Another Finish

Well, it's late....I wanted to get the binding finished on "my favorite" quilt that I posted a few days ago.  Here it is:

I still love it.....I know it's the fabrics.  A Moda line called Lario.  I can't think of the name of the pattern but it was a free one from Moda Bakeshop.  A person really never has to buy another quilting book or magazine because there is so much online.  My husband says that about cookbooks too!  But I will never stop buying them.  I love the feel of turning pages.

I got new filters for the shop vac and did a first vacuuming in the basement.  I worked out this afternoon at the gym and I'm thinking later on in the day might work better for me.  I go meet my 

coach Shannon tomorrow morning so I will work out in the morning tomorrow then come home and clean.  Haven't heard from the window guys so I will call them in the morning too.

I ran to Okotoks this morning and stopped at Starbucks for my first Pumpkin chai latte!!!!!  They are soooooo good!!!!!!  And I wonder why I'm not losing weight!?!?!?!  I'll have to tell myself that I can 

have only one a week and must workout AND take the dogs for a long walk on the days I do!!!  But 

that was one of two "happy"s today!  The first one was a call from my Great Aunt Leone in 

Ontario!!!!  It was sooooo great to hear from her!  She was wanting to know how we were making out after the flood.  She is the only child left from my grandpas side...my moms dad.  She is going to be 89 I believe she said!  She looks amazing and still drives.  She will be like her mother, my great grandma, who lived to be 104!  I promised to write her letters as she isn't on the computer.  

It was a beautiful day.  ❤❤

Sewing Sunday

Today was a productive day.  Supper in the crock pot by 10:30 am, painters arrived and rushed through the paint job and were done just after 2 pm....not thrilled with the paint job.  Thinking we need crown molding to cover the mess between the wall and ceiling!!!! And I sewed two bindings on two quilts.  I'm hand stitching the back so only got one completely done today.  Hubby bought me these clips for Christmas and I used them for the first time today...I LOVE them!!!!!

 

They hold well and are just very handy!!

So yep, my appliqué quilt is completely finished.  Quilted by my friend Kim.  My first hand appliqué border but it won't be my last!!!  I enjoyed this one.  Made 100% from stash fabrics and it hardly made a dent!!!

  

I love this quilt!!!!  I think it's one of the favorite ones I've ever made.  Once I finish my other binding I will get the borders on my POF Mystery Quilt. 

I was using the shop vac to vacuum up massive amounts of drywall dust tonight and didn't realize, until there was a cloud, that the bag was ripped!!  Needless to say there is drywall dust everywhere including the main floor!  I'll grab another bag on my way to the gym tomorrow and vacuum when I get back.  After it settles I'll clean the rest of the dust!  Renovations.......ugh!!

Feels Like Sunday

Today sure felt like Sunday....likely because of the weather.  I did go get a few magazines today.

I LOVE Quilt Sampler!!!!  I dream of the quilt shop I'd love to have.  That is one magazine that I have kept all that I've ever bought and go back and flip through them time and again.  Ahhhh to dream.

I had both of our girls here for supper...of course one lives with us!  LOL. I made a Curves meal of salmon with roasted tomatoes and couscous.  I've never had couscous and it sure didn't look that appetizing but it was quite good with the meal.

There is salmon under that parsley and tomatoes!  LOL.

 Our youngest made banana bread today....yummmmmy! 

So we had tea and banana bread after supper!  Tomorrow I plan on sewing since that didn't happen today.  Fingers crossed!!  Our painters are supposed to come and finish tomorrow....here's hoping!!

Drizzle fra-zizzle!

Okay....I made up fra-zizzle....or maybe I'm a rapper!  LOL. Anyway, it's a dreary, drizzly day.......it poured this morning and we had thunder and lightening.....ugh.  It was forecast........today and tomorrow.  Perfect tea drinking day!!!!  I received my new gadget in the mail yesterday.....my tea maker, also just a kettle.  So far I LOVE it!  Loose tea goes in the basket, set type of tea, how strong or weak you want it, the water boils to the correct temperature, basket lowers and steeps for the length of time it's supposed to for the tea and strength chosen, then basket rises back up and boom, perfect cup of tea!!!!

Hubby had to go north again and left this morning.  His "girls" are going to miss him!!

LOL. Amy and I will too!!  He is hoping, fingers crossed, that this is his last trip there.  If not, the next one will be short and the last.  I do love control of the remote and sewing all day if I want to but he is nice to have around.  :-)

I have to run to Okotoks and then I do hope to sew today.  I haven't done a thing the last couple of days.  And with this drizzle it's the perfect day to sew!!!!!

School Days

Today was the first day back to school for the kids here in High River as well as other towns across Alberta...well, most of the kids here went back to school.  There is still a school closed because of damage from the flood so they are trying to get modular classrooms set up.  Anyway, it dawned on me that this year was the first one in either 19 or 20 years I did not have someone going back to school!  It was weird!!!  Now our eldest daughter is starting make-up school tomorrow in Calgary.  I guess that kind of counts.  :).

Today I went back to Curves and vowed I would get back on track with the workouts and the meal planning.  After exercising I went to Chinook Fabrics and bought binding for my favorite quilt posted yesterday and border fabric for the POF Mystery quilt.  I then came home, took recycling, figured out my meal plan for the week and went grocery shopping.  Washed my vehicle then came home.  I should have kept going and kept sewing but I did no sewing today.  Tomorrow is another day and after working out and cleaning up the house a bit, I will keep sewing.  I'm hoping to get borders on and the binding done.  Fingers crossed!  Our youngest will be home tomorrow but not likely until in the evening and Hubby may also be home but later on as well.  So I will have sewing time!!!!

No painters and no plumber showed up today.  :(. But I did find out our windows will be arriving next week and may be installed Wednesday/Thursday!!!  So that was good news!!!!!!!  Having those in will make things seem another step closer to normal.

All in all, today was a beautiful day.

Labour Day

Another quiet day in a quiet house.  And I spent the day sewing once more.  What I can do on my POF mystery quilt is done.....I need to find border fabric.

Warning...this is quilt pic heavy!!  My daughter got home from up north today and brought me three quilts I had there with my friend Marla, the long arm quilter.  Two are complete...binding and all.  My favorite one needs binding and my local quilt shop, Chinook Fabrics, has some yardage in the line I used.

Here's my favorite:

This one isn't my favorite.  Made for possibly my nephew for a very belated grad gift.  My nephew is a hunter.

Then my Halloween quilt.  It's cute and I love those pumpkins on the green fabric!

Marla did a great job with the quilting as usual.  :). 

Tomorrow I go back to Curves....FOR SURE!  I'm not looking forward to it but oh well....it's a MUST!  I will also take recycling, get groceries and buy fabric for borders and binding!!  Fun day!!!  Our daughter should be home Wednesday so I will do some cleaning in the morning.  Hopefully Hubby gets his work done up north and can come home too.  

A Beautiful Sunday!

Today was a gorgeous day!!!  Warm, a slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky!  I spent some time with the dogs in the back yard cleaning the remaining "flood mud" off the patio furniture.  Hey, it survived the flood of 2013....it deserves some TLC!!  :-). We sat back there enjoying the afternoon.  I had a nice chat with our neighbor too.  But that was after I sewed in the morning.

The blocks of my POF Mystery quilt are done.  Ready to sew together.  My design wall wasn't big enough though...there is a row of stars on the bottom missing and the set in triangles along the outside.  Maybe tomorrow I will sew it together and decide on a border!