all around fave

that would be this month's 'antebellum album' block which is, of course, the album block!  this is one of my all-time fave blocks and i could make 5 more and skip the rest of the monthly offerings....

the colors aren't quite exact but you get the idea...used some favorite fabrics from a favorite designer--jo morton--giving me a winner for july.  this is the first photo taken and transferred with my new used phone...it was a 'hand me up' from my daughter who upgraded (as opposed to hand me down) and after 2 weeks, am pretty fluent on most of the features.  my ipod power button died and i needed something for travel that i could load music on to for dozing purposes....the erstwhile, yellow orb has returned to the sky for the weekend anyway....perfect days before more rain next week....but any day is good for sewing, right?

now we are 6....

yesterday pulled some solids to cut up for my busy box, which is now stuffed and ready to travel.  i need about 180 more little 4" bow tie blocks to finish my top, but don't think these will be the last...

some pieces ended up as scraps and off the shelf--always good--and some were big enough to cut for this project, a "whenever"....scrappy, of course, as couldn't decide on a specific color family....had prepped the black strips a while ago and they have been nagging reminding me ever since to work on this....got a couple more done and a few that were cut too small--the perils of thinking about 2-3 projects PLUS watching TV at the same time!

and did find a few minutes to fix this block that was also stuck in the gray matter someplace....now it can evaporate....

the week in hospital set back my schedule a bit so scrambling some this week and next, but hopefully then will have some me sewing time.....summer marches on!

almost...

finished, this shirt....looks pretty good and have to say sews up pretty quickly....the loose weave of the fabric requires a bit more work but all in all quite satisfied with the outcome....on to the next one!

can never thank my mom and my 4-H instructor enough for introducing me to sewing...it's been a passion for now nearly 61 years....61?   yes, really....hard to wrap my head around that figure....hoping for 61 more...

monday sewing

nothing quilty but did get shirt #1 well on its way to a finish....early this morning cut it out and went to work about 9 am to see how far i could get....

pretty good i think....all that's left are the sleeves with a gusset, cuff and ruffle.  will have to make one buttonhole on each cuff, which i will do by hand for authenticity sake.  with 2 weeks to vacation, they both should be done.   there is another secret sewing project hoping to get started as well....over the weekend got the quilting just about done on this official UFO, just needs red cording and the back to be done...

can't believe got sucked into another housing situation that is unsafe and uncomfortable.  the perfume nazi is going full tilt and with the a/c on and windows closed, suffocation is a real possibility; either that or major stroke in spite of multiple blood thinning agents on board.  this is definitely murder by inches.  housing managers all took their training from idi amin, i'm pretty sure, as this third experience is eerily like the first.  for low income people with few options, it is a travesty indeed... could be time for boxes and moving on.  the overpowering, continual, alcohol-based fumes are very dehydrating leading to....well, blood clots?  isn't that great....