Flowering snowballs

9 of these 12 inch blocks are completed and all are hand pieced. 

I had to go searching for my parts bag yesterday since I wanted to work on it last night after scouts (zoom meeting decorating cupcakes!) I found it in the car under a seat - it must have gotten shoved under the seat one day at kid pickup last week. Everything needs a good press. I have a few more blocks cut out and ready to go -  I just need to mark my stitching line on the middle square and the white half peels. 

When I have the Accuquilt out this week to cut my half square triangles in yellow, I'll also cut some yellow flowering snowball shapes to add to the pile of pinks I cut out last month. I am prepping a couple of blocks in the color of the month with the RSC so I'll have a kit ready to go later this year. 

 

Superbowl Sunday.

I don't tend to watch the game... and I'll probably be on the road to pick up the kids from Grandma tonight while it is on. I will get some time in the sewing room today. I need to do a little machine quilting on my Stashbuster 2020 quilt and some prep work on more Hexagon QAYG blocks that I am hand piecing and hand quilting.

Here are the first 6 for the month of February in yellow.

I also finally started hand quilting the Hand pieced quilt along quilt from 2 years ago. I have 2 of my 18 blocks hand quilted.

Since I did not make soft pretzels with the sourdough started in a couple of weeks, I pulled the starter from the fridge and fed it yesterday morning and have a bread in process. It rose overnight and is doing another short rise before I pop it in the oven. We will see how it comes out. I used this recipe. 

Linking up with Kathy and the other Slow Sunday stitchers.

RSC and a Teenager in the house!

 I have not done too much with yellow yet, but I have been making my Hexagon QAYG blocks. I guess I am a couple days behind but they are prepped so will be done in no time at all. I'll be prepping some more tomorrow for another week of stitching. I found I have a good pile of yellows, the scraps are not big enough for these but the yardage is. 

I also pulled some leftover scraps/blocks from Sally's graduation quilt which was yellow and blue Zig Zags a couple of years ago. I guess I made a few blocks from the scraps a while ago. There are 5 each of the top stacks in the photo which might become a two sided table runner. There are 7 of the 5 inch blocks on the bottom of the photo... I think those will become a 6 yellow on one side and the 3 more blue ones on the back for another double sided runner.  Linking up with the RSC.

This was the chickens yesterday in the unplanted garden. They have dug holes and then lay in them and give themselves a dust bath.  It helps to deter mites from getting on them. They kind of look like a dog shaking when they are done!

Poppy started laying this week - the one with the orange head. As an Easter egger mix breed she was crossed with one that lays green eggs and she is laying green eggs for us. We have not seen a white egg from Rosie (the other easter egger) in a while so not sure if she is laying or just dropping an egg somewhere in the yard? 

We also have a teenager in the house officially. Aidan turned 13 today! Where has the time gone?

Not sure how this little guy grew so fast into this one!

I seem to not have many photo's of him. This was last summer when we got the first set of chicks. He is now towering over me at a good 5 feet 6 or 7 (I'm 5ft2ish). He will be off with Grandma today for a birthday shopping trip and lunch like they always do. We had his birthday meal with the family last night - take out Pig and Cattle. He wanted to make his own birthday cake from the Hershey's cook book - so is in process of making that before he heads out. I was late in scheduling horses this week so Emily opted out of riding. I'm sure she will do a cookie booth on the yard at some point today. The benefit of living on a busy road. As for me - I see sewing in my future.

Thursday.

 Another day.... and no, I did not manage to do what I had planned. They day is not over yet though, so maybe tonight? We will see. 

I started off the day dropping the kids to school and had a parent that was to pick up their cookies for their daughter at 9:30. They arrived a bit after 10 and once that was transferred I realized I missed 6 boxes, their cards, envelope and 4 for 4 stack. I was heading out so dropped it to their house on the way to deliver some of Emily's orders to bowling. I opted not to bowl this year as I was not seeing people wearing masks back in May and not knowing how things were going and Greg's back I opted to take the year off. It was a good thing I did as it allowed me to work on Thursdays when I needed to bring Greg to doctor appointments and flexibility is nice. I walked in with my mask on and only the person I was delivering to had a mask on! These are older ladies (age 65+). After a little chat I headed off and decided to stop at Target to look for heart jr mints. There were none to be found but... I believe I was called a rude name for having a mask on by a 3 year old on the way in and then the nice lady at the door was handing out masks and reminding people masks were required in the store. The lady with the child say no thanks and walked on by! Almost everyone else in the store was wearing their mask. I was in and out of there. A quick stop at Joanns - masks on people thank goodness. Then a quick CVS stop to get a couple things for the kids and back home.

My fabrics from Joanns. Adding some yellow and pinks and white fabric for the flowering snowball blocks.

All I can do is shake my head at the people who just won't wear a mask. 

A quick lunch at home and then I was not in the mood to pin my quilt so I pulled the hand pieced quilt along quilt out and added some quilting while watching an episode of Brigerton on Netflix. 

This was as far as I got last night before my lap was claimed.

I got the block finished off today.

Pick up the kids from school (20 minutes there, waiting time then 20 minutes home makes for a good hour) then a mixed up dinner (kielbassa, leftover mashed potato, leftover sweet potato fries and salad).

I just downloaded a new audiobook so it is walk time before it gets dark and then maybe pinning time?

Wednesday....

Today was to be a crazy busy day but instead it will only be slightly busy. Good thing I double checked on the new insurance on Monday and realized despite reassurances my doctor took the new plan, they in fact did not. I had a Mammogram scheduled through him but as he is not in network and I have a HMO now... I had to cancel. It did prompt me to look into a new doctor... which I have been meaning to do for a few years now. Got that all set and will schedule with the new office soon. I was lucky and after a few phone calls, the kids doctor was put back to the office I had to swapped them to last year. This new one is about 5 minutes from our house and I have been impressed with them the two times we have had to go - for annual checkups in the summer and in December with Em's neck/fever issue. 

I just got back from picking up another 23 cases of cookies (small potato's compared to some years but with no booths I am opting on too few on hand!) The parents can pick up tonight what I owe them.

I had tucked the chickens into the run before I left since Greg was away at a PT appointment. When I let them out I checked the boxes and found a GREEN EGG! Woo Hoo. I am guessing Poppy but who knows, maybe it was Rosie since we have not seen a white one in over a week. 

I have started with the yellow hexagons and prepped 7 on Sunday. 3 are completed so I am on track again this month for my one a day.

Back to work for me for a couple of hours before I go pick up the kids from school.

OMG for February

 There are so many projects that I want to work on and move forward that it is so difficult to choose this month. I think I am really in need of getting an actual 'finish' so my goal in February is to sandwich my 2020 Stashbuster quilt top, pin it and get it machine quilted and bound this month. I did piece a backing for it last month  and I have a roll of warm and natural batting that I can cut a piece off from. 

Between Emilys first FFA fair showing her chickens this month and being girl scout troop cookie Mom -  I'm also the leader - we are trying to meet on Zoom rather than in person although a few of the troops in Florida are indeed meeting in person!

 It will be a crazy month. Wish me luck.

Linking up with the February OMG.

First Winter UFO finish.....

 

I finished stitching the button eyes on tonight. I'm calling it done. 

I like the look of the buttonhole stitch around the duckies. This was taken before the ducky got his sight! 

Now to hang it up in the sewing room.