WiP Wednesday
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 4:53PM Well, it's been a while since I had anything sewing-worthy to relate here, but last week in a fit of inspiration, I did actually get something done! Well, something sewing-related. :)
I'll start by admitting my Terrain quilt is just...stalled. Of course my partner-in-crime is busy working on something far more amazing and brilliant, so I'm absolutely fine with waiting a few more weeks to finish! (Or you know, get inspired at all.)
I have also done nothing with my Colorstory quilt, though I am thinking about it a bit here and there.
Sigh. Let's not even talk about Swoon. I am one block in, eight more to go. And no impetus to finish.
Real progress, though, was made with my Washi Windows quilt top! It's finished!!
I'm excited to get batting and to quilt it, but I'm waiting until November. Why, you ask? Because a) this weekend I am throwing my ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH*, b) I have opted to take October off of sewing, and c) the BIG sale at Craft Depot starts on 1 November! I'll be there with bells on, November 1st, at approximately 10:30am. And I will shop, and shop, and shop. I plan on scooping up a roll of batting, a ton of cheap-as quilt backings, and lots of bobbins. Maybe a ruler or two. We shall see. :)
As for my *ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH, well, what's a girl to do when she's born American and has to suffer the indignity of Australian apathy over our cherished, sugar-fueled holiday? I throw a party. Some years I manage to host Fakesgiving, too. Right now I'm thinking about how many pumpkins to carve, what cany I need, and how spooky those frozen hand ice cubes are going to be in the punchbowl I have yet to procure. (That all happens tomorrow.) I am excited about that, and I do hope to have some pictures afterward, especially of us in our gruesome costumes! (Or not. I'm going as a hipster. That's not very scary.)
My other finish for the day was to rearrange my husband's half of the study. His desk faced the window, which faces west, and he was complaining about the glare, but didn't want to go to the hassle of moving anything around. I took pity on him and sorted it out for him.
I did rearrange his bookshelf but he now has a whole other bookshelf, and I'm pleased to see he'll have lots of room to get in and out of his half when I get my new sewing desk. (Eventually.) Also there is still room for a filing cabinet, which we DESPERATELY need! All our paperwork is in a BILLION white boxes, which is beautiful, but it's taking up valuable crappy cupboard space. I need that crappy cupboard for other things. (Like gardening supplies.)
Oh and look! My strawberries sprouted! Mr Turtle is pretty stoked. :)
So what has everyone else been up to this week? Pop on over to Lee's and link up!
Cheers,
Penny x
Reader Comments (4)
Love love love the Washi Windows quilt! It's gorgeous!
We have a little strawberry plant too and it was very exciting in our household when we got our first strawberry from it! (Personally I'm just amazed we made it this far without killing the plant first!)
Great quilt top. Congrats on the finish.
I'm an American girl on a sugar-free challenge until Nov 10. Yep, right through Halloween. It is downright unAmerican!
Washi Windows is absolutely gorgeous!
The Washi Windows quilt is stunning!