Table Scrap Challenge for September

I had plans and ideas. Alas, it is Thursday before the link up and none of those ideas materialized. I pivoted, and saw this scrap of leaf print on the shelf. My potholders are falling apart so I need some new ones. I remember I got a package of oven mitt batting in the Christmas Box from Missouri Quilt Company last December. I guess making some potholders while waiting on a hurricane it is!

The directions said to use 2 layers of this with a layer of cotton batting in between them with the heat part facing out. I think I layered it correctly. I forgot about the little loop handle on the first one, so that one got sewn on after I did the turn and finished the top stitching. I tucked it in between the 2 layers facing right sides together (well, I had it on the outside, stitched over it and remembered that is wrong. Unpicked it and tucked it into the two fabrics!) and got it stitched in before I turned it. These are just for our use, so they don't need to be perfect! The potholders we had were 9x7 so I cut the inside stuff to that size and did 9.5x7.5 for the fabric.  Dark leaves, check. Useful project, check.

I think I need to go bake something to test them out! I'll link up on Friday with Joy and the Table Scrap Challenge - assuming we have power and internet after the storm. We have yet to lose it in the 13 years we have been here but are prepared if we do. The kids are off school Thursday and Friday. I think I'm calling in being off on Friday as well, since I assume I'll have to visit both in-laws and assess and assist as needed with pick up at their places. So, a nice long weekend. Let's hope the power stays on... since the temps are still around 90 with humidity feels like 100. I do like my AC!

Saturday.....

What a week! I am so happy this week is finally over! It has been a whirl wind and I don't think I have been home after school pick up since Tuesday... and yesterday I was logged into work for the afternoon so I am not counting that one!

Tuesday was the holiday concert at school - having kids one year apart we were lucky and got to see all the classes preform as they broke them up into 2 concerts (grade K,2,4 and 1,3,5). They kids all did a great job. Wednesday - was a doctor appt for Emily after school and I had them both get flu shots. What an ordeal with the shots! Emily had a crying fit because she didn't want it that day with gymnastics that night. Yup, 20 minutes of crying and she scared off one nurse. She tensed up so of course her arm hurt. Thursday.... We had to pop to the dollar tree and get little gifts for filling all the stockings in his classroom. I also got a few things for the troop party on Monday. A friend was there too - so she took Emily with her and Aidan and I hit walmart and got gift cards for his teachers gifts then went to his guitar lesson. We picked up Emily from her play date after and it took a bit to get my kids out of there - they were all playing in the back yard. We will have to do some play dates over break... and I offered to take her 2 if she needs quiet time to write. She is starting to write a book (something new!) and is working with a publisher. Fingers crossed it works out for her!

Friday... was a busy day and I had to make up some hours at work in the afternoon so the kids were on their own. It was the first day in 2 weeks I did not hit my 10K step goal. Might have to take the kids to the new paved trails in the forest to make up some steps today!

The only bit of sewing I got this week was to make a couple of very simple pot holders for Mom! The package in a Zappos box should arrive to you by Wednesday the 20th Mom! You can open it - the things I wanted for a surprise are wrapped to go under the tree. Dad can open the plain colored one for his late birthday present.

I got to pull up a video on how to finish them by Nancy Zimmerman. She will be missed in the sewing and quilting world. I am hoping her family is able to share lots of good memories of her on this first Christmas season without her.

After bowling and Papa A's visit this afternoon.... I am hoping to add a border to this little log cabin throw and hope to get it pinned and quilted tomorrow while the kids are at Grandma's. Linking up to the RSC Challenge. Better go start my day!

Oh - Mom - Emily made the thumbprint peanut butter and jelly cookies from the cookbook you got her last night!