Wrapping up another Month

The days and months are going by and I'm amazed that another month has come and gone.  Yesterday I was able to finish up my little wool squares for my One Monthly Goal.  Yay.  

My monthly Goal was to finish up the 3 I had started... 

 
 Close up of Kitty.

Then do the other 8. Three are above, teapot, sheep and turtle. And  here are the rest of new ones:  

 And with that I will be linking up over at Elm Street Quilts. 
Happy last day of June, I'll see ya in July!  Blessings,  Lynn 

Mid June 2020

Wow - Long time no posting.  I had no Idea that I hadn't posted since the 1st but .. Oh well.  Of course I've been busy doing this and doing that.  Working, Sorting, organizing, cooking and a tiny bit of stitching. 

My hubby has been very good about doing all the shopping or at least 99% of it since I went back to work. The only thing I have to do in any of it is packing and freeze meats and of course cook meals for the upcoming week.  That and a dentist appointment one of my two days off for the last # weeks... I haven't gotten much done in the quilting/sewing world.  But never the less here is the progress I've made on my little wool squares.

 This one was a little work doing the waffle part of the cone and then that was the 2nd set of beads to make the sprinkles.  The first set didn't look good to me so I took out.  

When I left off last evening, I was just starting on the hen.  For my one monthly goal I have the hen, a sail boat, a tea pot, a turtle and a sheep to finish up.  I keep thinking I'll do some work on them in the evenings, so far that hasn't happened. I have 3 more potential days off this month and one more dentist appointment so I guess we'll see how I do. 

As for my cooking I've tried a couple new recipes that I ended up liking a lot.  One was Broccoli Cauliflower Salad.  (Image from their site.)

Ohhhhh so yummy. 

 I also made a jalapeno popper breakfast casserole into egg muffins.  That way I only had to take a couple out and pop them in the micro for a quick breakfast. 

Both of these recipes were very good. :) 

I didn't do a bunch of prep cooking this week.  We are expecting to get our new refrigerator delivered this week. (even though it's been rescheduled 2 times) so trying to eat up left overs that are in the freezer and we also have the kids coming into town which means we'll probably be going out to eat a few times.  So saved me from a day of meal prepping. :). 

That's it for now, need to get ready for work.  Have a Blessed day and week everyone I'll be posting again soon. (I hope)  

Lynn 

 

Hello June

I'm hoping since I will be on a more regular schedule this month, that it will allow me to get more stuff done.  I hadn't sewn on my sewing machine since March and finally got to last month.  I know I said I wanted to focus on getting a lot of my hand work done - but it's nice to sew on the machine too.  
Okay enough of that for now... I need to post my June One Monthly Goal.  
After just saying I like to sew on my machine, my OMG is again hand stitching.  :).  I started this little wall quilt quite some time ago. It's called Simple Joy. 

The 4 patches are already sewn together.  And I have started some of the applique blocks.  Here are the ones I've started and need to finish. My goal for the month is to finish all the topstitching on these three... 

And do the topstitching on these 8 squares. 

I have some other sewing that I'd like to do - but this is my One Monthly Goal. 

Now I'm going to link up before I forget!
Have a Blessed Day!
Lynn 

Over the River and to the Bridge

Hello,  I got a little more done in the sewing world this month than last month.  My One Monthly Goal - was to get to the middle of the bridge on my "Over the River" embroidery. Well I made it.  

I am linking this up for my finish for One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts. 

Also I put borders on a little panel and started quilting it for my Nephew's new baby. As of today I finished it.

For the rest of my world - I'm sure I have so much I could write about. However since I haven't written much this month, I would probably go on forever. Work is going good but it is super - super busy.   I am a flooring associate, however there hasn't been coverage in appliances in the evenings so I've been selling appliances almost more than flooring.  I get to work have 3 or 4 messages from people wanting calls back and 2-3 sets of people lined up wanting help.  I just do what I can.  My days off have been scattered and my schedule has changed several times.... In June, I will be covering for my coworker that is out on medical leave. I will be on a steady schedule with 2 days off together and the same ones.  That hopefully will help me get in a routine.  
On the home front,  I have been working at doing what cleaning and meal prep I can do with the time off I have.  As you can guess it hasn't left me with a lot of sewing time.  So on that note, I better finish this up and get linked upt to One Monthly Goal.  
Have a Blessed Day!
Lynn 

On the Machine

Time is a unit of measure just as much as an inch, a yard a cup or a tablespoon. However as I measure my fabric before cutting, or my sugar before baking, a cup is a cup and an inch is an inch. But time is different - it is always changing. A minute can last forever, while an day can go by in a flash.  
I have been back to work for 3 months. In some ways it has flown by, yet it seems like a foggy whirlwind. During my 3 months of working, we have had family staying here for over 2 months of that time.  So now that it is just hubby and I again (and the fur babies) we are trying to figure out what our (me working) routines are.  I am in retail - my schedule is ever changing.  Different days off, different shifts.  One week early - one week late shift. 
All of this to say - I have not done a lot of sewing.  Let me clarify this.  I have done some (very little) embroidery and hand stitching, but I have not sewn on my machine since March.   Yep you read that right.  March! First my sewing room had become a guest room and then my days off I either got called in, had to drive family around for travel arrangements to get home, had to go to the dentist, (couple of crowns) needed to food prep or clean. Then on Mothers day which I miraculously got off - our power was out for a few hours.  by the time it was fixed and back on I was deep into the embroidery again I just stuck with it. So - no I have not sewn on my machine, until this past couple of days.  :)  I put a border on a panel for a baby quilt and got it pinned ready to quilt - and I made two pillowcases. Not a huge thing, but it made my heart sing to hear my machine hum again.  Here are my little accomplishments for my days off.  These are all going to Great Nieces.  The pillowcases are going to my Sister's Grand Daughters. 

And this Baby Quilt will go to my Nephew on my huband's side new baby.  

They had the baby about a month ago - hoping I get it done before she starts Kindergarten.  lol.. 
Off to work again today so better shut up for now.
Have a Blessed day!
Lynn 

Hello May

Hello - I hope this finds all of you healthy and happy. 
In April I severely over estimated what I could accomplish.  I was going to finish one embroidery piece and get "X" amount done on another.  Whoa was I wrong or what. All that to say - I'm not sure how to gauge what is reasonable for May.  
I have been mega busy with family and work, and not with sewing.  However, I think I am finally at a point with my work schedule that I can get in some kind of a routine.  I will have different days off but will have the same shift daily.  That should really help. 
Okay now back to the sewing part... 
I will try again to get to the bridge on my "Over the River and through the Woods".  Here is where I am at as I start this month. 

That's it for the goal.  It doesn't seem like much but with only 5  or 6  day's off  until end of month it's enough.  The fold in the center of the next picture is where I want to get to. 

As you can see, it took me all month to get the rest of the tree branches done, the one house and some fence posts.  

This is my One Monthly Goal and I will be linking up over at Elm Street Quilts.   

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If for some reason I do get that far and want extra credit... ha ha ha....I will work more on my Halloween wall hanging.

Again, I hope you are healthy and happy and I hope you all are sewing up a storm.  

Blessings to all,

Lynn 

Slooow Stitching

I saw a post on social media the other day that said is this "Is tomorrow Monday or June?".... Well I think I can safely say that I am not the only one that is feeling that way.  I know a lot of people are having difficultly due to the Covid-19 situation in one way or another.  Whether it be the actual virus or a lay-off at work, or the isolation from others.  God Bless you and help you all.  
Well I'm not sure I can blame the craziness of the virus for me having a lack of time - not entirely anyhow.  I am working full time, and my extra time has been mainly consummed with cooking for my husband and brother in law whom is with us right now. He came for a visit but has had to stay longer do to the "Shelter in Place" orders.  
I get up, make breakfasts, then shower and go to work. Then I come home and we eat if I've grabbed something on the way home or I cook something and then we eat.  By the time I do that and make lunches for the next day - I'm pretty well done for the day.  
I'll get in a groove again and be more productive - but for now... I'm severely lacking in progress.  And I seriously doubt I will make my stitching goals for April.  I'm going to work on them a little today and tomorrow but still have other things to do too. 
Here's where I started this month... 

Here's where I am this morning. 

 Have I mentioned how long those branches take?  :)

Lets see how much I can get done today.  :)
Other things on the home front.... I went back to work to get some home projects done.  One of them was to cut down the dead tree so it doesn't fall on the house.

Next up will be garage roof and new doors.  I'll keep you posted. 

Have a nice day - God Bless,

Lynn 

OMG Wake Up

This morning I had that nice feeling of gently tossing and turning because I knew I had the day off and I actually got a full nights rest. So as I was slowly waking up - all the sudden I had a jolt of electricity go through me .... I forgot to link up my finish for the March OMG.  Dang!!  I finished it on March 10th.  Dang. It's one thing to not finsh something and not be able to link up, but to finish and then forget.  Did I happen to say Dang!?.   It has bugged me off and on all all day.  (Dang!)  
Okay - I'll let it go.  April is a new month and with all that is going on in my little world, let alone the whole world right now, a missed link up is really nothing.  
So I'll post about April and the One Monthly Goal I want to accomplish.  


For April I want to get the rest of this embroidered.

And get at least 1/2 of this panel embroidered. It would be around the brick bridge. 

(You may have to click on it to zoom)

The pattern is "Over the River and Through the Woods" 
This is my year for "Hand Work".  I have _?_# of WIP and UFO's that need a lot of hand work before they can be completed.  Also I've gone back to work and 6 weeks into it, I was offered full time -I guess hardly unheard of.  So with the limited time I have to sew, the hand work will work well.  (And I may get some UFO's knocked out) 
Okay time for me to finish up and get this linked up. Then go check out some of the rest of the links. 
Have a Blessed day - Stay Safe.
Lynn 

A Month of Birthdays

I'm sure every family has a month or two that has the majority of their birthdays... Well March is a big one for us.  
Caleb - Grandson, Ciara - Granddaughter, Jerry - Hubby, Stella - Hubby's Mom, Bev - Friend, Randi - my Sister, My Mom (in Heaven) Patty - friend, Carter - Great Grandson, Tim - friend, Jason - friend and Linda - friend.  Whew.... 
Well I'm working on my Sister's Birthday so on the 9th we went out to lunch and got a pedicure.  

It looked more like a periwinkle but now it's almost blue. 

On my Honey's birthday we went and picked up one of his brothers in Vegas - he will be staying with us for 3 weeks.  Actually a lot of the family is coming into town for Mom in laws Birthday - she turned 90. 

So here are a few highlights from her party.  

Right after we all yelled surprise ....

Here is Mom and her 4 boys... from left to right Ron, Frank, My hubby Jerry and Anthony on far right. 

 Anthony with Ron's Daughter Brandi

 Son Ron and family, wife Casey, Ron, Mom's Sister Celia, Son Adam, Daughters Jessica and Brandi. 

 Mom with Sister Auntie Celia

 Ron and Casey's Grand nephew and Two Granddaughters.

There was a mariachi band and Mom cried more, and Brandi's boyfriend Andy supported her so she could do a dance.  He's such a sweet guy. 

It was a super nice night and Mom was so happy. 

Have a Blessed Day!

Lynn