Today is the solar daytime I'll receive northward to Kalama, Washington, to paw off Semper Fi to its forever home. It's packed upwards in addition to laid upwards to go. I'll pose inwards a dyad of jars of cranberry pepper jam in addition to cranberry chutney equally long equally I'm at it. As I tell my line solid unit of measurement when I'm loading them upwards amongst canned goods, everyone has to create their part.
There wasn't quite equally much procrastination yesterday equally the solar daytime before, but I spent a skillful business office of the morn getting a novel stitching projection packed upwards for the trip south. I've been going over in addition to over inwards my heed what to receive got in addition to what to exit behind. Two of my 4 stitching projects require crayons, in addition to 1 is applique. I'd already decided to exit the projection requiring applique behind, in addition to the crayons add together some other dimension to creating the blocks. They were likewise on the chopping block. Then, I got the brilliant thought to stick amongst the paw quilting for Mulligan Stew.
That should endure plenty to transcend on me busy for the entire trip. But I know myself good plenty to know I'll desire something equally a diversion, in addition to and thus it seemed a perfect fourth dimension to root something new. I KNOW! Am I the most artist you lot know when it comes to making excuses for starting a novel project? I decided to become ahead in addition to root the paw embroidered blocks for Snowflakes.
Also, I selected all the floss colors in addition to beads I'll need. Now I only take away to cutting the cloth to the sizes I need, in addition to this projection volition endure laid upwards for packing along.
The alone other sewing I did yesterday was to complete 2 of the CTC blocks. This 1 is called "Peppermint Twist," in addition to was created past times Pam Mildren. I form of similar this block.
The adjacent is called "Rocky Mountain Christmas," in addition to was created past times Anne Wiens. I had a piffling problem getting my HST's pointed inwards the correct direction, but it's all finished upwards now.
So, at that topographic point are even in addition to thus a few to a greater extent than of these, in addition to I'll only transcend on plugging away at them. I'm hoping to larn them finished earlier nosotros caput south.
For my receive northward today, I'm leaving early on plenty to see a quilt store along the way. Then, I'll encounter upwards amongst Andy in addition to his wife, Karie, for luncheon in addition to to paw off the quilt. Then...grocery shopping, in addition to thus you lot tin regard I'm non only kidding around when I state it's going to endure a long day.
For your viewing pleasure, I've added a dyad to a greater extent than used patterns to my Yard Sale. If you're looking for something novel to you, banking concern stand upwards for it out at that topographic point on my correct side bar. I'll endure correct dorsum hither tomorrow to tell you lot virtually the quilt shop. Exciting, no?