I have received several calls from friends who are worried about me. I haven't posted anything for over a week. But don't worry, I am fine. Just a bit lazy, maybe. I have been doing a lot of reading with my feet up. My leg feels a lot better than last week. Now I am sure that it was hurting me because of my fall and not because the auto-immune disorder had come back. So I am happy.
Today is the last day of August. This weekend is a long weekend for us. It's the Labour Day Weekend. On Monday the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) will close for another year. School will begin on Tuesday. I used to get all excited on the Labour Day Weekend, but since I'm retired now, I think I will just go out and buy myself a new package of markers and maybe some new pens. I just can't ignore the calling of the bell. But the sad thing is, this weekend marks the unofficial end of our summer. Oh, well. I suppose I will have more time to quilt.
I have been working on my La Passion that Grit was doing. I did not get a lot of it done, but I will this week. I plan to do the pink flowers that go around this piece. That should keep me busy.
Also, I have signed up to go on a retreat in October. Debra of Patchwork Sanity has offered to take me. How fun! A whole weekend of sewing. I have decided to work on a new quilt while I am there. I saw it at our executive meeting last Monday night. It's called 'Autumn Dance'. It was featured in the Quilters Connection magazine last month. I just love this quilt.
The one that was shown at our meeting was even more beautiful than the one in the magazine. I figure if I can cut out all the 2 1/2 inch squares I will be able to sew this baby together at the retreat. That\s my plan anyway. These are just a couple of prototype blocks. I am going to need a lot of 2 1/2 inch squares as well as 2 1/2 inch HSTs. There is also a stem that has to be appliqued onto the block. I might get those prepped too before I go. Right now I have lots of inspiration and ideas. We'll see what I'm like in October.
And now a final shot of what is on my design wall. These are some of the half nine patch blocks that I have been working on. I do one or two a day and sometimes none. But I already have 12 blocks done. I have no idea how many more I need, probably 100 or so. Phew! Back to work.
Today is the last day of August. This weekend is a long weekend for us. It's the Labour Day Weekend. On Monday the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) will close for another year. School will begin on Tuesday. I used to get all excited on the Labour Day Weekend, but since I'm retired now, I think I will just go out and buy myself a new package of markers and maybe some new pens. I just can't ignore the calling of the bell. But the sad thing is, this weekend marks the unofficial end of our summer. Oh, well. I suppose I will have more time to quilt.
I have been working on my La Passion that Grit was doing. I did not get a lot of it done, but I will this week. I plan to do the pink flowers that go around this piece. That should keep me busy.
Also, I have signed up to go on a retreat in October. Debra of Patchwork Sanity has offered to take me. How fun! A whole weekend of sewing. I have decided to work on a new quilt while I am there. I saw it at our executive meeting last Monday night. It's called 'Autumn Dance'. It was featured in the Quilters Connection magazine last month. I just love this quilt.
The one that was shown at our meeting was even more beautiful than the one in the magazine. I figure if I can cut out all the 2 1/2 inch squares I will be able to sew this baby together at the retreat. That\s my plan anyway. These are just a couple of prototype blocks. I am going to need a lot of 2 1/2 inch squares as well as 2 1/2 inch HSTs. There is also a stem that has to be appliqued onto the block. I might get those prepped too before I go. Right now I have lots of inspiration and ideas. We'll see what I'm like in October.
And now a final shot of what is on my design wall. These are some of the half nine patch blocks that I have been working on. I do one or two a day and sometimes none. But I already have 12 blocks done. I have no idea how many more I need, probably 100 or so. Phew! Back to work.
Have a great weekend everyone!
