This and That

A sort of Free-for-All Friday. I'm just doing whatever turns me on today.   Although I didn't work on my little 1.5in. and 2.5in. squares, I did manage to finish all the blue scrappy log cabin blocks that I am going to need.

Now I can clean up the blue fabric and scraps and move onto the purple blocks.  And maybe put a few more together.

I made another towel topper last night.  These were Christmas tea towels that I bought a long time ago.  I think I only used them once - maybe never.  This one has a green top.  I also have a lovely ball of burgundy 100% cotton yarn to do the other half.

And last, but not least, is my Amaryllis.  I bought the bulb a few weeks ago.  I love these things!  It's been fun watching it grow.  Here it is, almost in bloom,

Almost.

It's Tuesday so I will Show You my Scrappy Logs

I have two rows of my scrappy log cabin quilt completely done.  And I am working on row 3.  This quilt is going to be very colourful.  Which I love!  I think I should have finished the top this week, but since I am making 70 blocks, I need more time.

Felix loves the colours too!  Actually he had just woken up and wanted me to go away and leave him alone.  He was not finished with his napping yet.  But as soon as I put my camera away and left the solarium, he jumped on the blocks. You can't fool me, Felix.  I know you love them.

'Meow!'

Linking up with Needle and Thread Network.

A List for a Busy Day

Lots to do today, so I made a list.  I don't usually make one, but today seemed to be good day for a list.  Hopefully it will keep me focused and on track.

                        List

Finish black scrappy log cabin blocks
Make 2 kindergarten bags - almost done
Cut backing and batting for log cabin 'quilt as you go' - some are cut
Prep hexies - 20-30 white
                   - 20 or more navy blue
Make orange scrappy log cabin blocks
Work on challenge - it is started, but needs more work
Do the laundry - one load is in the washer - another one is waiting
Empty and refill the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen

The black log cabin blocks are done.

But I still have a lot of stuff to do.  And, I forgot about the garbage cans.  I have to bring them in now that the garbage people have picked everything up.

Guess I'd better go back to my sewing room.

'Quilt as You Go'

I'm late with my post today.  DD came over after school and we made cream of broccoli soup.  It was delicious!  But it really cut into my sewing and computer time.  She just left and now my time is mine again.

I thought a lot about my Scrappy Log Cabin blocks today.  I decided to lay them out on my design floor so that I could see how many more I'll need.  I think I am going to make a quilt for my bed.  Is that selfish?  I am still using a hospital bed because then I can raise the foot end to relieve the pain in my legs.

I am getting bored with the quilt that I have on my bed right now.  But to make a quilt large enough for my bed, I would need to send it out to be quilted.  And I really don't want to do that.  So the answer seems to be 'quilt as you go'.  Here is the first row.  The finished quilt will measure about 56 inches wide and 80 inches in length.  That means I will need to make a few more blocks.

I'll do that tomorrow.

NaBloPoMo

Why don't I listen to the gods that be.  I wrote an entire post about NaBloPoMo a few minutes ago and I hit a key (I don't know which one) and the whole thing got erased.  That should tell me something.  But no!  I keep coming back for more.  So I'll try to rewrite it.

Today is November 1st.  The beginning of NaBloPoMo.  It is another month-long posting thing.  I was going to take a break, but I am having withdrawal symptoms.  NaBloPoMo stands for National Blog Posting Month.  There are a few post suggestions during the month so it may not be so difficult as Blogtoberfest.  I am going to give it a try.

The question for today is:
What is your favourite quotation and why?

I will have to say it is the quote I have on my sidebar about going out on a limb to be where the fruit is by Will Rogers.
To me it is a fun way of saying 'take a chance or challenge'.  It's a good thing.

I have to put a picture on my post, so here are the red scrap log cabin blocks I made today.

See you tomorrow.

Storm Update

Day 30 of Blogtoberfest.

Sorry I didn't give you an earlier update on the Super Storm we had last night.  I want to thank everyone who was worried about us.  But there really isn't much to tell.   We had a lot of rain and strong winds.  Trees blew over and basements were flooded, power lines were knocked down and some folks are still without power now, but we had nowhere near the devastation that was felt in the eastern United States.

I could not sleep last night because of the blowing winds, things that hit my solarium and the sounds that made me imagine my roof was being ripped off my house.  But when I woke up there was little damage.  Our power did not get disrupted and my house was save.  My cats were terrified of the winds and rain and slept close to me all night long.  There was a lot of damage in other parts of Toronto - lots of power outages and trees that had been pulled right out of the ground, roots and all.  One woman was hit by a flying sign and died.  But overall, we did not get as much damage as the weatherman predicted.

I went to my Tuesday morning quilting group.  It was nice to drink a hot cup of tea with other quilters after all that crazy weather.  As we drove home, crews had already started to cut down trees and remove fallen branches.  There was even some blue sky when we went over to the church for out meeting, but on the way home it was raining again.  I have been making Rice Krispie Squares since I got home.  I'll take a photo tomorrow.

Did I show you my turquoise squares?  Here they are.  They were the only blocks I made this weekend.  Once things settle down around here, like after Halloween, I will do some red ones.

More Scrappy Log Cabin Blocks

Day 23 of Blogtoberfest.

It's Tuesday so I must show you my scrappy log cabin collection.  So much fun and so stress reducing!  I could make these things all day long.  So far I have 29 finished and 5 more in progress.  They are not arranged in any order.  I have just thrown them down on my design floor and I have no idea how many I plan to make in total.

Sorry if the colour is not true.  It has been raining all day and even the solarium is dark and dreary.

Some More Scrappy Log Cabin Blocks

Day 20 of Blogtoberfest.

I'm still hanging in there.  2/3 of the way through.

I can't stop making these!  It's like 15-minutes of play, except I can keep on going for as long as I like!  I made 5 more green blocks and 6 yellow ones for a total of 12.  I love the colours of these blocks.  They remind me of spring, although that is a long way off.  Like six months!  Yuck!

Busy Busy

Day 16 of Blogtoberfest

Too much to do today.  Just got home from quilt group, errands and volunteer work.  Dinner has to be made, but I just have to show you my scrappy log cabin blocks from the quilt-along that Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts is hosting.  

We were supposed to make 2 blocks per day.  This is day 7 and I have made 13 blocks.  That's pretty close, I think.  I have to make 48 blocks altogether.  I'd better get my 'log' on.  I started making different colour blocks at first, but then I decided that it would be easier to make all the blocks of one colour at the same time.  That way I don't have such a mess on my cutting table.  I have made 6 pink blocks, so I think tomorrow will be a blue day.  

Mimi Approved

Day 13 of Blogtoberfest

Mimi approves of the scrappy log cabin blocks I have made.  

I  had a couple of hours this morning so I made a few more blocks.  OMG!  Mimi isn't the only one who loves these blocks.  They are so much fun!  I can't stop making them.  Here are the 7 blocks I have done so far.  I still want to do a few more colours, like pink, yellow and maybe grey.