn is very soft and I hope that the baby it is meant for gets a lot of use out of it.

2.  Piece together blocks that I had from 2016. . . . . DONE!

This is made up of blocks I got through Stash Bee members in 2016.  I made up a few extra blocks to bring it to a total of 20 blocks.
Here is one view of it hanging on the long arm frame:

Here is a shot showing more of the "backside" portion of the top:

Here is a closer view of some of the blocks showing the variation of the fabrics in each block.

I am thinking that I will use this as a charity quilt. . . and after seeing the size of it on my bed I think I will just do a border using a black fabric with dark gray polka dots to finish it off.


3.  Complete quilting a quilt using 1930's fabrics. . . .DONE
Here is a "full view" right after I trimmed the excess batting and backing.

 Here is more of an "aerial" view. . . .

 I did not use a 1930's reproduction for the backing. . . . but I have a ton of this fabric so I decided to use some of it for the smaller quilts that I have done.

So, February has been a great month for me.  Three goals met. . . .on top of the blocks that I was able to get made.  Now on to making the binding so that I can get this quilt totally completed.




In peace and pieces,


Sherry




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Hey, my post is not here today. . . .

But, you can go here to see what I, and others, have been making to get ready for Christmas 2019.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry








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January 350 block challenge progress

Ok then, we have the first month of 2019 in the bag!

As I have mentioned before, I have participated in the 350 Block Project for a couple of years but I think January was the best month I have had in a long time.


I finished 41 blocks.


Thirty of the blocks were for this quilt

Which is now completely bound and being mailed to its new home in California.
This quilt was part of my 1st quarter Finish A Long goals. 
Here is the completed quilt:


Then there were blocks for Stash Bee swaps. . . . first, the January block

Which, hopefully, has been received in Canada by now.


Then these blocks

Which are samples for my swap partners since my receiving month is February.  I did one other block that did not get in the picture.


There were also 2 blocks (no pictures) for my guild block of the month for January and February.  And 3 crumb blocks (also no pictures) that are being worked on between other projects.


I am hoping that I can keep up the momentum that I have going so that I can get a good number of blocks done this month also.


In peace and pieces,


Sherry








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