hot weather diversions

with the mercury topping 100 degrees here yesterday and humidity near that...it was my version of a snow day...with shorts and sandals...LOL!  felt like a bonus day, so the to-do list was mostly ignored in favor of some different tasks....first up was this....

years ago i bought this FQ bundle of chevron prints in a variety of colors....i didn't read the fine print and when it arrived, the pattern was bigger than i wanted so they have been percolating in the stash....so pulled them all and gave them the bonnie hunter treatment...cut them up!  larger blocks going to guild for charity quilts, remaining cut into squares and strips.  oh that felt good!  

next, an hour or so was spent trolling the internet for cross-stitch ideas and drooling over the work of others....the good angel on my shoulder reminded me i had a couple of projects yet unfinished, so pulled out the stitchery tote and unearthed this...

a breadcloth....really? remember those?  totally impractical, like who would put greasy muffins or breads on such a pretty thing?  but it needed to be finished and it's nearly done.  i have a nice basket for it to use as display when done...

and some of you may remember this project....the civil war diary.  the book has been sitting near the machine for a couple of weeks nagging at me....so yesterday was the day....

the fabrics were tucked inside this page so time to finish the block....no spark of creativity was ignited but i'll keep the book close at hand and make one block now and then....this one's called "glorious news" but the real glorious news is that today is the last of our oppressive heat, just in time for the weekend.  now today i really have to finish that to-do list!