September 16, 2022

 

Wow it has been a year since I last updated my blog.  "Sew" let's bring it up-to-date!  This is my sewing room.  All neat and tidy...sure hope that I can continue to keep it this way.  Sandra was just here visiting for nearly two weeks.  She spent much of her time sorting through my stash and preparing kits for me to work on.  What you see on my design wall is a kit of nothing but scraps in 2 1/2" by 4 1/2" pieces of darks and lights.  The pattern is Broken Courthouse Steps.  There are 20 12 1/2" blocks total; half considered dark and half light.  The darks are all done and just a few of the lights so far.

Closeup of two blocks.  There are no seams to match until the rows are sewn together.  This is the first of two kits in this pattern.  The second kit is in red/white/blue, but I get ahead of myself...  There will be sharing of it when the time comes that I will work on it.  The girls at Quilters by the Bay and a few of my followers know how much I love patriotic projects!

This is a tablerunner that I started last year in a Quilters by the Bay workshop.  Sandra helped me finish it off.  It is ready for quilting.  Wait until you see the back I selected.  Sandra sure knows how to move through my stash!

This is my "kit" drawer.  There are three quilt projects and 27 pillow cases in this drawer.  Each one is cut and ready to sew.  Old "Mr. A" has made it difficult to cut.  Sandra has me ready to take precut kits and sew until there is no tomorrow on my trusty Berninia.

A new pair of scissors that will work around "Mr. A" was ordered and delivered from an Etsy Seller.  The larger holes make it "sew" much easier with my fingers.  I am still getting used to them, 4" is the size of these.  The Etsy Seller has other sizes too...we shall see if another pair comes in the future.

DH turned 93 a couple of weeks ago.  He was really surprised when this cake showed up at the golf course with all his golf buddies singing Happy Birthday to him.  Frankly, I was surprised by the singing :).  No cake came home!  The golf cart got pushed into the icing by the lid that was on the cake.  The guys commented that it was stuck in the sand which brought a chuckle to them.  DH has the cart next to his chair in the living room as a reminder of the event.  

Unfortunately, I don't have any photos to share of a surprise birthday cake that I got just a few days earlier at a Pitch Game that I attend on Mondays.  Mine looked a bit like this one, but it said Happy Birthday Betty (and my age).  What a surprise...everyone sang and no cake came home.

Sandra and I drove to see my favorite Great Grandson one day while she was visiting.  This guy is so darn cute!  Tiffany, Greyson's mom is really doing a great job with him.  He is so smart at two years old this past June.  So now I will close with a treat for you as Greyson enjoys his!  Until next time be safe and wonderful everyday.