Random Thoughts on a Wednesday

UPDATE!!

I did not publish this when I wrote it at the beginning of August after the guild meeting. I think I was too embarrassed. I am over it now. So this blog post is being published at the end of August.

Mind you though, nothing has changed in terms of my stash. I am just over the embarrassed part.

Here is the original post.

I went to my guild meeting last night and the lecture was about color.

We were asked to look at our stash and decide a couple of things about it.

But I never heard any more since all I could hear in my head was....

"Does she know how big my stash is? 

Does she actually think I can do this with my stash? 

I will get buried if I pile up all of that fabric!"

I think I need a multi-step program!

Let me illustrate...

Fabrics pulled for a table topper designed by someone in EQ.

Fabrics pulled for Doug Leko quilt from his book "Scrap It Up"

Future bindings in future quilts.  I have been getting into striped bindings lately - at least the thought of them, since you have to actually finish a quilt to put on the binding.

Fabrics pulled for "Long Time Gone" by Jen Kingwell, and being used, I might add, although I only have two blocks done for the quilt and the Instagram challenge is long over.

On the table...to deal with this morning/today/tonight....

From left to right, fabrics for either a "Fanfare" quilt, pattern by Deb Tucker or ..., Easter egg fabric for a Tablerunner or table topper that needs to be done ASAP, four blocks for a table runner that needs to be done for tomorrow night's meeting, (at least the top), and....

Block 95 which needs to be photographed and posted, my orange Octavian block from Elizabeth Hartman's pattern "Awesome Ocean", and...

Pastel Scrappy Trips, which are blocks from a personal challenge going along with "My Tea and Brie"'s summer challenge using Bonnie Hunter's scrappy trips pattern.

Seen enough? I know I have, and I know my ADHD is showing today!

And back to the original question.. 

Does she have any idea how big my stash really is???

Louise, on the island mucking around in the stash

Binding on the deck

It is a pleasant evening for August first. 

A nice evening to do some quilt binding on the deck.

I am on the third side of the quilt, with the longest side yet to come.

Can you see the egret hiding across the cove to the left of the white dock, next to the tree trunk ( not really next to it. It just looks that way because of the perspective).

We also watch the jets and planes go by. This one is at 39,000 feet and heading to Germany, or so the flight tracking app is telling me.

The sun has set and still we sit.

Soon it will be too dark to sew but I will wait until the bugs start to get to me. 

No candles tonight!

Ah, this is the life. I am thankful I can enjoy it!

Louise, on the island, on the deck, enjoying life, thankfully!

July is in the Books!

July 2017 is coming to a close.

I have spent this month primarily working on my blocks for the 100 Blocks in 100 Days challenge.

I have kept up!

Today is day 86 of the challenge. 14 days left to go and then a top to complete.

My photos are full of these six inch blocks .

Here are a few of the crowd favorites.

Everyone loves the snails!

Also happening this month were some other projects.

Tonight I finished this table runner. It will go to Ninigret Quilter's quilt show as one of their raffle items.

I finished a baby quilt for a friend's future grand baby.

Sewed two tops together.

Still working on this medallion sampler.

And trying to figure out what to do with this set of blocks.

Tried this unusual setting.

But don't have anything completed to put into the empty spaces.

So back into the UFO pile they went!

July is almost over.

August 2017 will see more projects begun and maybe a few completed too.

I can't wait!

Louise

On the island' finishing up July 2017

Independence Day 2017

A quick note to recognize the day, July 4th, 2017.

A day for family and friends, barbecues and fireworks, all made possible with the Declaration of Independence many years ago.

The view this morning from the deck.

A view later today looking towards the bridge and looking past our neighbor's Fourth of July Motorcycle.

This country is awesome even with its ups and downs.

Enjoy your holiday!

Louise, on the island, on the deck, enjoying the holiday, 2017 style

What happened to my June Post?

I just finished a witty and insightful ( not really) post that got lost in cyberspace when I tried to up load it.

How frustrating!

Now for try number two...

June morphed into July when I was not looking.

Life was busy in June but not sewing related.

Here are the images from the month, sort of in chronological order.

On the wall in a mish mash type of setting.  Not really happy with it, so it is not sewn together.  Any suggestions?

My grey quilt...

Sherri's completed quilt top

Linda's completed top

Tiger lilies amidst the Hosta leaves

An awesome sunset 

The sky that evening in another direction

The first block in a newly started baby quilt

What on the cutting mat today? Yup, nothing!

Louise, on the island, wondering again, where the month went!