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Saturday, March 16, 2024

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In peace and pieces, Sherry This content was originally posted on the quilt blog Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc. (www.bookshookssticksetc.blogspot.com). If you are reading this on any site other than the original or quilterblogs.com it is WITHOUT my permission and the content has been stolen.

Sunday, January 2, 2022

Hello again blogging world!

Here we are at the start of 2022. . . and. looking at my blog it seems that I have lost 1 1/2 years!

It's not that I haven't been doing anything. . . .but getting downsized out of a job in March 2020, Covid forced hibernation, looking for a new job after 28 years, and starting a new position with a killer commute had whipped me to a point where I just could not bring myself to blog.

However, I am hoping that I can get back into the swing of things (hope Blogger hasn't changed too much) where I can start posting at least once a week.

I started working two mystery quilts yesterday. . . . need to get them finished so that I will have something to show here next week.

Until then,

In peace and pieces, 

 Sherry 


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Friday, July 17, 2020

So it has been six months, eh.....

I can't believe that it has been three six months since I last posted here. Time flies when you are on lockdown!

I have not been idle.......I was working in February and most of March.  Then, through no fault of ours, our entire department was laid off, right about the time that the lockdown in NJ was happening.

It was not a total shock, the business world is changing and companies need to make decisions based on business.  I took it as a sign that I have another adventure waiting for me on the other side of this Corona virus situation.

Once I was able to "practice retirement" I started working on projects that were UFOs for quite a while.

In this picture there is a scrap yarn ripple lap throw, a beige and yellow shawl and two black totes.




This is a block that I have decided to do from a rather old issue of Traditional Quiltworks. I tried to research it and I think it is from 1998.  The only solids will be the red and blue in the center.  Everything else will come from my scrap basket and be a print.


I am still doing pattern testing.  This is a small quilt design that I recently completed for Patterns by Jen.

I also am a participant in The Violet Protest .  I made five blocks in a checkerboard fashion in red and blue fabrics. My blocks have been received, but due to the virus the art installation has been delayed.



I have completed more items...but I will save those for the next post. I am hoping that it won’t take another six months!

In peace and pieces,

 Sherry

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Well, January was a bust, sort of. . . . .

So, here goes, I did NOTHING on my January OMG project, you remember, the crocheted tote bag. . . .

BUT, I did get quite a bit of sewing done in January. As well as a bit of downsizing from my craft supplies.

I completed a pattern test quilt top. . . but I can't show that yet since the pattern has not yet been released.  It is from Patterns by Jen and I hope to be able to show it shortly.

I am working on sewing up from my scrap basket. . . I am doing framed squares, Square Dance blocks, and another block that uses up rectangles of fabric. . . .and have been creating quite a nice number of quilt blocks.  Pictures to follow.

Our local Goodwill store was the recipient of FIVE copy paper boxes of quilt, crochet, cross stitch and knitting books that I have been trying to find good homes for. . . but I did not have any takers. . . so they have been set free for others to find. (I wish I had thought to get a picture, but they are gone now & so is that chance.)

The sad part. . . .that hardly put a dent in the amount of books & magazines that I still have to go through as part of my downsizing exercise!

So, my January OMG goal was a bust. . . . but I was not idle and that, I believe, is the important thing.

I hope to have better luck next month!

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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Thursday, January 2, 2020

January One Monthly Goal

Patty, over at Elm Street Quilts is once again hosting the One Monthly Goal program so that we can work towards clearing out our creative endeavors one project at a time.

The sign-ups are only open for a short period of time. . . . so be sure to go HERE to sign up.

I actually have 2 goals to work towards this month. . . . but since one is secret sewing I can't show that. . . at least not yet.

So, the January goal that I can show now is this:

 
This is the beginning of a storage tote.  It was a kit that I purchased from Craftsy/Bluprint.  Here is a picture of the project:
 

Now, I know that that don't swatch my projects. . . .but the 4 skeins of yarn that they provided in the kit is no where near the amount that I will need to complete this project.

You might notice a different yarn in the first picture. . . . I picked up some yarn at Michael's that I thought would work. . . .but it is way too soft of a yarn to use.  So I purchased more yarn from Bluprint so that I can complete the basket.

It will be pretty big when I am done with it. . . .and I am not quite sure what I will use it for, but I am liking it.

Hopefully by the end of the month I will be able to show the secret sewing so that there will be 2 projects completed.

Linking up with Elm Street Quilts.

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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Monday, December 30, 2019

Thoughts on the approaching year. . . . .

Well, it seems like just yesterday when we were welcoming in 2019. . . .but here is 2020 knocking on our doors.

I do not think that I am alone in wondering where this year has gone.

The past year was not a great one for me. . . there were so many "want to do's" that ended up not being done; so many "great ideas" that fell by the wayside; and things that just did not get thought about past the brainstorming session that they occurred in.

But, since blog posts are boring without pictures here is this years picture of our pup:

Mr. Books took her to PetSmart when I was sick so that we would not miss the yearly tradition.

I know that I accomplished things. . . I participated in the Hands 2 Help Challenge and I did get other sewing done. . . .but it just does not feel like I really did anything.

So, in hopes that the "reckoning" at the end of 2020 is a little more organized my plans are as follows:

A. Keep better track of the amount of time I spend in the sewing room.

I know that I cannot keep up with trying to track the amount of fabric I have used (been there, tried that), but I should be able to keep better track of the number of quilt blocks that I make.  So that will be one goal.

B.  Keep better track of the quilts that I complete.

I want to actually complete quilts. . . .not just make tops.  This should be something that I can do relatively easily.  Once the quilting, binding and labeling is done I can document it.

C.  Try to maintain focus on my word of the year.

I have tried to do this for the past several years, but it has never "stuck" with me. 

However, I have hope that this year will be different. . . .because there is a real push for Mr. Books and I do downsize our possessions.

So, based on that here is my:

Word of the Year:                  REDUCE

And by REDUCE I do not just mean to get rid of stuff that I don't enjoy, use or want. . . I mean to reduce the stress that is in my life, reduce the negativity that seeps in from outside sources (yup, I can't stand the news these days), reduce the wasted time of blindly watching television (but I can multi-task during favorite shows), and reduce the amount of wasted time on social media.

Heck, just by getting off of Facebook and games I should be able to get a lot of sewing done!

No major, earth shattering resolutions (that don't get kept anyway) but just some gentle reminders that we are only here for a limited time. . . . and I would rather be having fun while I am here.

Happy early New Year!

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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Monday, December 9, 2019

Let's talk about a busy quilt

One of my goals is to try to get some of the kits, UFO's, WIPs, etc. done.

So, even though I have half done projects all over the place I pulled out a kit that I bought and decided to work on it.

Here is the quilt top as completed in the kit:
 
This was a kit that I purchased from Craftsy (before Bluprint took over.) The fabrics are by Lily and Loom.  I don't know how long I have had the kit so I am not sure if the fabrics are current, or even still available.

The colors are very pretty. . . . but this is just a very busy quilt.  Based on the instructions in the kit there is no border. . . . but both Mr. Books and I think that a border is needed to try to "contain" the quilt.  I'm thinking a dark gold might be good. . . but then perhaps a smaller border of gold and a larger border of a raspberry color might be good.

I will have to figure out the measurements and see if I want to purchase more fabric or hold off until I can start going through the fabric boxes in the basement to see if I can find something that will work.

The directions in the kit were very good. . . .there was a lot of cutting in the beginning but then it was "all sewing, all the time" until the quilt top was completed.

In peace and pieces,

Sherry

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