Getting Quilts Ready For Thursday

 This morning, I was busy. I worked on the laundry and vacuumed the house. I was working on picking stuff up. I really need to do that downstairs because I haven't touched it since they came for sew days. 

Then I went for my walk. It was hot out, so I only made it around the block 6 times. I really wanted to do 7 rounds, but when it gets that hot, I want to hide. 

I played for a bit, then I pulled the quilts out of the back room to label them and have them ready for Thursday. 

These 250th anniversary quilts will be given out in July. I ordered 4 more for Veterans Day. Colleen Hill made this one. 

 

This is the one we all did on sew days. 

This is the one I did for the anniversary quilt. 

Mom made this one for our regular presentations. 

Another one of moms. 

Not sure who did this one, but sent out a message to the group to find out. 

Loaded and ready to go to the museum. We will probably be using a couple of these on Thursday. We have more for June, so I'm excited! We are getting more panel quilts with mom and Georgie at it now. Debbie hasn't done a quilt in a while, and she has an anniversary panel to work on. I think that's it. Jo has 2 anniversary quilts, Debbie and Colleen's sister's tops need to come in and then we are all set for July. 

After I had all those done, I got to work on my cross stitching. 

I'm working on the face now. It's getting closer. The hair was started as well. It works for me. Since it was hot, my hands were sticky, so I did what I could before stopping. It's coming along nicely. Beading will be next. We all know how I like to bead! lol 

My day ended up being busy and helpful. I was thrilled to have time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Embroidery Day - But Not Really

 This morning, I was out the door and headed to moms. 

Today is BE at moms. But since neither Geralyn or Sandy came, it was just mom, Georgie and Bonnie. So, I really didn't feel like working on anything, just chatted. 

Mom and Georgie were working on this quilt top. It was an argument about who said what. After putting the quilt on the floor, it was decided to scrap what we were arguing about and put the quilt together like this. The difference of what it will look like - is where the red and blue borders are. Blue will be the top and right side, while the red will be the left and bottom. It will have a zig zag affect. 

We also worked on the 250th panel quilt with ideas of how to put it together. Since they still have the panels for sale, we decided to order 4 more for Veterans Day. I will give another one to them to work on as well. 

Came home. Was listening to my book on tape and playing my war games. I wanted to just relax - as if that's what I was doing earlier. I just couldn't figure out what I wanted to do today. It wasn't in my thinking box. So, I didn't. But I was helping mom and Georgie with their quilt designs. So, I guess you can say I was TRYING to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

 I enjoyed sleeping in. I got up shortly after Patrick. 

I needed to get a few things done today. I got the cat litter cleaned out. On Sundays, I wash the container that has the litter. I don't like just scooping out the litter. lol 

Then I got moving on the laundry. It's Sunday. Patrick had me stop cleaning because it's Mother's Day. He even made supper for me today. It was sweet of him to roast a chicken for me. I had to run to the corner store to get some gravy mix because he didn't have any. At least I didn't have to go to Safeway, a good 10 mins back into town. 

So, I took the afternoon and listened to my book. Then I worked on my cross stitching today. 

Since I had the afternoon, I wanted to work more on this. I got away from the stair step method since I'm close to the face and it's hard to do that. I will work on it some more. The neck and face are next. Then when that's done, it's beading time. I was enjoying working on this. 

After supper, Patrick and I watched "Death in Paradise" for two episodes. It's to the point where more regulars are leaving the show. I hope I like the next one, but not sure if the guy is leaving yet or not. The gal that worked with him left this time. We will see what happens. I do like the show, and I have liked some of the new ones that came in. 

It was a quiet and fun day. I played my games as usual. I had a good time. I enjoyed being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Trip Back Up To Olympia

This morning, I tried to sleep in. Patrick was up at his 7 am time. I was surprised he didn't sleep more, since he wasn't golfing today. 

I played on my tablet before we had to leave for moms. She had to go to Costco for her hearing aids. Patrick drove us up there. She had to do the hearing test before they could fit her with hearing aids. She didn't lose as much hearing as I thought she would. It took an hour. Patrick was out in the car. I found some pj's and let him know. He came into Costco and paid for the pj's on his way out to the car. I waited another 20 minutes for mom. She paid for her new hearing aids. Then we headed back home. 

Dropped mom off. I was asked to stop at Phils for my mother's day gift. So, we went to get my gift. 

It was awesome! I love the gift! It's the best gift I have had in a long time. So much fun!!

 Then we went to the store to get stuff for supper. I cooked enchiladas for supper. 

I played my games for a bit and then decided to work on my beading. I wanted to finish the star ornament. 

 

I had to finish the last part of the star, then I was able to sew them together. I am going to make bigger ones. I may try different colors. For now, I like the blue. I didn't get it completely finished, but I was able to get a lot done. I broke a needle because that wire is too big for the needle. I may have for figure something else out to use the wire. It wasn't hard before, but I'm wondering if this is thicker than it says it is. I'm enjoying this. I do need to get a few more things done. Since we were watching our shows, I figured beading would be easier than doing my cross stitch for such a short time. 

At least I was able to find time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Nothing Exciting Today

Got up this morning and just played my match games for a bit. Patrick went golfing. 

Around 1:30 pm was my war game, so I had to play that for an hour and a half. Didn't do good but think I made it to the next round, or at least I think I did. 

We left right after my game to pick mom up. We took her down to Longview to have supper with my brother. Red Lobster is the place we meet up. It works out great. We treated mom to a Birthday and Mother's Day meal. It was fun and we had a good visit with my brother and sister-in-law. We will see them again next week. 

Brought mom home and then came home. We watched a couple shows and that was enough for the day. For the third day in a row, I didn't do one thing that would make me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Enjoying Lunch With Friends

This morning, Patrick and I slept in. It was nice. 

We went to meet Kim and Jim at Sweet Inspirations in Chehalis for lunch. On the way into town, we saw a fire cloud. 

We were trying to figure out where it was, till we realized it was close to Patrick's Cabinets in Chehalis. On S Market Street. 

We were hoping there wasn't anyone in the house! 

No fire trucks when we passed it, but they were on the way when we got another block. By that time, they were a little late. Shame the trucks didn't come from Jackson Hwy because they would have gotten there sooner. 

We enjoyed a good lunch with Kim and Jim. We were catching up on where we were in life. I haven't seen Jim in about 3 years. Kim and I do lunch from time to time. We talked about her dad, Bill. He's not doing as good as he should. Not doing much at all. We had about an hour or two with them. It was really nice. The food was "so-so" as Patrick didn't care for his French Dip. It was too salty for him. 

We then went to Walmart and over to see Phil at his place. Dropped off some asparagus for him. 

On the way home we had to detour away from the fire area. Ended up going down Bishop Ave. Took a while to get through the school area. Once we did, it went faster. 

Came home and Patrick slept in his chair. I played my games. I didn't want to wake him, which I usually do when I'm working on something. So, I didn't do anything. I really need to get back to my projects. 

It was another - Not So Lucky Day - of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Olympia And Casino

This morning, Colleen stopped by to drop off two quilts and collect backing and batting for a total of three quilts. I had to replace the one color for the back, because I cut it wrong. The other was for a quilt her sister did for us. The third one was the quilt top with batting and backing that mom and Georgie made. 

After she left, Patrick came home from golfing. Then we went up to Olympia for my breathing tests. I have been stable for the past two years, so that's a good sign. He still wants to have the record of every six months, so I made my next appointment for November. 

Then we went to the casino. We arrived around 4 pm. Then after playing for about an hour, we went to eat. Once that was done, we still wanted to play. We did spend a lot of money this time, but it was funny. I had my thumb brace on and when I took it off, I started winning. I couldn't believe it. So, note to self, don't wear it when gambling. lol We got home a little bit ago (9:30 pm) and are calling it a night. We both agreed we don't like going there at night. It's just too busy at night. During the daytime, it's more fun. Plus, the machines we like were busy. We finally got to play in them when we were trying to decide if we wanted to play or go home. Since the machine was finally open, we stayed and played. We did get some of the money back. No worries, we are still ahead with our winnings. 

Which means not time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

A Nothing Day To A Busy Day

This morning, I thought my day would be just relaxing before the rest of the week got busy. No such luck. I was eating breakfast, when mom called to say she couldn't hear out of her right ear. The hearing aid wasn't working. She was in a panic and needed to get to Costco. I told her I would call her back. I was going to go to Debbie's to get the information for brother Patrick. She was having someone come at 1:30 pm, so I would have to work around that. Patrick called when I sent the message to him about needing to go to Costco. 

I ended up getting in the car, going to moms, and then taking her to Olympia where Costco is. We were able to get in a good spot for her, so she didn't have to walk too far. We went to the counter for her hearing aids. They took both aids and said it would be about 15 mins. Mom wanted to get peanuts since the peanuts and peanut butter is going to go up in price due to the southern states losing their crops this year. After 15 mins, I went to the counter and was told her piece wasn't working and they went to replace it. There was a hairline factor in the casing and when they tried, the casing broke. So, they gave her a temporary one and said they could order the casing, or she can schedule a hair test for a new set. Since they are 4 years old and she already replaced the left ear one, she decided she better just get another new pair. So, she's scheduled to take the test on Saturday. 

As we were leaving, Debbie said she was home. I told her I forgot the thumb drive and was at Costco. Since it would be 1:30 pm by the time I got home, I told her to let me know when it was free to come over. 

I did get home at 1:30 pm and ended up cleaning up a bit. I had stuff on the table that needed put away. I have paperwork that needed done. I reimbursed Patrick for office supplies and then I sat down to play my games. Debbie texted she was free. 

I headed over to Debbie's about 2:45 pm. I got the information I needed for her. Then I came home to fix supper and work on the thumb drive for Patrick. I realized I had to print out some forms for him and then scan them. That would take forever since I have 60 veterans waiting on quilts. So, I did the ones we are going to do and will figure out what to do after that. May have to have Debbie scan them and get that to me. It's going to be interesting how that goes. 

I finally got to sit down and do "nothing" for the last hour. UGH. It wasn't anywhere near Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Monday At Moms

Yesterday, mom turned 91. So, I went to Safeway this morning and picked up a cake for her. I thought there would be more at our meeting, but as it turned out, there was only three of us. Georgie, mom and myself. 

I took my beading. I also took some fabric for mom and Georgie to work with. They almost have one of the panel quilts done. Since mom had to go get her teeth cleaned at 11 am, Georgie and I chatted. I was able to get part of the next ornament done. 

I finished three of them there and the last one was while watching TV. Georgie and I pulled out the panel quilt her and mom were working on. It was a little off on the one side. So, when mom came home, I showed her and she tried to fix it. Even with taking part of it out, it still needed help. We ended up taking part of the side of the panel out and trimming it so it would lay right. Once we did that, it was sewing together a lot better. They just needed to add the borders on it and then I will be getting it ready to be quilted. 

After Georgie left to head to Wal-Mart, mom and worked on getting some "Blair" clothes for her. Once that was done, then I had to show her how to do the borders. She said she hasn't put a quilt together in a long time, so needed a reminder. We had the two sides done and were putting the top border on, when Jo showed up with some stuff for the garage sale or for anyone that wanted the stuff. Its quilt related, so it's going to go pretty fast. I stayed and chatted. Then around 3 pm I left. 

Came home and worked on the Polish Sweet Bread that I was working on before I left. It turned out good actually. At first, I wondered. There isn't a lot of "sugar" in it, so it turned out pretty good. 

I got to work on another beaded ornament and like I stated above, I finished one of the five parts. 

Life is good. Mom is still going strong. We had a good meeting, and I actually had time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Mom's 91st Birthday

This morning, we were up early. I couldn't believe how slow the day went. At least the morning seems to take forever to move. 

I worked on my cross stitch after getting some cleaning done. 

I worked on it for a while before it was time to go to moms. We took some fabric for the quilts her and Georgie were working on. I brought one home. We also took mom so flowers from the garden and 2 pots of flowers for her front door. She was happy to get them. We sat and talked to her for an hour or more. She was telling us about Nancy having heart issues. She's supposed to go to the cardiologist on Tuesday. Mom's doing a lot better. She looked good today. I will probably stop and get some cupcakes for her Birthday tomorrow. Our meeting can celebrate as well. 

We stopped at Safeway and I got some food for supper. I bought the chicken and tatter tots. It was good, but I needed something less greasy after I was done. 

Then I played my war games and beaded.

I was able to get 2 of the 5-star points done. It's fun to do. I will work on more. I'm not sure how many I need to make for a tree, but our small tree would do with about 10 of them. lol - Which means I have a ton to make. I may change the colors after 10 each. It takes about a day to do them, and I only worked on them this evening. It was a 2 for 1 day! That's how I stay Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Back To Some Beading

This morning, I wanted to sleep in but couldn't. 

Got up and played my war games for a bit and then got some laundry in. 

Once that was going, I listened to my audiobooks and watched a YouTube video on the 3D beaded star ornaments. I wanted to do another one or two.

I was able to get this done today. It took all afternoon, but it was fun to do. I have decided I will do more. I think my tree will look great with these. I may have to make a couple sets for my kids as well. It is the size of a quarter or just a little bit bigger. I think it looks cute. I have other ones that are bigger, and I did the bigger one for Katt a couple years ago. She may need more, so I may do those for her as well. 

Something fun to do, even though it takes time. Plus, it turns out to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!