midweek musings

and what have i been doing?  sewing, that's what.  

when i started quilting, always oohed and aahed over traditional style, so this hearkens me back to the 80s!  it'll be hand quilted of course with a green binding...it deserves a country vintage backdrop but alas, have to settle for public housing industrial beige.  

few more churn dash blocks done, fabric for 6 more stacked on the sewing table.  if vacation doesn't totally detour me, should have a flimsy by end of september maybe?  

what else?  "midnight" is half basted, should finish today, then it's the large christmas gift that'll get tackled.  might also baste the christmas wall quilt while the table is up.  the july mini is being quilted, so that should be done to show monday.  

other than these, busy vacation prepping....duffle is out and partially packed.  next is to line up transportation tickets and make last set of lists.  all this plus fitness visits, PT visits and summer veg cooking are probably why july is whizzing by!

thinking cool...

it might not be as hot here as where you are but it's more than hot enough for me.  am venturing out early morning only for PT and then yesterday for the farmer's market...gotta have my veggies!  with media constantly mentioning 'christmas in july' sashayed over to the chilly side!

i had a july mini top all done but thought might change to something red/green and found this trip around the world idea, so pulled the repros and cut it out.  it's really too big for a mini but like it a lot so will just finish for myself.  and set up some of the squares gifted to me for a holiday stocking...these 2 things will be on the sewing agenda this week....and not one but 2 finishes!

the tula pink butterflies are done...the designer is someone else but i cannot find her name just now so i hope she forgives me.  this might go to my mom if she wants to brighten up her space. another official UFO crossed off....and then this....

those spring-y umbrellas were not an official UFO, just a new start for this year but now it won't get to be a UFO.  the hoop was bare until pulled this one from the stack...

the baskets made with that beautiful jo morton gold print called 'glad tidings'...will be quilting this until the gift quilt is basted.  tomorrow the folding table is going up to baste that one, plus 'midnight' and the july mini, which will be hand quilted too.  ***  more than blessed to be inside with a/c and fun things to do.  as always, my cup runneth many times over!