Cat pot holders

 

I found the sewing machine! I grabbed the cat template and made a couple pot holders. It was not the pattern, but I thought they would be cute. I added a hand spot on the back like I did with my last set I made.

They are small, about 5-6 inches. The dog face is a little bigger.

Day 8 of MSQC Jennys box 2025

 

Quilting wrapping paper! It has a page of coordinating tags as well. 

Day 7 of MSQC Jenny's box

 

A project holder! The alphabet bag from yesterday fits in here perfectly. 

Waiting in the car while it mists outside at the end of the parade route. Just dropped Emily off at the behinning. Hoping the rain clears for the 2pm parade. It's  a short 30 minute one. Next weekend is the long nighttime one.

Final f1 race of the season is in the books with new world champion crowned. Very happy for Lando Norris and his team.

I've got my project bag filled with options of hand work. I think the Jenny 2024 box snowflake will be the focus. 

Emily and I opted out of the drive in last night with girl scouts due to the rain. Instead we went to see Wicked for good at the theater. Great movie. 

I've got a couple hours of waiting and stitch time.

Linking up with Kathy and the slow Sunday stitchers.

Now, do I behave and eat the salad with chicken I packed, or walk to Popeyes for lunch?

Day 6 of MSQC Jennys box

 I had to dig in the box, I think that is half the fun! 

I scanned the QR code with my phone that brought me to the opening page with the links. Someone from MSQC opens the present and says what it is. If it is a project, then they hand it off to elf Courtney to show how to do the project and give hints and tips.

Today's gift was a Word of the Day pillow pattern. Along with the pattern came some light fusible and a cute see through bag of capital letters and I did notice a # in there as well. I pulled out my name so you can see them. Plastic templates that are thin but will be good for tracing around. The bag they are in is heavy duty bendy plastic and it has holes punched in the top to fit into a binder and a place to label what it is. Pretty neat. 

Some examples of the pillows. They suggested doing crumb piecing for the pillows and she showed a bit how to do that. I know I have crumbs from the RSC in a box.... ;).

On tap today - I never did finish decorating the house so I'll do that. I need to make the kids countdown to Christmas snakes. I got plenty of things to put in them, just need to lay them out and pop them into the fabric snake and put it under the tree. My brother tasked me with coordinating the R family gathering while we are up there after Christmas, so that e-mail needs to go out today.

Emily and I have #11 of the Girl Scout Drive in this evening. We are opting not to spend the night in tents, but will park on the outside of the exit and watch a few movies and then head home after watching Zootopia, Zootopia 2 and Wicked 2. Emily has a Christmas Parade the next day in the town where her school is. At least it won't be in the low 40's tonight like the last 2 years! It does have a chance of rain this evening and tomorrow, which is a bummer. Greg is headed to his Dad's today as someone is coming to clear out the house and will donate to a few charities as they see fit. 

I'm not sure I ever mentioned it here, but Greg appealed his VA case back in April 2023 and we heard on Veterans day, they did decide to label him as 100% unemployable due to various medical issues noted with his VA doctors over the last 8 years. They did have him redo 2 doctor appointments in late October for the appeal. That affects his pay and allows the kids and I to be covered under his medical now. I currently have to get health insurance for me and the kids through the ACA or ObamaCare on the Marketplace. Before the marketplace when we first moved down here, I was paying $1,200+ a month for my family's health insurance. Under the ACA it went down to 400-600 a month depending on the plan... and then the standard co-pay and deductible and paying for scripts and all visits except annual physical. All this to say we have been waiting to hear on our insurance but got the packet in the mail on Thursday. Friday I got to cancel my current insurance - with both Florida Blue and on the Marketplace, and swap my scripts with my providers to the VA mail one. Interesting note, I've spent over $1,300 out of pocket for me and the kids so far this year, on top of the monthly cost! Yikes. There are also some nice benefits for the kids when they are in college with this level of rating with the VA. He was at 90% and lets just say VA math is 'interesting'. 

Day 5 of MSQC Jennys box

 The girls got yard time yesterday.  Starting to look better after molting.

This is the 4th mug in the set. I got the blue and teal in my other boxes. The red was the first year that I don't have. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

They all have different sayings and pattern. 

I started sewing in the afternoon on some hst for the bear paw blocks, but got distracted by hubby looking at Alaska trip things.

Day 4 of MSQC Jenny's box

 I admit, I 'might' have opened day #4 yesterday after opening day 3 with this cute 5 inch charm pack. Look at those springy colors!

Day 4 has the pattern for Bow Wow mug rugs! How cute is that!

It also came with the two templates - a cat and a dog. Is it just me, or can you see these being used in a border with cat or dog faces quilted all around?

I know what I'll be playing with in the sewing room later. This and maybe make a snowglobe block or two from day 1, using the new rotary cutter from day 2! 

I felt I needed to finish up Gobble Gobble first though, so he got the last ble done while Hubby was in charge of dinner. 

He wanted to try a rotisserie chicken in the air fryer, since ours has all the attachments. My Sams club chicken was bigger than expected so he did the flip half way instead of on the spit. Nice crispy skin and juicy. Will need to play with spices next time. 

Off to the dentist for a cleaning.

Day 3 of MSQC jennys box

 

A charm pack of maywood studio mix & match.

Oranges, yellows, spring greens and blues. 

I 'might' have peeked at day 4... since it goes with day 3. OMG! Super cute!

Since I have a msqc bundle going from Mondays daily deals - quilt hangers, 3yd snowflake white, 2 queen quilt storage bags..... I added the 10 inch twirling cutting mat today. I think im at the free shipping, but I'll check the next few days to see if there is anything that jumps into the checkout. 

Emily helped me find the 3rddayinthe box before she left for school. It was at the bottom. 

Guess I need to make their countdown snakes soon.