Week 6 & 7 - I Did It!

Yes, I did it.  I handed in my resignation to the library. On March 16th, after I close and lock the library, I will no longer be employed.  And I can't wait.  I've been there for just shy of 15 years.  And I am soooooooooo looking forward to no more alarm clocks, no more dealing with people with ideas of superiority, no more having to drive (or not) to work in the winter.  

I plan on spending a lot of time quilting and taking over most of the cooking. Those of you who know me, know that I have rarely cooked during most of the almost 46 years I've been married.  But if I'm stopping work, then it's only fair that I take back some of the meal planning and preparations since John will still be working.  I see lots of crock pot meals and casseroles in the future of this household.  

Last weekend I stitched several more rows from past Row by Row kits.  Here are the ones from Salt Lake City 2017 and Phoenix 2018.

Last week we had Presidents' Day holiday on Monday and Tuesday is my regular day off...I took advantage of that and signed up for a 2 day workshop in machine embroidery.  I had so much fun!  In 2 days I completed 6 projects.  Lookee!

What you see here are an adult apron with a mixer ad mixing bowl applique, a tea towel and towel holder, a hot pad, a bread basket, and a recipe card cover.  I'm not a turquoise and pink kinda girl but these are really lovely items.  I see some more items of this sort coming off my machine in the future.  

Additionally, I worked up a decorative pillow this morning.  

This was so fun to make.  It's only 4 inches by 8 inches.  I did one for Christmas and have plans to do one for Easter.  I'll show you once it's done.  

Have a wonderful week, my faraway friends. Thanks for stopping by.

Week 5 & 6 - Elephants and Turtles and Whales, Oh My!

The last couple of weeks I've spent taking items out of the studio, in preparations for John to change out the lights in the ceiling to LED lamps.  Those suckers are BRIGHT!  And make it so much easier to see when I'm sewing or knitting at night.

The Sewing Drought seems to be over.  Yesterday alone, I made up three rows from the 2015 Row by Row experience event.  The theme that year was H20 - or Water.  Se there were a lot of fish and water scenes.  Here are 3 of them.

Really fun to make.  I have several other kits with fish or undersea themes or boats.  Together, they will make a lovely little quilt.  Now to get time to finish them off!

It's cold and icy today.  The temps are above freezing so what little bit of rain we got this morning had turned to ice and is now melting.  They say we will have more ice later today.  I don't mind, as long as we don't have work tomorrow - then I can sew and not have to worry about driving in it.  

Our furnace is on the blink again.  Fortunately, it's still under warranty so it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to get it repaired.  Punxatawyney Phil didn't see his shadow on Groundhog Day so they are predicting an early Spring....as far as I'm concerned, Spring starts on March 20th, regardless of that silly groundhog's predictions.  

Sorry for the short blog post this time.  Mark this down on your calendars, as it's a rare occurrence - Sally didn't have a lot to say this week!  

Thanks for stopping by.