Where has this month gone? It started out warm, but that didn't stay long. We're still below freezing a lot these days. Since our last big snow storm, we got another blanket of the white stuff yesterday (saturday) morning. It was gone by mid-afternoon, but it was enough to remind us it's still winter.
I do feel like I've accomplished a lot this month. I've finished 3 UFO's --large quilts, and one baby blanket UFO and they're all sent to quilter's. And...you know I've started on something else. The project I really wanted to do, I didn't have the right FQ's for so it will have to wait. There's always something else I can work on.
I also sent two String-quilt-blocks to Nancy for her project. That was an easy project and it's HER fault that I got the bright idea to start another string quilt. I'm going to do them a little different--going to make them HST's. Instructions are on Bonnie's site if you're interested. Most of my scraps are small, so this formula will work better for me.
While I'm cutting strips, I got the bright idea to also cut tumbling blocks as I go--bought the template in Houston. And THEN...if you're cutting strips....why not cut 1" strips for the Locker Hooking Rug you want to make too. I'm multi-taskable, but this might be a bit much. Guess I can't get bored on this many projects!
This weekend we also attented Troy's first stock-show. He did well with the two show-pigs he took. One placed first and the other third. He also won a Reserve Champion in one breed. He'll be rich for a few days.
BUT....the sad news?! The engine blew in his new/old pickup. We were on our way to the stockshow and the worse noise I ever heard came out of that red truck of his. Thank goodness we were both with him and thank goodness for friends who stop to help, and thank goodness for tow-trucks. BUT..thank the most goodness is that his Dad and brother Trent can take it apart and have it back together running better than new in a few days. A cost we weren't counting on right now, but what do you do?
OH...bad news, but wanna hear some good?....Troy got invited to the PROM! How did my 16 yr old boy grow up? The little gal who's sweet on him is a grade above and she wants him to go. I told him that he better save his show-money for a tux and flowers. He has no idea what the cost is going to be. (neither do I)
Going to go put the clean sheets on the bed, maybe eat a few of the homemade choc chip cookies I made and call it an early evening. The guys are all still down in the shop (Troy just came in bleeding holding his hand!) and will probably all be in pretty soon. When the sun goes down, it sure gets cold in a hurry.
Can you hear...."Mama I need a band-aid"! ?
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Sounds like you have been busy. Sad to hear about the truck, but at least it will cost a lot less to have it fixed at home than in a shop.
About 3 years ago Andrew bought his very first car - a little Honda CRX - he spent his summer and all his money fixing it up - new clutch, brakes, etc. and after driving it two weeks some woman ran a stop sign and it was totalled. It seems as soon as the boys start driving there is some kind of issue with the vehicles.
That's a pretty string quilt - I keep finding more patterns I want to make. I think after this quilt I'm going to take a break from strings and piece something different while I get these last 3 quilted.
Nice newsy update. Prom! ECK!!!
I totally need to do some stash cutting...just can't motivate myself to do so. Good for you to get at it and doing a multi-cutting will be so nice to get 2 or 3 projects cut at once.
Ha ha! Cutting all that stuff up at the same time sounds like something I would do. I don't think making one thing at a time will ever happen to me. Just can't do it! I have a locker hook rug that I am nearing completion on. It's fun to do.
I've been through six proms with two girls and one more girl to go!
Prom tickets, flowers, tux, pictures at door, meal before or after, transportation, and that's the short list for the boy. Now be thankful you don't have a girl, the list is endless and the purse seems bottomless for getting ready for prom!
All sorts of happenings in your household. Lots of goodnews/ bad news situations - broken truck, capable repairmen, prom / costs, bleeding / bandaids, cookies! and lots of quilts. I like to work on more than one quilt at a time too. Just makes me more efficient.
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