two more done

 august plows on....the summer to do list is dwindling with two more finishes....

the lobster runner that DD has claimed already

my mom's sampler....ready to hang up.  was a tearful day getting this finished i can tell you...but it's done now and i am pleased.  

basket report:  22 days left of august and 24 baskets to applique...they WILL be done by the 31st!

the batik baskets are basted and in line for quilting while i work on tuscan starburst.  now in the works are the selvedge potholders for the chookshed challenge.  first, cut up the remaining backing fabric to see how many i could make.

two will be made from batik basket orphan blocks, the rest from selvedges and was delighted that a few were done so sat at miss sunny and whipped out a few more....

emptying this little container will free up more space under the ironing table.  unearthed this pile of scraps of new england patriots fabric...any takers?  will be happy to pass along for postage only.  i'll keep them until the end of the month and then they go regardless.  

last but not least at all, when i returned from the senior center my neighbor knocked on my door and shared these with me....oh how i love yellow roses!  

a temporary lift of my melancholy.  she is a sweet christian lady, former missionary, such a dear.  i am truly blessed to be her neighbor!

this and that

august rolls on....trying to keep busy...finding places to tidy and things to use up or pass on...all while air conditioner drones on....dreaming of 60-degree nights with a cool breeze wafting thru the window and a quilt up around my ears....not anytime soon unfortunately and no beach vacation ahead this year sadly.  here is one problem area that i've sorted...

the scraps and some UFOs get stored here for easy (not) access.  doesn't take much for it to become chaos.

another summer to do done....this little stitchery pattern was a gift and since my birthday is in august i knew it HAD to be finished now.  pattern by country cottage needleworks from 2011....

today's dargate report:  28 more to applique, 25 days left in august....veering off into hate for this project...LOL!

and the downside of tidying those drawers and crannies.....

blocks from an abandoned sew along....there were pieced blocks as well--those are done--but alas these got waylaid... my bathroom walls are pale yellow so a wall quilt is in the works!  can these get done in august as well? gonna try....

another day heat index over 100 but thanks to debby there will be a much desired break...can't wait til she gets here....rainy the rest of the week but i'll take it...

summer list progress

thanks to sweltering temps and no vehicle, the summer to-do list is coming along nicely.   this is the latest getting attention....

my mother's sampler....have added border, prepped a binding, basted it with flannel and a lovely kaffe print on the back.  she taught me everything except how to regain joy in life without her, and no freedom makes it doubly difficult.  the things i enjoyed doing here in MD no longer possible.

batik baskets is a flimsy.  not an official summer to do, just a UFO that needs to get done.  i did tweak the setting a bit more and made 2 more blocks to even out colors and values.  it does seem a bit heavy on darks in the top half but not taking it apart at this point...it'll get donated and somebody will love it...next up is basting....

not on summer list is this quickie project for our senior center group....

the panel i was given could not be squared up to add borders without skewing the design, so i trimmed off the edge and basted it to this red, which will get machine appliqued, then add the woodland border.  somebody will quilt it and add binding.  problem solved!

and a large tote of fabric pieces was getting emptied and passed out but sensibility ruled and i came home with just this one small piece, good for backgrounds in scrappy blocks...

lobster runner ready to machine quilt but a new walking foot had to be ordered, so by midweek a finish probably.  the small august stitchery is done and will be finished into a stuffie today most likely.  

still grieving the loss of my independence....i don't think new hampshire is the only place where you can 'live free or die', praying it's only temporary....have a blessed sunday...this IS the day the Lord has made!