Make-A-List Monday

Make-A-List Monday

We had a wonderful time at the wedding this weekend.  The weather was perfect and the venue was amazing.  It was a great time with family and special friends!

Unfortunately my sports teams went 0 for the weekend.  The WWPHS Pirate football team lost, the Trojans lost, the Mets lost, the Jets lost and the Cowboys lost.  UGH!!!  Hopefully this week will bring some wins.  

The Week of September 10, 2012

(in review)

1.  Work on some Dear Jane blocks.  I was able to finish eight blocks and two triangles.

My current numbers are: 

 160 out of 169 blocks

    40 out of 52 triangles

0 out of 4 corners

4,244 out of ? pieces

The end is in sight.  I say that even though I am still probably about a year away from completing this incredible quilt journey.  

2.  Finish 4 more Craftsy Block of the Month blocks.

I am now all caught up with this BOM.  October should bring some paper-piecing blocks.

3.  Start Shea's gray, yellow and white quilt.

I am currently working on Shea's quilt.  Here is a picture of two of the 35 blocks.  

4.  Attend the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XIX in Oaks, PA.

Here are a few pictures from my day at the Extravaganza.  The quilts were gorgeous.  Hopefully I will be able to share some of the pictures of the quilts in a future Wordless Wednesday.

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5.  Attend my friend's, Ali and Tim, wedding in Philadelphia, PA.

The Catholic ceremony was held in St. Philip Neri Church on Queen Street.  

The bride and groom were gorgeous and soooo in love.

The bean bags were a hit at the outdoor cocktail hour at the Philadelphia Horticulture Center.

Best wishes to the bride and groom!

6.  Load a quilt on Annie and begin quilting it.  I have loaded a quilt and will try to work on it a little each day.

The Week of September 17, 2012

1.  Attend a Mets game at Citi Field.  

This is a picture from our first trip to Citi Field.  

My son Kyle has tickets to the Mets/Phillies game tonight.  We will sit in the sixth row behind home plate.  We have been fortunate to get really good seats to a lot of the baseball games, football games and concerts we attend.  My son's job with the New York Yankees comes with lots of perks that he shares with us. 

 Let's Go METS!!!

2.    Continue to work on Shea's gray, yellow and white quilt.  Everything is cut out for this quilt.  Now I just have to piece and quilt it. 

3.  Spend some time with my new embroidery machine learning how to use the embroidery unit.

4.  Work on my two September blocks for the Quilt Square Quilt Along.

5.  Work on an English Paper Piecing project I started about five years ago.  This is the ultimate UFO.  It has been on the back burner for a while now and it is time to pull it out and finish it.  

Until Next Time...Happy Stitching

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday

Make-A-List Monday

The Week of September 3, 2012

(in review)

In honor of the USC Trojans, I will make my To Do list using the colors of Cardinal and Gold.

1.  Attend the Syracuse vs. USC  football game at MetLife Stadium.  

TROJANS WIN!!!

What a GREAT day this was.  We arrived at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ early and were serenaded by the The Syracuse Orange marching band. 

We were also greeted by this great graphic on the video board.

We got to watch the teams warm-up,

and storm the field.

The coin flip...

For some reason I had about 50 pictures of my favorite player, quarterback Matt Barkley.

Some of the marching band members and USC Song Girls made the trip to the east coast.

Even Tommy Trojan made the trip...but not Traveler, the noble, white horse that Tommy rides at all home games.

This is a picture of the statue of Traveler I took last summer when I was on campus.

We suffered through a 70 minute delay during halftime for inclement weather but it did not dampen the spirit of the thousands of Trojan fans in attendance.  In fact, by my estimation there were far more Cardinal and Gold fans than Orange fans.  I hope the next time I get to see USC play, it will be in the Coliseum.  

2.  Work on some of the Craftsy Blocks of the Month that I have missed.

I was able to finish four blocks.

I would have done more but I need to get a few specialty rulers.

3.  Attend Quilts for Kids at PQW. This month we are working on quilts with a fall/Halloween theme.

4.  Complete the Binding on Kathy's Memory Quilt.

Kathy's quilt is complete and delivered.  Here are a few pictures.

Happy Birthday Little Zoe`!!

5.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler class.   Class was held outside this month which was a surprise.  

6.  Get my dryer repaired.  Still no dryer.  We have been without a dryer since August 13th.  The repairman is coming back today with another part. I think he is rebuilding my dryer one part at a time.  Hopefully this time it will work.

7.  Make the bean bags for the wedding on September 15th.  

Twenty-four gold, orange and white bean-bags complete.

8.  Make some potholders for Shea.  

Shea chose the fabric and I used a pattern from Riley Blake Designs.  Bring on the chocolate chip cookies!!

9.  Try once again to start Shea's Gray, Yellow and White quilt.  I still haven't begun this project.  I was all set to go but I was unable to pre-wash the fabric so this is still on hold.

The Week of September 10, 2012

1.  Work on some Dear Jane blocks.

2.  Finish 4 more Craftsy Block of the Month blocks.

3.  Start Shea's gray, yellow and white quilt.

4.  Attend the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XIX in Oaks, PA.

5.  Attend my friend's, Ali and Tim, wedding in Philadelphia, PA.

6.  Load a quilt on Annie and begin quilting it.

That is all I am going to plan for this week.  If I can finally get started on Shea's quilt, that will take a lot of my time.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday

Make-A-List Monday

This has been a VERY busy week for me.  Along with all my regular things to do I've been dealing with a broken dryer.  We were greeted with this annoyance when we got back from vacation on August 17th. The repairman has been scheduled to come 5 times and he has actually shown up 3 times (I'll save the two NO-shows for another post.)  Two hundred and twenty-five dollars later he has yet to figure out what is wrong with it.   I really don't mind hanging my clothes on the line to dry...in reality, I actually like it.  Unfortunately the weather has not been cooperating.  I watch the Weather Channel and try to time my drying sessions for non-rain times.  Even so, it seems as soon as I get the wet laundry on the line, the rain starts.  So back out I go to take it all down.  It has been so rainy lately and the repairman is not scheduled to come back until Thursday.  UGH!!!

The Week of August 27, 2012

(in review)

1.  Complete the quilt I am making for Quilts for Kids.

I used a pattern from the book Quilts for Baby - Easy as ABC by Ursula Reikes.

With a little tweaking I was able to make the pattern fit the Quilts For Kids requirements.  It is so bright and colorful.  I hope it helps to cheer a sweet child going through some serious health issues.

2.  Work on the two blocks I need for PQW Saturday Sampler.

I am happy with the way these two blocks turned out.  Our Saturday Sampler group meets this week.

3.  Start working on my friend Kathy's Memory Quilt for her friend's daughter's first birthday.

I have been very busy designing, piecing and quilting this memory quilt for my friend, Kathy.

The final dimensions are 65" x 65".  I added a triple inner border and a pretty pinwheel outer border.  I will buy some fabric for the binding tomorrow and should be able to get it done this week.

4.  Shop for an embroidery machine.  I was able to narrow my search to three embroidery machines:   the Bernina 830, the Brother Quatro 2, and the Baby Lock Ellisimo Gold. 

And the winner is..........

The Ellisimo Gold.

  I should be able to get this new toy on Wednesday.

Sending a big "Thank You" to my friends Jan and Lynne for all your time, expertise and patience with me as I made this big decision.  

5.  Finish quilting my Farmer's Wife quilt on Annie.  

My VERY LARGE Farmer's Wife quilt has been quilted with a Baptist Fan pattern and the binding has been applied.   It consists of 111, set on point, 6" blocks. I will save the specifics of this quilt for a Show & Tell Tuesday but suffice it to say, this was a VERY ambitious project...and I made TWO of them.  I've only quilted this Civil War repro fabric version. My 1930's repro fabric version has yet to be quilted.  

6.  Make a whole bunch of bean bags for a game to be played at my friend's wedding reception.  I still haven't made the bean bags because I left the fabric I purchased for them at the quilt shop.  I had it cut and then walked right out of the store without it.  Sometimes I wonder.......haha!

I was also able to get three labels done this week.  

As predicted, this was a very busy week and the one to follow appears to be as well.

The Week of September 3, 2012

Is is really September already?  Where did the summer go?

In honor of the USC Trojans, I will make my To Do list using the colors of Cardinal and Gold.

1.  Attend the Syracuse vs. USC  football game at MetLife Stadium.  The Trojans had a big win last week beating Hawaii 49-10 at the Coliseum.  Marqise Lee (#9) caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Matt Barkley (#7) on the first play from scrimmage and he had a 100 yard kickoff return for a TD.  

It has been a very long time since I've been able to see my beloved Trojans play in person...at least 25 years.  I can't wait for Saturday!

2.  Work on some of the Craftsy Blocks of the Month that I have missed.

3.  Attend Quilts for Kids at PQW. I will turn in the quilt that I finished this week.  I plan on making a quilt with Halloween themed fabric this month.

4.  Complete the Binding on Kathy's Memory Quilt.

5.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler class.

6.  Get my dryer repaired.  Unfortunately this is out of my control but hopefully this week we will get it done.

7.  Make the bean bags for the wedding on September 15th.  I will pick up the fabric I chose for the bean bags tomorrow when I go to the fabric store.  Then I will get busy.  I am considering filling the "bean" bags with rice instead of beans because rice is less expensive.  I will try one and see what it is like.

8.  Make some potholders for Shea.  It turns out the girls only have one pot holder in their new apartment.  And knowing how much they love chocolate chip cookies, I had better get busy making them a few more.

9.  Try once again to start Shea's Gray, Yellow and White quilt.  Since this is #9 on my list there is a good chance I may not get to it again, but I will try.  

I'm sure I am being overly ambitious with my list this week.  We will see what happens.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn