The girls have gone back to school. MJJR is helping with statistics for the volley ball team. Lola is working way to much for a senior in high school. DH is traveling as always. Me…I am trying to stay motivated to just accomplish something. I have a hard time living so much of my life alone. I work part-time, a couple days a week, and don’t think that I want to increase my time there. I volunteer and help in the community, but this is as time allows, or motivation moves me. I just have a hard time getting moving sometimes.
What am I doing? We are hand quilting the Christmas Traditions quilt that will be silent auctioned off in December. The squares were donated to our group from one of my co-workers. She had made 48 of them….she didn’t really like them. She does now! I am working on the last couple squares, it isn’t so much fun to work on this at night. We are planning on 2 rows of straight line quilting in the sashing and haven’t decided on what to do in the borders yet. The green is a small stripe with metallic gold between the 2 shades of green.
I have been working on some of my own stuff while the other quilt is making the rounds. 
I did realize last week that my nephew graduates in the spring. I believe he needs a quilt to take off to school. I think that will take priority over some of the other things that I have going. I don’t want to do sew binding on the way to graduation.
I did finish a set of socks last month. I gave them away already. I loved the colors. Here are early pics of them.
I need to get moving for the day. Harvest time is here. My beans need picking, taxes need paying and bed needs a making.
Happy Quilting,
Just Another Quilter
I so understand how you feel about getting the day started; here I sit in my pj's! *giggle* I have big plans for the day, but probably won't even attack half of them! I DO LOVE that Christmas quilt! I'm going to examine it more closely, and may give it a try myself with all my Christmas fabrics I have out! The other quilt is very pretty too. Tell you what: Let's just go guzzle another cup of coffee and then we can get started on something. Deal? ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteYou've got some beautiful projects there - that should help motivate you, right? Hmmm...I suppose OTHER people's projects are often more motivating than those of our own that need finishing... I hope you got a lot done today. :)
ReplyDeleteThat christmas quilt is very elegant in its simplicity. And the blue one is very calming. Love both of them;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Quilting!!
Great quilts in progress. I am having the same motivational issues myself. Maybe we need new fabric to inspire us? LOL
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Ohhhhhh, Christmas Traditions is a stunning quilt! I love the pattern and the fabrics. The blue and white quilt is so pretty, too. You have some great projects there. When my DH goes hunting, I love the first couple of days to myself, then I get anxious for him to get home. Getting motivated has been a challenge this summer but I now have some projects to get done. Hope you have more fun stuff to keep you busy than chores to catch up on. Have some fun!
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