Loose Ends

This is what the pile of granny squares looked like yesterday morning....

Look at all those ends to be woven in! Well, they are tucked and snipped off. Done. (I see why I stopped working on this, over a year ago.....)

Next step is to sew together the squares. Nope. Wrong. I decided each square needs one more row. Just one more.....and then I will sew it together! Or maybe crochet it together...I have little time to decide while I am adding that extra row to each one!

2 down, 10 to go.

This quilt was started for Jackson over 6 months ago. Can that be right? Yikes!


Jackson picked the fabrics and style. It was a little bold for my taste, and maybe a little hard for me to work on. The pattern he selected was much, much more busy, so I did simplify it. The best news, the quilt is washed and it did not bleed! Nope. None. The back is a Target brand RED sheet. And the color stayed perfectly. I am not sure if credit goes to Target sheets or my new super awesome Norwex laundry soap.
Jackson response to his new quilt, "Mom, I wanted a green alien on it...but I like it. Can you still add a green alien?" I have not added a green alien, maybe someday. For now I declare it finished.

Updated project list with 10 items to go

Hailey's 9 Patch
Gift quilt
Art tote for Hailey
Quilt for our bed
Holiday quilt
Simple Abundance Quilt
Scissors Quilt (the fabric line escapes me...)
Shadowbox frame
Bulletin board
Crocheted block blanket

1 down, 11 to go.

In our house, menu planning always seems to be a daunting task. With a little brainstorming and online blogging research, I came up with this system. Our meals for this week....

I purchased the frame at Pier 1 a few weeks ago. Not for this project, but just because I liked it! I used double sided scrapbooking paper and regular white paper to create the squares. The front has the menu item and back has the recipe or shopping list.

I also made a basket to store all the remaining meal cards and a few extras. From here of course.... (the first one I made was too large, but it works perfectly for storage in the pantry!)

Tonights menu selection was Pizza. Here is Chef Hailey preparing here meal!

Hopefully this new system will keep us on track with our meal planning!

Updated project list with 11 items to go

Jackson's Outer Space Quilt
Hailey's 9 Patch
Gift quilt
Art tote for Hailey
Quilt for our bed
Holiday quilt
Simple Abundance Quilt
Scissors Quilt (the fabric line escapes me...)
Shadowbox frame
Bulletin board
Crocheted block blanket

WIP

My goal is to finish some projects that I have started. I have started a terrible habit of starting a new project before finishing the last one. If I write them down, will I finish them sooner? Lets see!

Jackson's Outer Space Quilt
Hailey's 9 Patch
Gift quilt
Menu board
Market Tote
Art tote for Hailey
Quilt for our bed
Holiday quilt
Simple Abundance Quilt
Scissors Quilt (the fabric line escapes me...)
Shadowbox frame
Bulletin board
Crocheted block blanket

12 items. After making this list, I realize that some of them are so close to being completed. The challenge has begun......

Progress

Last weekend (Thurs to Sun) was Crafters. Always great to see the ladies, but not a whole lot of progress was made on my many WIP. Most of this was due to being sick for the whole day on Saturday. Of all weekends to be sick in bed! I did get three quilts ready with just the hand sewing of the binding left. They were all pretty much finished before the weekend. It seems I get so close to finishing projects, and then just let them sit! My goal is to get the bindings sewn soon. I want them to be finished!!! Then I will show you photos....

I also finished knitting a hat for Hailey (which I also started last winter!) My model was being a little fussy, but her sister wanted to wear the hat. Here is Jenna in her big sisters hat! (Sorry for the blurry photo!)

Hailey has been asking for a hat for her friend for over a year now, so I finally made it! Hailey insisted that the yarn was blue, and the flower pink, brown and blue. I asked her several times if she was sure, and she was adamant! I just could not visualize these colors together. But I dug deep into my stash and found some colors that I think turned out pretty well. Here it is....

October

The last two weeks of October have been filled with family, a trip and Halloween fun. Let me share....

Stuart's folks came to visit. We had a splendid, whirlwind visit.

(We sewed with Grandma too, but I have not taken those photos yet!)

Then trip to San Antonio. Why San Antonio? That is the first question people seem to ask. Well, we traveled with Sarah and Dave. The four of us listed some cities we each wanted to travel to. Places like Napa, NY, Nashville, Palm Springs, ect. After we crossed off any city that any one of had been to, we were left with San Antonio. Off we went.

I traveled with this cowboy....

And these cow folks too.....

We walked to the Madhatter for breakfast one morning. Yummy.

We stayed at the Emily Morgan. 14th floor. Directly next to the Alamo. Awesome Priceline deal. Haunted. (or so THEY say....)

Speaking of haunted....

Then Halloween came along. These are delicious. You should make them in your spare time.

Jackson was a Police Officer. He wanted handcuffs. Watch out!!

(and of course he does not want his photo taken!)

Hailey was a Candy Corn Queen. Yes, we made that costume.

You can't buy Candy Corn Queen costumes any old place!

And Jenna, Jackson and Hailey picked her costume. Elmo. Her true love.

And she loved her costume. I was a little afraid she would want it off,

but she was comfy and warm on our cool Halloween night.

That is all folks!