a favourite shade of blue

a favourite shade of blue

Sunday, February 17, 2013

a sewing problem

When you have to add a small square to the corner of a larger square and sew it on the diagonal is there some kind of trick to it? I spent so much time trying to get the squares on right , ripping them off and sewing them back on. It was so frustrating that I quit for the day and did not complete the block. I guess it is just squares plain and simple for me. No fancy stuff. There is no need to get huffed about sewing unless someone has a special trick for me.
However I finally managed to get the squares done but there are three more , maybe five more blocks to do. If I have this much trouble with this off they go back to the guild. Hey I have an idea , just suppose someone at the guild can help me. I can't go to Community Quilts next week as I have to go to St. Paul's for a heart examination. This happens every 6 to 8 months, just a check up.

I did 6 loads of washing today so that took quite a bit of time but I could sew, haha , in between putting laundry in the washer and taking it out and folding it. I felt good about helping Ray out with the washing.
He went out by himself to get some bread, potatoes, cheese and potato bacon soup. I love that soup. He also bought me a chocolate bar Aero Peppermint. He is so thoughtful.

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Bungalow frame, not a very interesting block but this was what Quilt Pro had on for today.  I am going to try and get my quilt pro blocks off my computer. I used to set them up for the guild newsletter . However I have no idea where the CD is. Lots went awry when  I was in the hospital. I'll ask Jim to look upstairs when he comes.
 
 
 
Now isn't this the nicest string quilt you have ever seen. I usually do not like these string quilts at all , maybe because of the colours and the fact that there seems to be no design  to them , just colours and fabrics that have no relation to each other. as well they all seem to be dark ugly fabrics. But this one is great.
 
 
I laughed when I saw this pet carrier. Out for a ride boys?
 
Who let the dogs out, who let the dogs out?
Now that is a lot of dogs for one car.
 
We had a delicious dinner tonight. Ray cooked a pork roast potatoes and carrots. I made delicious gravy LOL.
Here is our dinner.
Well it tasted a lot better than it looks here LOL. See that nice dark gravy , it was fantastic.
 
It seems to me it is time to go.
Have a great evening folks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

6 loads of washing! How many kids are left there at home ?
The dinner looked great, but was that a platter full of food for the table or one dinner plate for someone ? LOL
Looks good..