Saturday, September 8, 2018

Coming and Going

It’s been a crazy week.

My brother Steve arrived from Colorado to move his stuff. He came by Amtrak so he could drive a U-Haul truck back full of his stuff while towing his Model A on a trailer. The train was delayed before leaving and didn’t arrive until 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. THAT was fun - driving into downtown Salt Lake at that hour to pick him up. Train stations aren’t usually located in the nice part of town. But we got home safely,  I got my sleep, and Steve has been loading his stuff up slowly but surely. Today, Saturday, should be the last loading day, and hopefully he’ll be able to take off tomorrow. He has help unloading on the other end.

Bruce is working ComicCon (now called FanX) and doesn’t get home until 9-ish. That ends today, too, thank goodness. And since the commuter trains and buses run less in off-peak (non-commuter) hours, I have to take him and pick him up at the Trax station. Meanwhile, between running Steve around for errands and appointments, and shuffling Bruce, I’ve had precious little time for myself. But that’s fine - I was prepared for this week and its resulting chaos and messes. But not much sewing got done.

I did sew up two of the Squared Away blocks that Angela, our Rainbow Scrap Challenge hostess, and Mari of Academic Quilter  have cooked up for us.  After doing the first one on the right above, I started in on the second one. I didn’t like the lack of contrast in the fabrics I’d selected, so I just made it up as I went. The pieces are the same, but shuffled and with different shading to form a different pattern. I sorta kinda like it a tiny bit, but not as much as the original block. I may still do another blue block.

The Orange Lozenge top did get finished this week. It’s now awaiting its turn to be basted.


And finally, I got started on the quilting of Linked Squares. It’s halfway done. There’s not much to see at this point.


I’ll finish quilting it today and tomorrow (sew day with Cousin Kim!). It will be a finish for this week. My goals for the coming week are also to sew and quilt the baby quilt top whose pieces I showed last week, sew up all 7 bird blocks in blue for my Lattice Birds top, and baste the Orange Lozenges quilt. I have a mammogram on Wednesday and lots of housework to face during the week sometime. But at least there will be a slow return to normal - or what passes for it - around here. Thanks for dropping by! xo.

15 comments:

  1. Glad your brother got his things all loaded...and happy to see your orange lozenges top! It is so gorgeous!!

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  2. Wow! That's a LOT of orange lozenges!! I hope your life settles down a bit this week, although it does sound like you were prepared for the craziness. My dh is going to be away for 5 days starting midweek, and I plan to get some serious sewing done. Can't wait. I love home-alone-time.

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  3. I haven't made my Squared Sampler blue blocks yet, but I do have the pieces cut for them. I hope to have them done by next Saturday.

    I so love your orange lozenge quilt! Can't wait to see how you quilt it!

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  4. I love your orange lozenges quilt - all the scraps you must have used in it! :) I hear you about being ready for a normal week. Hope the upcoming one gives you more sewing time!

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  5. Wow that was a busy week. I am surprised at what all you did get done. You go girl... Lots of beautiful orange color in you lozenges quilt. Hugs, lj

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  6. It looks like you got lots done in the middle of all the chaos! Love those orange lozenges particularly!
    Hopefully things will calm down a bit now and you get more play time!

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  7. Wow, there's a lot going on at your house! Your blocks look great, and I love the orange lozenges! Nice job!

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  8. I really like your version of the linked squares and the colors you used look good together. I'm thinking that it would be nice in 1930s prints also.

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  9. Honey, you make my head spin. (and I love it!) I just don't know how you keep up with your life!
    The Orange Lozenge quilt turned out gorgeous, and I LOVE the Linked Squares quilt. That is a pattern I think I would like to try...whenever I get my sewing loft up and running.
    Thank you for your inspiration and your energy! You make me want to get up and at it.

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  10. Seems like no matter the destination, Amtrak arrives in the middle of the night! We like taking the train, but you have to be very flexible. I like the blue block that you designed yourself! I'm glad you clarified that it wasn't the same as the other, because I kept squinting at it, trying to rearrange the colors in my head until they matched!

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  11. Congratulations on your lozenge finish.! With all the goings on, it’s all the more amazing to me that you get so much done. To me, your second blue block looks a bit too fierce. It’s amazing how the color placement can change things so much. Well, that’s how we learn. Have a fun week!

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  12. I like your alternate BLUE Sampler block. LOVE that Pumpkin Patch Lozenges top!! Best of luck with the finishing.

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  13. I am so glad to see you quilting the Linked Squares quilt. I love that one! It is on my "to-do" list!!! So glad to see the lozenges quilt ready to baste. It could be a "Halloween" quilt of sorts. Or at least a fall seasonal one! Love it too!.

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  14. I've never been a huge fan of orange but your lozenge quilt is a stunner! Must say I'm really looking forward to seeing more of the blues - not that it *happens* to be my favourite colour or anything!

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