Saturday, May 7, 2022
I still have 37 items in my outstanding list of tasks but today I feel like I’m catching up. Many of the things on my list are ongoing and non-urgent – more of a reminder so I don’t forget about them.
I started the day by doing a couple of decluttering tasks – monthly ones so they won’t pop up again for awhile. Then I started cutting fabric for a Guild class I’m taking at the end of the month. You would think that cutting 3/8” squares would be impossible but I have a special ruler. Even though I put a new blade in my cutter some of the squares didn’t separate as well as I’d have liked. They are easily pulled apart if I need to fix them. There is still quite a bit of cutting to do so maybe I’ll get better at it.
For my trip in June I plan to send a box through the mail to save on packing space (and weight). I’ve had a pile on my counter for awhile so today I found a box to put in what I’ve collected. So far I have lots of room in the box which makes me think I might need to add in a project or two. So far I have a 3-Yard quilt (and extra fabric), my Sashiko embroidery project and extra fabric for my Circle of 9 quilt. I still have one project that I need to source some fabric for; I know we have plans for some extra projects that Deloise is looking after so maybe I have enough.
I had time before lunch to design another scrap quilt using the Guild’s donated fabric. If I decide to kit this one up I’ll need 468-21/2” squares. I know there are a couple of bags of squares in the box I brought home but I don’t think there will be that many of them. Good thing I put in that new blade.
Although I didn’t do all the cleaning tasks I was behind on I managed to do a load of laundry, some vacuuming, some spot scrubbing on the floors and I cleaned the bathrooms.
I finished a couple of cards and I’ll stitch down the binding later tonight. I’m doing some prep work for Tuesday’s bee so that, weather permitting, I can spend most of the day in the yard on Monday.
Tomorrow I’m taking a day off and working only on my cross stitch projects.