No matter how sick I get, I can still poke buttons. LOL. Week 33 was a no purchase/no bust week.
Week 34: Every year for my birthday I buy myself something special, usually non-quilty. This year I decided it would be fabric because I just fell in love with this quilt! It's Heritage, Collection for a Cause, by Howard Marcus of Moda. Isn't it beautiful?!! I also purchased a tower of this collection. I want to add one more row across and down to get it to the size I need for my bed. I will need to get two or three yards of the yardage when it comes out to complete the quilt. This will look awesome in my bedroom.
Year-to-Date Totals:
Busted: 288.00 yards
Purchased: 577.25 yards
Net YTD: <289.25> yards busted
So two weeks, 22.5 yards. No busts. I did get some applique prepped but felt too poorly to do any stitching.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
I Survived!
At least I think I have. I've been working this week for as long as I could handle it each day. Today I worked 6.5 hours. I've never had pneumonia and hope to never get it again. Fighting for air is real scary. But I'm on the mend, and I'm sure I'll be fully recovered by next weekend. Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments and emails. Every time I stumbled to the computer, you brightened my day and made me feel so good!
Today is my birthday. A real low-key, uneventful day, but it was really nice. My accounting staff gave me a wonderful quilt book and some sunflowers. Those are just the happiest flowers. A dashchund card signed by Daisy was nestled inside the sunflowers!
A very dear friend, Lady Baltimore, made this beautiful Baby Nines quilt for me. Her work is exquisite, and it's all from Robyn Pandolph fabrics. I adore Robyn Pandolph! Judy quilted it, and her feathers and butterflies are just stunning. I can't even tell you how surprised I was to get this box! The quilt was beautifully packaged in a gorgeous blue and white toile Moda bag, and Lady B even tucked "The Little New Orleans Cookbook" inside! As an aside, Lady B's sweet DH and I love singing the LSU fight song during football season!! LOL. Thank you so much, honey! This quilt will be treasured and loved!
My dear friend, Sheila, as usual, was way too generous. I've been picking her brain about working with wool, so she sent me a beautiful assortment of variegated perle cotton, some personalized quilty return address labels, a gorgeous beaded necklace, a Rotary Lite, and some wonderful sayings on wood and tin. Sheila, I love you!
And if that weren't enough, there was a beautiful floral arrangement of roses and lilies delivered to the office this morning from my sweetest little friend in the whole wide world!! I'll get a good picture of them tomorrow to share. You made my heart happy today, little pumpkin! I'm sorry I missed you when I called. (I always forget about the time difference!) ILY!
I'll be celebrating again tomorrow with Jane and her sweet DH. I'm sure there will an adventure or two to report!
Thank you to everyone, again, for checking in on me and making this week special. I am truly blessed!
One more thank you: Nicky, you saved my life this week with your wonderful box of soups and teas! I didn't have much appetite, and it really hit the spot! I love you!
Oh, shoot, I always forget something! Kimberly is having a give-away at Jolly Jabber! Be sure to head on over there and join in the fun!
Today is my birthday. A real low-key, uneventful day, but it was really nice. My accounting staff gave me a wonderful quilt book and some sunflowers. Those are just the happiest flowers. A dashchund card signed by Daisy was nestled inside the sunflowers!
A very dear friend, Lady Baltimore, made this beautiful Baby Nines quilt for me. Her work is exquisite, and it's all from Robyn Pandolph fabrics. I adore Robyn Pandolph! Judy quilted it, and her feathers and butterflies are just stunning. I can't even tell you how surprised I was to get this box! The quilt was beautifully packaged in a gorgeous blue and white toile Moda bag, and Lady B even tucked "The Little New Orleans Cookbook" inside! As an aside, Lady B's sweet DH and I love singing the LSU fight song during football season!! LOL. Thank you so much, honey! This quilt will be treasured and loved!
My dear friend, Sheila, as usual, was way too generous. I've been picking her brain about working with wool, so she sent me a beautiful assortment of variegated perle cotton, some personalized quilty return address labels, a gorgeous beaded necklace, a Rotary Lite, and some wonderful sayings on wood and tin. Sheila, I love you!
And if that weren't enough, there was a beautiful floral arrangement of roses and lilies delivered to the office this morning from my sweetest little friend in the whole wide world!! I'll get a good picture of them tomorrow to share. You made my heart happy today, little pumpkin! I'm sorry I missed you when I called. (I always forget about the time difference!) ILY!
I'll be celebrating again tomorrow with Jane and her sweet DH. I'm sure there will an adventure or two to report!
Thank you to everyone, again, for checking in on me and making this week special. I am truly blessed!
One more thank you: Nicky, you saved my life this week with your wonderful box of soups and teas! I didn't have much appetite, and it really hit the spot! I love you!
Oh, shoot, I always forget something! Kimberly is having a give-away at Jolly Jabber! Be sure to head on over there and join in the fun!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Health Update
It turns out I have pneumonia. No wonder I felt so awful and couldn't take a deep breath this morning. Three hours at the doctor, breathing treatments, a really mean injection, new meds - I should start feeling better in a few days. I have a few pieces prepped so I can sit and stitch in little spurts. I really want to sleep, and I'm doing a lot of that, but it feels better in an upright position. I can sit up for about an hour before I start feeling really weak.
My "BOM Month" is slipping by and I haven't accomplished as much as I wanted at this point. So I'm going to extend it through September also. I should have plenty of prepped applique to take with me to Louisiana at the end of September.
Back to bed for me now. For the first time in my life I'm having absolutely no trouble falling asleep while it's light outside.
My "BOM Month" is slipping by and I haven't accomplished as much as I wanted at this point. So I'm going to extend it through September also. I should have plenty of prepped applique to take with me to Louisiana at the end of September.
Back to bed for me now. For the first time in my life I'm having absolutely no trouble falling asleep while it's light outside.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sick
I'm so sick with the worst flu and bronchitis. I left work a little early on Tuesday and went to Urgent Care. Went to work on Wednesday, but had to leave about 2:00. I stayed home today. I don't miss work.
Going back to Urgent Care in the morning if things don't change overnight. She told me to come back because they may need to change the antibiotic if this one didn't work.
I have a package that should have already gone out to Loretta for winning the give-away. Loretta, I promise it will go out by Saturday. Yes, I'm fretting over it. I'm sorry.
Going back to Urgent Care in the morning if things don't change overnight. She told me to come back because they may need to change the antibiotic if this one didn't work.
I have a package that should have already gone out to Loretta for winning the give-away. Loretta, I promise it will go out by Saturday. Yes, I'm fretting over it. I'm sorry.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Stash Busting Tips
Quiltland Chronicle blog cracked me up today! Great stash busting tips, Helen! I'm sure a lot of us will be putting your suggestions to good use!!
What a day! You can't take me anywhere! I was hurrying out of Acctg. today with something for the CEO, and caught the pocket of my pants on the handle of a file cabinet. Practically ripped those things right off of me; tore down the side seam from the waistband to my knee. I had to hold them together until I made the delivery, and then found out there was only one small safety pin in the whole office. Guess this is why Mom always said to wear pretty underwear. Well, actually I think she said "clean and pretty"! LOL
What a day! You can't take me anywhere! I was hurrying out of Acctg. today with something for the CEO, and caught the pocket of my pants on the handle of a file cabinet. Practically ripped those things right off of me; tore down the side seam from the waistband to my knee. I had to hold them together until I made the delivery, and then found out there was only one small safety pin in the whole office. Guess this is why Mom always said to wear pretty underwear. Well, actually I think she said "clean and pretty"! LOL
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Quiltathon Weekend
Here are the four corner blocks of the Butterfly Kisses BOM. There's a lot that goes between these blocks! LOL I didn't get much sewing done yesterday before I left for Jane's house, but today will be spent doing another block or two on this project.
Block 5 is humongous!!! Good grief, it drawfs the 20" blocks above and below it. I feel like I'm making quilts with each one! I think I'll stop for the weekend and do laundry! LOL
Stash Report Week #32
Busted some stash this week! Can you believe it? LOL Okay, so this was Plan B, but it's out of here, so it counts!
One's Trash; Another's Treasure Drawing - 16.5 yards
Backings for charity quilts -- 69.5 yards
Total Busted: 86.25 yards!
Amazingly, my stash room looks almost exactly the same ..... you would have thought taking out 86.25 yards would have made at least a little dent!
Purchased - you knew this was coming, didn't you? - 46.75 yards. That order I placed last week with the Fat Quarter Shop landed on my doorstep. Pretty stuff, and all has a purpose. I know it doesn't look like it, but I truly am buying a lot less!
Year-to-Date Totals:
Busted: 288.00 yards
Purchased: 554.75 yards
Net YTD: <266.75> yards busted
One thing occurred to me yesterday. I have always been so sentimental about my stash. I've cherished it like a beloved pet. Those FQ towers were way too pretty to actually use. The Robyn Pandolph closet made my heart go pitty-pat when I opened the door. But for the past month I've been pulling stuff out, untying jelly rolls and towers, pulling fabric from the RP closet, actually (gasp!) cutting it up and using it! I feel so liberated!! I LIKE that feeling!
One's Trash; Another's Treasure Drawing - 16.5 yards
Backings for charity quilts -- 69.5 yards
Total Busted: 86.25 yards!
Amazingly, my stash room looks almost exactly the same ..... you would have thought taking out 86.25 yards would have made at least a little dent!
Purchased - you knew this was coming, didn't you? - 46.75 yards. That order I placed last week with the Fat Quarter Shop landed on my doorstep. Pretty stuff, and all has a purpose. I know it doesn't look like it, but I truly am buying a lot less!
Year-to-Date Totals:
Busted: 288.00 yards
Purchased: 554.75 yards
Net YTD: <266.75> yards busted
One thing occurred to me yesterday. I have always been so sentimental about my stash. I've cherished it like a beloved pet. Those FQ towers were way too pretty to actually use. The Robyn Pandolph closet made my heart go pitty-pat when I opened the door. But for the past month I've been pulling stuff out, untying jelly rolls and towers, pulling fabric from the RP closet, actually (gasp!) cutting it up and using it! I feel so liberated!! I LIKE that feeling!
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