Yeah, I guess it’s no surprise to experience heat during the summertime. We haven’t even set up our new umbrella in the courtyard, because sun or shade, it’s just too hot to sit out there. Maybe a big fan and some icy drinks are in order. Or maybe I’ll just sit here inside and pound out a blog post instead! Besides, I hate to think about the drought conditions, the tinder dry brush, stiff breezes and the da** fireworks stands that are popping up everywhere. Our local legislators (probably Darwin Award candidates) are MIA on the issue. And you can bet that some other Darwin Award candidate will do something stupid and start a fire. But enough of my rant. I’ve got more immediate things to focus on!
We’re having our condo painted this week. Well, not all of it since we just remodeled the kitchen and dining area last year. But our living room and master bedroom are getting fresh coats of paint. The living room will be the same Sherwin Williams “Steamed Milk” (off white, boringly basic) of the kitchen, and the bedroom will be S-W Acanthus (a soft sage-y green). They are supposed to be done on Monday. My housekeeper and I will get to work vacuuming before the painters move the furniture back. And then there will be dusting, scrubbing, etc. Luckily, my calendar is totally clear for next week!
I got a surprising amount of sewing done this week, given how crazy busy the week started out. HOA meetings and projects took up three days, but then all of a sudden things were quiet!
This month’s color in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge has been orange. My first priority this week was sewing these four Weathervane blocks that will finish at 12”.
Uh-oh. I just saw it; the error on the lower left block. It will be my first order of business in the sewing room today!
I really knocked back my orange scraps this month, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I had more than enough 2.5” squares of orange to come up with these orange color variations of the Paint Chips blocks.
And then all that was left was to clean up the crumbs, which yielded 8 crumb blocks that will measure 6” finished. They’ll be tucked away in the block orphanage until new blocks join them next year.
My last gasp of sewing before starting on this post was to sew together these string blocks and accent fabric into seven rows of five. I have it turned sideways to fit on the design board, so it looks like five rows of seven. I still need to sew the rows together; six short seams and it will be a completed top.
These blocks are 8” (finished) each, so the quilt will finish at or around 40x56”. I’ve got one more like this to sew up of 8” blocks, and then a set of multi-colored string blocks at 6” to assemble into a top. When all three tops are sewn, I’ll pin baste them all, which I prefer to do in batches. I doubt if any of them will be finished in June, but they should give me an early start on July!
Have a wonderful and safe Independence Day to my US friends. For everyone else, I hope your July 4th is a great day too!
5 comments:
Don't you love how we don't see the mistake until we see a photo!!!
You really did great with your orange scraps this month! They're all so bright and happy. I love that multi-colored string top, too. Happy painting days! A fresh coat of paint always makes such a difference. We need to be doing that at our house.
I've embraced the fact that I'll usually only catch errors once I've documented the piece in my blog, and now consider my camera as my friendly assistant. Can't seem to see them without it!
Carolyn
Good luck with the painting! Love those Weathervanes & if you have to notice a mistake, that's an easy one to unpick! That multi-colored string with the alternating teal squares is fun.
White/off-white is my favorite wall color--everything looks great on it, not to mention the brightness factor! Super cute weathervane blocks! Well, all your orange blocks are looking great! I enjoyed seeing the scrappy string blocks, too!
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