Sunday, May 27, 2018

Sunday Stash May 27, 2018 & Birthdays - Graduations

To say this week was a crazy busy week is an understatement.
We had 2 Graduations and 2 Birthdays in the last 5 days.

In the stone age we called it being promoted to the next grade level.

Thursday
My oldest grandson graduated 8th grade. He does not smile. I think he really enjoys people bugging him to smile. He just won't do it. As he was paraded past me in the school gym, I asked him to smile. The young lady behind him just kept shaking her head at me, trying to tell me something I already knew...He is NOT going to smile. His father got one smile out of him! LOL.

Today is his 14th birthday. I gave him the clothes I got him for his birthday on Tuesday. I was doing some alterations on a few pair of shorts for him.  He has gotten much taller but has put on a little weight, which is why I was altering his shorts at the waist. So I thought I better have him try on his birthday presents. They fit fine. Apparently he liked them and wore them to school the next day.

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Friday
On the other hand his sister, my only granddaughter is a happy go lucky little girl. Smiles at everyone and everything. She loves life and making people smile. She is a chatterbox. Loves to sing and dance.
She graduated from Head Start Pre-K and is very excited to start Kindergarten next year.

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Today
Grandson #3 also turned 3 years old. He has been doing a count down since his mom's birthday in April. Mommy put up a chalkboard when grandson #2 kept bugging her about his birthday in January.
He has been telling everyone that would listen that it is his birthday soon.
Today was the day. I sang Happy Birthday over text for him. He replied with a very excited "Thank you Grandma! It's My Birthday!!!" He even sent a voice invitation to his cousin to come to his party. He was so excited when she sent back a reply. He just woke up from his nap and was a little quite when we arrived. Bampa got him to loosen up, and helped him blow out the candles. They are Buddies!!!

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I did sew together some of the X-marks the blocks.

I also made my grandson a pouch for his new Pokeman DS. We all chipped in to get the DS. He needs to use his new thumb but is resistant. So we keep telling him he has to use his thumb on the circle to move the character. He needed therapy for his thumb and of course the insurance would not cover this. Which is ridiculous since they approved the surgery for the thumb.


Stash Report   5/20 - 5/26 Week 21- 2018
Fabric used this week: 1/2 yard  + Scraps 
Fabric used to Date:     15 yard
Fabric Added this week: 7 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 59 yards
Net used for 2018: 15 yards      Net in the red -   44 yards
      
GOAL for Year - 60 yards


350 Block Challenge 2018 at Prairie Moon Quilts
5/20 - 5/26
Blocks made 0
YTD made 240




15 Minute Challenge:  
5/20- 5/26        4 of 7 days
2018 Total          115 of 136
   days
Percentage of days sewn 85%

UFO finished for January - 0      :>[
UFO finished for February - 0  ugh!
UFO finished for March - 0  I am consistent!!! 
UFO finished For April - 1 Spool Wall hanging! Woot




Sunday, May 20, 2018

Sunday Stash May 20, 2018 and stuff

Not a great deal of sewing done this week. I had to go to the dentist, and was gone 2 days. 3 hours each way. I don't do well with long trips so sleeping was required the next two days so I could function as close to human as possible. 

I managed to get 18 scrap blocks sewn and trimmed. In the background are other scrap blocks in sizes 5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5.
These were made with the scraps cut off the sides of the X-marks the blocks and some vortex blocks I had also been working on. There are 4 more  X-marks the blocks as well that I couldn't fit on the table. 
That was about it. Hoping for a more productive week.



Stash Report   5/12-5/19 Week 20- 2018
Fabric used this week: 0 yard  + Scraps 
Fabric used to Date:     14 1/2 yard
Fabric Added this week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 52 yards
Net used for 2018: 14 1/2 yards      Net in the red -   37. 5 yards
      
GOAL for Year - 60 yards


350 Block Challenge 2018 at Prairie Moon Quilts
5/13 - 5/19
Blocks made 18
YTD made 240




15 Minute Challenge:  
5/12- 5/19        4 of 7 days
2018 Total          111 of 129
   days
Percentage of days sewn 86%

UFO finished for January - 0      :>[
UFO finished for February - 0  ugh!
UFO finished for March - 0  I am consistent!!! 
UFO finished For April - 1 Spool Wall hanging! Woot




Sunday, May 13, 2018

Is he really one?

My youngest grandson turns 1 today. I can't believe it. Where did the time go. I am giving him the All Wrapped Up Dog quilt. I had to remove the eye and just color it in. His mother said he chewed a large button off her jacket and also has been chewing on the edge of the crib. Oral fixation or what???

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He enjoyed his birthday cupcake! He painted his own face with that icing, we did not help him!

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I finally found the pink baby quilt. I hid it well! LOL!




The color is not coming out right. It's brighter pink than the picture.
It is a pretty good size baby quilt. 48"x48". I will sandwich it this week  after stitching some batting together.

Stash Report   5/06-5/12  Week 19- 2018
Fabric used this week: 0 yard  + Scraps 
Fabric used to Date:     14 1/2 yard
Fabric Added this week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 52 yards
Net used for 2018: 14 1/2 yards      Net in the red -   37. 5 yards
      
GOAL for Year - 60 yards


350 Block Challenge 2018 at Prairie Moon Quilts
5/06 - 5/12
Blocks made 0
YTD made 222




15 Minute Challenge:  
5/06- 5/12        4 of 7 days
2018 Total          107 of 125
   days
Percentage of days sewn 86%

UFO finished for January - 0      :>[
UFO finished for February - 0  ugh!
UFO finished for March - 0  I am consistent!!! 
UFO finished For April - 1 Spool Wall hanging! Woot





Sunday, May 6, 2018

Sunday Stash May 6, 2018

Its Sunday. I had all three boys yesterday. Mommy needed a break. She picked up the 1 year old at 10:30 pm. He passed out on me in my rocking chair. The 2 year old and the 9 year old stayed over night. We didn't get to bed until 11:30. Read Pete the Cat to the 2 year old, then tucked him into the crib, which he calls baby jail. LOL. He fell asleep and I read one chapter of the Indian in the Cupboard with Louis. We are really enjoying sharing this chapter book. I purchased it for him to read himself but then realized it was a little bit difficult. Now when he sleeps over we read a chapter and discuss it. The Indian said he lived in a long house not a Tepee. Louis said, "then he must be from NY"!. So we googled it and got some more information. He must have learn about the long house during Thanksgiving discussion about the Pilgrims and Indians.

As for quilting and sewing, I did finish my April UFO binding and hanging sleeve. I still have to make a label, but I hung it up anyway.


I have not put anything on the quilt rack since Christmas. It was about time for something new.

Today I am mending my pants. They seem to have shredded in the butt. The rest of the pants are fine. I hate to buy more in that size since I want to lose a lot of weight. So I am fixing them and will wear them around the house. It has been years since I even thought of "mending" something other than a zipper. I had viewed a quilter that does mending services by hand. I don't have the time or patience for mending by hand. I used a piece of my husbands old T-shirt and sewed a patch on the inside then went over and over the damage until it covered the holes. Just like grandmas everywhere mended socks.  Here is a video I found after I was done that may explain what I did.


Stash Report   4/29-5/05  Week 18- 2018
Fabric used this week: 1 yard  + Scraps 
Fabric used to Date:     14 1/2 yard
Fabric Added this week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 52 yards
Net used for 2018: 14 1/2 yards      Net in the red -   37. 5 yards
      
GOAL for Year - 60 yards


350 Block Challenge 2018 at Prairie Moon Quilts
4/29 - 5/05
Blocks made 0
YTD made 222




15 Minute Challenge:  
4/29- 5/05        4 of 7 days
2018 Total          103 of 121
   days
Percentage of days sewn 85%

UFO finished for January - 0      :>[
UFO finished for February - 0  ugh!
UFO finished for March - 0  I am consistent!!! 
UFO finished For April - 1 Spool Wall hanging! Woot




Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May 2018 OMG

I know I posted last night but its a new month!

 MAY OMG


Patchwork Times is running a UFO Challenge. List 12 UFOs for the year. There are no rules. It is just a way to keep track and try and get those UFO out of your closets, from under the bed etc. So I combined this with the OMG. Between the OMG and the UFO challenge, I should get something finished!

May UFO is
#12. 

That one is  the Ugly pink baby quilt top, This one is to donate. My color choices were not great, so it has sat in the UFO bin for several years.
Now I just have to find it. Ha Ha.

Linking to Elm Street Quilts OMG

Linking to 350 Blocks Project

I made 33 blocks in April!

Happy Quilting

Aileen in Florida