Wednesday, September 27, 2017

How is it almost the end of the month????

Yikes, September flew by.

In my hopes to actually get a 'finish' this month..... I worked last weekend to make a batting from leftover scraps using the zigzag stitch on the machine.  I am trying to get a finish on Crayon Box - a free pattern from Quiltville.com


Thank goodness it is big enough! This is a little one at 44x58.




I have the pieces set to piece the backing - I figured with a bright top I needed a nice bright background - so yellow with a strip of flowers down the middle. Could not make it easy on myself...but down the middle will look nicer than just on one side.

This needs a backing pieced, then everything pressed, pinned and quilted. A binding made and attached... in the next 3 days to get a September finish. Thank I can do it? Time will tell.....

Gymnastics tonight with Emily - so early dinner for us. Tomorrow is busy - orthodontist appt for Emily at 3:30, Aidan has his first soccer game at 5:30 and then of course... it is open house night at school from 6-7. One parent will take Emily to her open house and the other will finish the soccer game and try to get him there for the last 15 minutes.  Friday... I need to call and see if we have a guitar lesson or not. Saturday morning is bowling - Greg took them last week and got a splitting headache from the noise!

I finally got sleep last night after 2 nights up with a boy who was all stuffed up and couldn't breathe. Yes, we tried everything - humidifier in room, steamy shower and personal humidifier, vicks, netti pot, medicine, sleeping upright (and cleaned air vents and changed air filter on the AC yesterday afternoon)..... he got a full night of sleep last night too, thank goodness. He was in bed at 8 and I headed in to find my bed around 8:30!

I think it will be a sewing room evening after the kids are in bed if I want to make some progress.
Happy Wednesday everyone.


8 comments:

Ellen said...

Wow Deb - so much going on when you have young kids. I am rooting for you to get your finish in!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Best of luck on your quest for a September finish!!

Kate said...

Sorry for the stuffy little one, that's just miserable for both of you. Glad he was doing better last night. Good luck on finishing off your bright scrappy quilt. Just how did it get to be the end of the month? It's like school starts and we all enter some type of time warp.

Quilter Kathy said...

Sounds like a finish is dependent on the activity schedule running smoothly and kids (and Mom) sleeping well.
September did go by too quickly for sure!

a good yarn said...

Good luck with your deadline but I'm sure it's okay if you don't make it. It's a cheerful quilt. It's been a bad season for sinus and flu here. We need some rain.

scraphappy said...

Love the backing fabric! even if you can't get it 100% done before October, I am sure you can make progress. Sounds like lots of other good stuff is happening too.

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

Good luck with your goal ! :) We had an open house last night but they don't schedule any sports in the district on that evening...makes it easier on everyone.

Sheila said...

I love this pattern. Your Crayon Box is so colorful. Sorry to hear about the stuffed up little one. Impossible to sleep when one can't breath properly.