(May 20 - 23)
We sewed, chatted, laughed, ate and had a bit of additional, unplanned entertainment.
Monday we met at the Boonah Tavern for lunch, before checking in.
No pictures...was a bit ordinary.
Unpacking & setting up is not the most fun - and we have stairs to deal with...ugh.....but it gets done and it's great that we help each other.
I had planned that Monday was a "sew for me" day and had planned a few FPP blocks . . . .well, only one got made!
The rest of the time was spent on charity work - making & planning tops for our DV quilts.
After spending 'some' time laying out the collection of French General fabrics that we had, I was able to put this top together.
Then I sorted out the fabrics for a Novelty I Spy quilt
Sue kindly put that one together.
Next I moved onto the collection of 2.5" strips that we had accumulated....mostly florally and the softer tones. (I could say "traditional colours" - to myself I say "dull & dirty"...LOL)
We had a mix of long & short strips and I did a very rough "ballpark" estimate to determine if it was roughly equivalent to a jelly roll. It looked like it would be a bit bigger than a jelly roll, and I thought it would end up roughly 64 x 72. which is a good size for an adult quilt.
I didn't get it finished but the worst of it was done. I finished it Friday morning at home.
It ended up at 64" wide and 81" long. We may shorten it a bit, but I am happy with the width.
Sue kindly put that one together.
We had a mix of long & short strips and I did a very rough "ballpark" estimate to determine if it was roughly equivalent to a jelly roll. It looked like it would be a bit bigger than a jelly roll, and I thought it would end up roughly 64 x 72. which is a good size for an adult quilt.
It ended up at 64" wide and 81" long. We may shorten it a bit, but I am happy with the width.
My resident Quilt Holder Uperer wasn't home, so this will have to suffice.
Additional, Unplanned Entertainment.
The dishwasher displayed an error after completing its cycle, so I called the office.
Maintenance arrived - a number of us needed to visit the kitchen while he was dealing with the dishwasher. (He was kinda cute - the term "eye candy" may have been used a few times.)
Sandi was making our lunches at the time and christened him "Man In the Cupboard"...MIC for short aka Kenny.
He was a lot of fun to have around and we even shouted him a toastie for his hard work.
Maintenance arrived - a number of us needed to visit the kitchen while he was dealing with the dishwasher. (He was kinda cute - the term "eye candy" may have been used a few times.)
He was a lot of fun to have around and we even shouted him a toastie for his hard work.
Sadly, the dishwasher still wasn't working properly when we left.
It was great fun - lots of different projects were worked on, and we found a 2025 project...LOL...cause we all need another project!!!
Thanks to everyone for making it a happy time, and special thanks to those who helped with the DV quilt projects (we have more if you want to help).
