We have been (mostly Jim...I just help lay out the boards and cut an end every now and then) working hard to get the floor finished in the family room. This room took 3 days to complete. First, Jim had to work the transition from the Kitchen into the room. There were a lot of… Continue reading On The Home Improvement Front – We Have a Floor!
Author: stitchinstein
I write from my perspective in Northern Illinois.
An Almost Design Wall Wednesday
This is as far as I've taken it this week... The inner border is on and the 2nd border is still in the works. Turns out these quarter square triangles take a bit of effort to get the points perfect. I've had to re-sew about a half dozen and use a template to line up… Continue reading An Almost Design Wall Wednesday
Big Day Yesterday
A fairly infrequent occurrence in my lovely part of the country are bursts of very intense storms.This happened on Friday afternoon. In about 20 minutes the winds whipped up so severe that whole trees toppled over and large limbs fell. I was driving home when the storm hit and I pulled over in a sheltered… Continue reading Big Day Yesterday
Snow in October has a plan!
A quick work-up in EQ7 and a check to make sure I have enough fabric and out comes a solution for the borders!Yup...should work!It's raining cats and dogs outside right now so I'm going to go upstairs and get this going!Talk to you all soon!~Cathy
Snowing In October – Jim Names a Quilt
Jim walked into the guest bedroom -which also serves as my design wall and staging area - looked at the wall and proclaimed "snowing in October!" followed very quickly with "hey, that block needs to be turned...". See if you can find the block he's talking about... This top was partially made up by MOM. … Continue reading Snowing In October – Jim Names a Quilt
Design Wall Wednesday – Almost There!
Progress is steadily being made on this Scrappy Saber Sawtooth Star quilt. I sewed the flying geese borders on last night and this morning. Now the only thing left is the outer border! Whoot! I think the darker borders make the blocks stand out! Glad I went with that... Till next time! ~Cathy
The Sweet Ride! A Fun Chocolate Themed Bike Tour!
I've heard of this ride but always find out about it too late! This year I saw a blurb in the village newsletter and made sure I put it on the calendar! This is the Sweet Ride. It is a bike tour around my little town with stops at participating shops. This year the beneficiary… Continue reading The Sweet Ride! A Fun Chocolate Themed Bike Tour!
Design Wall Wednesday
Here is what's happening on the design wall... I have completely run out of neutral strings on my Scrappy Saber Saw Tooth Star. That's good news and sorta kinda bad news as I really DON'T want to make strings for the next border I had planned in the pattern. See the pattern below... All that… Continue reading Design Wall Wednesday
Tomatoes Tomatoes Tomatoes!
The tomatoes are starting to ripen and daily I have been picking 3-4 off of the plants. The yellow ones first, then the red. Now I've got quite a bit and need to make something quick! Fresh Garden Tomato Salsa!A perfect salsa to eat on it's own, with chips or top a hot dog! Recipe:… Continue reading Tomatoes Tomatoes Tomatoes!
Ever have one of those days? Severing my 7 pin towing cable! But having a great trip!
I actually forgot to take a picture of what it looked like when I pulled into the campground. Here is a photo after Roadside Assistance came and cut off the 7 pin connector that was just hanging on by the black rubber... Somehow I managed to pinch the cable in between the tow hitch and… Continue reading Ever have one of those days? Severing my 7 pin towing cable! But having a great trip!
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