Busy Busy

I don't know about you, but this time of year tends to be a bit crazy. Market is just finished and we're trying to catch up on the festivities, get ready for the holidays, and manage to get all of the regular work around here done....I'm super excited about next weekend and a plan to get a ton of sewing done, and maybe a little knitting, we'll see. This weekend will be the first time that I have been off for a whole weekend since the summer, and I have some pretty big plans....and to get it all done, I'm going to need to work on some of it during the week....so...here's the plan....

1. Make binding for Feathered Star Queen
2. Bind Feathered Star Queen
3. Make Blocks for Rocky Mountain Bear Claw
4. Border Rocky Mountain Bear Claw
5. Work on border units for Paradise in Bloom #3

So, I better go get started....


Cat

Make a List Friday

So, It's not Monday -- but I have big plans of things to do this weekend, and I thought I should record them....

1. I'm teaching on Saturday at Cozy....

2. I have big plans to finally finish cleaning and organizing the garage. When I moved in July, a lot of stuff just went in the garage, with a plan to "get around to it". Get around to it day is Sunday.

3. Sewing plans

• Finish blocks for 3 new designs
• cut out Rocky Mountain Bear Claw
• design 5 new quilts using some new fabrics from RJR
• organize the sewing island
• make 2 backs
• put borders on 2 quilts
• play around with Quiltworx new software : Quiltster...I feel a blog post coming up about it. I've only played with it for a few minutes but I'm already in love.

What are you planning for the weekend???

Cat

Finish It Weekend

Yesterday was the final class of Paradise in Bloom at Cotton and Chocolate....it's hard to believe that the class has gone so fast....

Interestingly enough, we didn't have any Paradise in Bloom finishes this weekend....but we did have a few wrap ups....

Judy finished her Feathered Goose from class 3 years ago.....

She also finished a Christmas edition of Prismatic Star....

Tomorrow is all about Luster...

This week I am....

Watching.....Season 4 of Once Upon a Time...my binge watching has slowed in the last few weeks, but I am still enjoying the show...though it is getting stranger, and strange every episode.

Craving....Milk Duds...it's all Halloween's fault.

Doing.....lots of cleaning. I've been trying to catch up on a bunch of housework and undone house things and trying to get caught up. 

Obsessing....about socks. Specifically knitting socks....I have yet to act any on, but I must have a dozen "planned". 

Loving....late night pop tarts.

Reading....The Motivation Manifesto....by Brendon Bouchard. Quite an interesting read.

Wanting.....a new haircut. I've been debating it for a while. I need a change, but I'm a coward....

Pinning....knitting projects.

Dreaming.....about painting all the furniture turquoise.

Writing....patterns.

Crafting....plans for next year.

Sewing.....halloween costumes, more specifically repairing them.

Knitting....the Astronomy Hat by Lydia Brown. and loving it....except for the starting over part....the canine child got a little obsessed with the yarn, and made a mess....

Listening....to some new podcasts, I've been trying out some new ones this month

Wearing....ponchos...I love the new  fashion. Not to mention that it hides all kinds of things.

Needing....some extra sleep. Work has been crazy, and I'm behind on sleep, so I need to catch up!

Planning....new quilts, and a vacation.

Trying...to save money by eating at home and staying out of the yarn store!!! I have become such a homebody lately. 

Palm Springs : QuiltFest Oasis

We're in Palm Springs this week, for the QuiltFest Oasis Show....

Making it's show debut is Shooting Stars by Cindi McCracken.... I love this pattern!

I'll be teaching it in January at Cotton and Chocolate!

Have a great weekend, we'll be trying to stay out of the heat!!! It's supposed to be 106 today!

Cat

What I am doing....

Watching - Once Upon a Time on Netflix-- I got introduced to this show a few weeks ago, and I have binge watched Season 1, and am about half way through Season 2....I find the writing fascinating, and the interlacing of story lines really interesting, and besides, who doesn't love Prince Charming

Craving - Pumpkin Spice Anything.....I'm not a coffee fan, so I'd never really tried one until a few weeks ago, when I had Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate, which of course became an obsession, and now, the cream version of the PSF - Pumpkin Spice Frapucino

Doing - lots of planning for the fall and early spring

Obsessing - about yarn. Specifically the new OhLoops yarn from the Harry Potter Collection. 

Loving - the cooler temps of the last few days....I'm SO ready for fall.

Reading - Planner Reviews, I need to by a new daily planner for 2016, and I have been looking at a few different options

Wanting - a nap, preferably a long one

Pinning - lots of socks

Dreaming - up new projects and color ways

Writing - patterns, more specifically proofing patterns

Crafting - not much...I've been too busy at work to do much crafting, but in just a few weeks market will be wrapped up and free time will consist of crafternoons.

Sewing - binding on quilts

Knitting - A Barley Hat. I finished my razzle, and moved right on to the hat, super excited to finish it up in the next week or so. 

Listening - to Harry Potter on CD -- Even after 10 years, I still love the books. 

Wearing - sandals, lots of sandals

Needing - dental floss!!! My favorite brand has been discontinued, and I haven't yet found a good replacement.....

Planning - Harry Potter KAL projects

Trying - artichokes, I tried them for the first time this week.....they were pretty good, but quite a bit of work....

October??? How did you get here so quickly???

I can't believe September is over...It seems like it was Labor Day Weekend just yesterday, but that was almost a month ago....not a lot has changed around here...its been really busy getting ready for shows and Market. We're at the final stages now, with Market coming in just two weeks. I'm just about ready, with just a couple of things to wrap up, which means it's time to start thinking about new projects....I've been reviewing some of my pinterest pages, and planning some upcoming projects.....which got me digging into my pinterest boards, realizing that I had some mis-filed pins and some duplicates, and the next thing I knew it was 2 hours later....and I still had half of my boards to review.....

and then I realized that for all the things that I pinned, there are very few that I have actually done.....very few recipes made, very few socks knitted and very few craft projects worked on....and I want to fix that, so starting next year, I'm spending one afternoon a month doing "Pinteresting" -- actually doing one of the pinterest projects. Knitting something that I saw, or using some yarn that I pinned, or a spray paint or organizing or cooking project....something that I haven't tried and something for fun, rather than for a deadline.....

Here are some items that might qualify...

SO, look out for some fun projects in the next few months, as I have a little DIY/Crafting fun.....

Have a great week!!!

Cat