Well today and yesterday we woke to a beautiful cool day. After several days of hot and humid it was very welcome. Doors and windows open a nice breeze through the house - 'tis nice.
Today oh today what shall I do. After loosing my cool and writing a nasty gram regarding a BOM I'd been signed up for yesterday hope today will be better. I'd signed up for this BOM from this shop because of the border on the quilt. There were two shops offering the quilt as a BOM. Now that I finished buying all the BOM I am told the border fabric wasn't included in the offer and is no longer available at that shop. Since I've bought other BOM kits and they've included all the fabric in the cost to complete a top. I was angry to learn AFTER I'd completed the set that this wasn't included. I went looking for the fabric they'd used and so far have been unsuccessful. NOW this quilt that was for a granddaughter is sore subject to me and really not sure at this point I want to finish it - and I have 1/2 of the blocks stitched. GRRRRRR
Maybe if I do as I've done in the past when things aren't working set it aside and come back to it later. It is in pinks and burgundy (predominant colors) on a beige background. The border is a flower strip of roses and other flowers and is by Benartex. Guess I need 2 1/2 yards of it if I can find it or find something that I can substitute. The other shop had a fabric somewhat like the background of the blocks and didn't pop like this fabric did for the border.
Not like I don't have enough other blocks to work on. I have about 6 BOM blocks that need the pattern traced to either fusible or freezer paper as the case applies. I have the two paper doll dress blocks that I can add the rick rack to one, and then applique to the background and have fabric for one new one that I picked up from my daughter Mother's Day. Have two small blocks that I have traced to fusible that I need to fuse to fabric, cut out and fix to the background fabric to practice how me and sewing machine geehaw in doing the machine applique - I've really never done it before. I have several spools of the invisible thread in smoke and clear - so I'm prepared that far. I used to do the fusible applique on sweatshirts but used the bottles of paint that you edged the edges with, and never tried to attach with the sewing machine.
Granddaughter is off today and spending time with her boys, so I will see what I can accomplish in the way of one of these projects. Will do a bit more surfing for my fabric. I've put a close up of the border (the only picture I have of it) so just in case YOU see it you'll let me know where. Thanks in advance.
I did work on my life story for my children. After chatting online with a member of a group I belong to she mentioned gathering family recipes and making a book. That gave me an idea to add some mention of family dinners and special recipes or at least my twist on some. Yesterday I worked on that and added some 20 more pages to the book. There are several recipes that I want to include but have to find them - and right now they are in storage with everything else (almost) that I own. I only have what I could pack in the trunk of a car with me for now.
Sometime in the next couple of months hope to find a place (once I decide what town I want to live in for the rest of my life) and either buy (my first choice) or rent (only if it will not change as I don't ever want to move again). My wants aren't a lot, but may make it hard to find. Want a place with larger rooms. At least 3 preferably 4 bedrooms - and you ask why? if you are single do you want that big of a house. WEEEELLLL I have a lot of "Stuff". Computer stuff, quilting stuff, embroidery stuff, cooking stuff, just stuff in general and a lot of "STUFF" that probably has been packed and moved, packed and moved and needs to be trashed. LOL.
I'd like 2 living areas and 2 dining at least a 1 car garage, with space for a garden and on soil that is easy to work - not the black gumbo of some areas. Oh yes and I prefer a larger kitchen so when I have family I have room to cook and place to store all my cooking "stuff".
Now if I were only rich, won the lottery - but have to play to d that and I don't very often, so guess I'll have to settle with what I can find and afford - isn't that the story of life.
Have a great day, I'm definitely going to.
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