Dunkin felt like sewing

These are 2.5 green squares

Sewn in rows of 3 to become 9 patches

Like this

To border Dunkins quilt

Kinda like this

All the greens are sewn so back to the cutting board I go

This I think may finish his quilt top

Then I will maybe crazy piece a back and get it done for the winter

A cute winter quilt for him

Mine is stalled for now

Found some tins of parts.these are 4 patches of 2 inch squares I think

And 9 patches of 1.5 squares

I really need to cut and replenish my squares in the containers

My charms and small pieces need to be tamed

Then I can play better

What's happening in your sewing room???

 

Growing salad

What's this weird looking pot

I am growing salad

Forks and all lol

It is supposed to keep out the critters like chipmunks and squirrels

Am hoping it works

My lettuce is coming back slowly

And that's dill in back

And the tomato is growing

I gave a dose of miracle grow to help green them up

They are yellow but hoping they eat soon and grow big and strong

Are you growing Salad?

 

Next task....l am ready

Finally got my new glasses

I hate getting used to them but I will

I like the style

A purple pink tortoise shell

When I am old I will wear purple right??? Lol

This was the cryptoquote I did up for the celebration of life for Rich

I think he was smiling watching his friends trying to solve it

The answer was

Birth is an opportunity

Life is an adventure

Death is a celebration

Perfect for the day

Now to put away the cups and paper plates and doritos and overflow in this small mobile

I will eat good this week 

Beans, linguini salad, Watergate salad, cheesecake,chicken broccoli penne

Yum

Happy Monday 😊

 

I think the celebration was a success

Some of the songs on the playlist

Favors as he loved the beach and Cape Cod

Someone brought a Jeff Gordon car

That was his favorite Nascar driver

Friends from Maine came down

Jeff and Rich have been Friends since they were 6

It was so nice to see them

They brought school pictures

Many memories were reminisced about

Good food

Fellowship and even a cryptoquote

Rich loved cryptoquotes so I found an appropriate quote and the first 5 to finish it got a scratch ticket

I hope Rich enjoyed seeing everyone doing a cryptoquote.....something he loved doing.

The quote was......

Birth is an opportunity

Life is an adventure

Death is a celebration 

I love that 

We celebrate that Richard is with Jesus 

We celebrate that Richard  is no longer in pain

We celebrate that he is with loved ones who have passed

And we celebrate that we will see him again when our turn comes.

 

Not much sewing going on

Not much sewing going on. 

I made a huge beef stew

I figured I would have dinner for a few nights

I must say it came out so good

Favors are done

Now daily lists need to be made and executed

The countdown is on

Does anyone know any good songs I can add to the Playlist?

My mind is drawing a blank

We will have some like go rest high on that mountain

And also some a little upbeat like Alan Jackson's living on love

He liked all music except rap

 

First things first

Got my haircut  for the weekend

I haven't seen a hairdresser since probably last August or so

I feel human again and not so drawn down and straggly

Dunks had to sniff and make sure it was me lol

Cross this task off the long to do list

Next up hug pillows

 

Down to the wire

A free pattern for crocheted dishcloths if any of you crochet

Make now for yourself or gifts

Those yarn sales are a good way to pck up supplies too

Dunks and I have been busy

Doing  sudoku

Cleaning

And getting things done

Daily reads from this book keep us grounded

Thank you "Colette

We are preparing for this

Dec was the holidays and I knew we couldn't do       then in

January covid struck 

My venue, and then each of my kids houses

This was the first available time  so here we are

We are doing burgers and dogs on the grill very laid back kinda celebration

To celebrate his life

To celebrate his passing back to Jesus with no more pain

To remember him with fav foods, a cryptoquote for fun..I gave lots of hints to solve it

And to just celebrate the fun loving man he was

We have about 30 that said for sure coming so will plan for about 50

Lots going on so the blog may be quiet for a bit as we get ready

We will be back....pray for good weather and comfort for the family and pray for Richs soul

Thank you
 

Coming up roses

My yellow rose is thriving this year

It was not doing well last year at all

loop

Look at these pretties

Love it

And these I thought were dead. Guess I had better take care of them this fall for a healthy plant next year

 

Flurry of activity

There is thunder and lightening scaring my Dunkin

Behind the couch

Under the bed

Nothing consoles him

Mom you hear THAT???

My poor baby

Times like this he hates me working

Then he will calm down and sleep..hate thunder for him

Poor thing.

Are your pets afraid too?

Anyone know how to uninvited this guest 

?

Although he is cute, I see him everyday eyeballing my garden

Ug&hhhh

He then stands like th I s so cute and innocent then runs into my drain pipe.

I have a feeling my garden is doomed 

 

Thls and that

Do you see what I see?

A star....a star.....yum tomato to be

Soooooo excited

Zuchinni to be as well

Yum

Baby summersquash

A Lilly with issues.  U g

I need to get this fixed

These are my fav pink ones

Any lily whisperers  out thre?

 

When the going gets tough

What do you do when the going gets tough?

You buy fabric of course

These were a surprise buy at my dollar store

Ok a dollar and a quarter store lol

All ok quality

All cute

All reasonably priced 

Ready for some fall and christmas projects

See how cute?

And at 5 bucks a yard

Win win

Hmmm now what to make 

Any ideas???

Placemats?

Potholders?

Microwave soup bowl holders?

Hot pads?

Fun for neighbor gifts

 

Hole to China

Went to check on my waterlogged plants and came across this

Something was digging to China

A BIG hole but got stopped by the stump

Ughhhhhh

My dill is thriving

Kale doing well

Lollies are so pretty

Allysum so fragrant.smells nice

But that hole has me worried

Who was trying to bury a body in my front yard???

 

I think these are plantains

Dunks

Do you know what this is

It's HUGE like a long potato 

And skin like a banana

It came in my 2 dollar Bag

So I peeled

And sliced it

And fried it

Here is the result 

Whatever it is, it's yummy 

I put olive oil in my pan

And a little cracked pepper on them

Am I right?  Is it plantain?

This farmer is stumped lol

 

What do you think

See the foam boards this is on?

I was thinking

Yeah dangerous I know

If I took like 9 foam boards

And duct taped them together

Then covered with either batting or a fleece lined tablecloth put fleece side out

Do you think it would make a usable design wall?

I figured I maybe even could move it or lean it against a wall to be able to have one

My sewing room has no wall without a window or door

Any and all ideas welcome

Have you made one?

Good idea?

Bad idea?

Here's a rose for your thoughts

It would really help with projects like this

To move blocks around

See what colors I need 

 

Veggie Friday

As some of you know on Fridays here at the Y

They have a truck with produce and food for reduced prices every Friday to help people eat healthy with the food prices we now see

It has been a Godsend for me

They have a 12 lb bag of veggies for 2 bucks each week

Last week I got some potatoes, onions,2 summer squash, a bag of greenbeans, 2 tomatoes, and a container of blackberries in my 2 dollar Bag

I got 2 then split one bag between 2 neighbors going thru tough times 

One needs a new roof on her house and they quoted her between 7 and 12 thousand.its a mobile home 70 feet long with little pitch

I fear the shingles and wood costs are what's driving up the price. I paid 4000 a few years ago

The other lady had a hubs who broke his back in 3.  places in an accident

So huge medical bills in excess of 100000 and only her working

Yeah life can be fun

Anywhere it costs me just a dollar each to help them out

Like I said to one when she wanted to pay me

I could have spent that 2 dollars on the lottery and lost 

This was a win win

Inexpensive and I bless 2 people 

Getting back to my picture in the post I had my daughter in law order a pressure canning book for me to preserve for the winter

I

Was

So

Excited

When it came in the mail

The canner itself is coming soon

Hopefully my garden cooperates and us abundant so I can preserve food 

I am thinking salsa, tomatoes, beets,soups and beans

This fall is gonna be busy me thinks

I want to start now with some watermelon rind pickles 

They can be Water bath canned now

Then maybe some garlic jelly

Dad may also have some rhubarb that can be frozen or what have you

I really should have been an at home farm wife canning and sewing to my hearts content

Lookie here

Spaghetti sauce if my tomatoes overrun my pots lol

Yum

Do you preserve?

What do you like to can?

Jam?

Jellies?

Fruits?

Veggies?

Soups or meals?

 

Shirt off your back

 

I am a little stumped

I thought this would be easy

The first hurdle was pulling his shirts without breaking down

Now I find my idea harder to execute than I thought

But I will persevere 

I need 3 of these in a week done

Pressure? What pressure?

Maybe youcan help with ideas

My vision is a pillow keeping the collar on and the sleeves stuffed with fill and velcro across the chest

Then a pocket note on a ribbon that tucks in the pocket but you can pull it out and it says a hug from Dad, Grampa etc

The shirt is wider than the form but I don't want to reconstruct the shirt too much

The pocket of course needs to be in the correct place

I originally wanted the pillow to come out for washing but I fear I would have a hard time making that happen,,,envelope back maybe?

Any sewers out there with tips for me?

 

Lightswitch blocks

Made a few more of these 

Have been busy with the garden and getting ready for Ruchs celebration of life for end of month

Son is having surgery

Daughter has to get up here and get hotel booked soon

Food needs to be planned

People never rsvp these days making planning more difficult than it has to be

But......I am trying to stay positive and busy

This is almost full

Hmmmm let's see how much we have

This layout uses most of them and is 8 bocks by 11 rows or 88 blocks 

I had probably another 30 or so in the jar

I found a few things

I have a lot with the same centers

Mostly darker centers than the outside

Mixing up the colors was harder than I thought for scrappy

I will try to make some with lighter centers to mix in

Tried this layout

I like the normalcy seam idea

We will see

What are you playing with or moving along?