Finish it up FRIDAY...?

OMG ~ Ocra Bay is sooooo close to being finished. About a dozen red blocks to be made, cut in half and trimmed to the required measurements needed. Oh, how I hated those red blocks!!

 

OMG ~ Carolina Crossroads in Xmas fabric is ready for the final sewing! Rows are numbered and it's only a matter of sitting & sewing (omg  ~ and matching up seams)

 

 And memories of childhood!! I did this as well as my son ~ so funny!! Likely true for everyone!!

Tidy up Wednesday

Tidy Up.....The ends of the 3 scarves - weave in the ends and add a fringe on both ends. The pattern called for adding tassles at the colour changes on the zap - I opted out, as I know the kids aren't fussy about having something like that, floating in their faces.

 

 Revisiting Carolina Cross Roads re: Bonnie Hunters Mystery Quilt. Hmmm, what year LOL!!!! I pulled it out once again - counted, sorted, tallied up....and will finish cutting up the required pieces and either continue to sew on it or kit it all up for another day. I did this quilt in my Christmas fabrics and really wish I would move my butt to finish it! Even if only the flimsy top......sigh!!!

 Hopefully, the last lawn cut for the season. Very nippy out today, but very refreshing. My backyard has given me grief since we bought this house 8-9 years ago. Large parts were covered in "wandering charlie" and I've done every thing organically to get rid of it. 1st pic: reseeded this spot about a month ago & it's growing like crazy.

 2nd pic: With the heat we had this summer, compounded with lack of rain - the lawn died a crispy death ( which is fine usually) but, it's coming back full of @*&$&#^ CRAB GRASS and I've been slowly digging it out and reseeding.

 3rd pic: The lovely creeping charlie. Another patch that needs to be done and I'm giving up. Spoke with the other half and told him we need to hire a lawn company that's licenced to use heavier chemicals to finally rid the lawns of it. This cuts into my sewing time - don't you know *wink wink!!

The weather forecast calls for COLD weather and rain. Tis a good reason to get the outside jobs done, so I can play inside!!! Sounds good to me!

Happy Thanksgiving

Today was Canada's Thanksgiving Holiday! Lots of turkey, stuffing, veggies and belly aches!

We went driving outside of town to view the fall colours before the leaves completely fall from the trees. Lots of corn still in the fields ~ as well as soybeans waiting to be harvested!

 

 

 Good Grief ! I knew we were heading in this direction, but I honestly didn't expect to find Mary Maxim's open on a holiday Monday. I had the store to myself (sort of) and yes, there were husbands out sitting in their cars while the wives shopped. It's always funny to see! Mine included ~ I could hear the radio in the car being turned up as I walked towards the store ;-)

 I bought nothing ~ really, really weird feeling! LOL I was enjoying our country touring and just wasn't in the mood to shop. Sorry Mary Maxim.....but I did pick up their latest catalogue ( for browsing only) ;-)

Wet wordless Wednesday

Fall Knitting & Bow Ties



 

Zig zag scarf pattern from the Better Homes and Gardens magazine called "Knit It" - dated 2002.

I try to knit or crochet new scarves for my young niece & nephew each year and this one really checked all the boxes for being cute & different. It's working up really quickly and while the pattern calls for colour changes on each zag, I opted for multi-coloured yarn through out!

 On the agenda for this evening is knitting during the half hour of Coronation Street and if Bonnie has quilt cam tonight - I'll be cutting up these 3 piles of fabric for bow ties. One pile is for the men's shirt bow tie quilt, middle pile is for the more floral/feminine bow tie quilt, and the top pile consists of 5" squares from a trade I did with a British group of ladies. They'll be cut up also into bow tie units!

Must fit in a hour or so up in the attic. Lots of odd bits & pieces of poly cotton fabric and older craft/knitting/crocheting etc books & magazines have been weeded through and boxed ready for the "Bibles for Missions" thrift shop. I try to divide my donations up between all the thrift stores in my area and we visited this shop on the weekend and with their recent move to larger quarters, they are in need of restocking - so, I can help with that! ;-)

It's the 1st day of October ~ I look forward to a very productive month!!