Garden season over

I cleaned up the garden this weekend and found some lovely peppers hiding deep in the garden. It's always nice to end the season with a few more goodies!

I'm working on it again!

I once again am working on dropping those extra pounds. It gets harder and harder each year! I bought a new pair of walking shoes this weekend and have found a friend to walk with a couple days a week so hopefully this will be the start of a downward trend.



I purchased this set of scales a month ago because I thought it might be fun to watch the ounces drop off. LOL ... what ever it takes to motivate me!

Lace and tatting

I don't think I ever showed you my newest stash additions! Cindy G. sent me a selection of these goodies and I love them. Thanks again Cindy!

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Finally!

This quilt is really hard to photograph. I need to figure out how to get the best lighting for it or you will never get to see the true beauty of the colors. But I did finally stop piecing blocks and started embellishing this week. I've packed up the threads and a few blocks and I'm taking it to work each day and trying to do a little stitching at lunch.

Blocks

Yes I'm still here! The last few weeks have been so busy I have not stopped long enough to post any pictures. The garden has required a lot of work as the season winds down. I picked another 100 plus tomato's this past week and still need to put them up for the winter. I've been cutting up peppers as fast as I pick them and freezing them so I should have some good Chili this winter.

And then there is this need to organize and clean that came over me a few weeks ago. It started with the desire to clean out the bathroom closest - which lead to painting the shelves and door of the closet. Then I had to put every thing back - which required a trip to the store to pick up some baskets to organize the make-up and lotions and well you get the picture.

I have also been working on my blocks for the CQ 2012 project. Of the blocks I've pieced I just did not like some of the pieces - the colors were off just slightly so I unstitched them and picked out the pieces I did not like and replaced them. Now they look much better and I'm ready to piece more. This should be a good winter project once all the blocks are pieced I will be able to carry them with me for the finishing work.

That about does it for me. I'm still in the organizing mode and has plans for the next couple of weekends but at least I'll be ready for stitching when I'm finished.

Garden

Guess what else I did this week. I put up tomato's into a sauce for my Chili. I have one Roma Tomato plant that has produced over 200 tomato's. I also need to pick some more peppers today. I noticed the plants are laying on the ground from the weight of peppers.

Pictures

Well I don't know about you but I can't see the pics in my previous post. Rather than take time from cleaning this morning to try and fit the pictures with the words I thought I'd just post the pics here and you can read the post below. Back to work!

The Creative Process

Once again it's time to stop and organize my space. I have been in the creative zone since returning from Omaha and it's amazing how every area of the house is impacted by the process. But alas Bunco is at my house next week so I'm going into cleaning mode this week. Wish me luck!



I really messed up my nice neat piles of fabric looking for just the right piece. (I never found the one piece that actually started the search).

I usually set up a work station in front of the television when I'm piecing. The iron is the most important part of the process.

Even the table was not safe from piles these last couple of weeks. Boy do I have a big job getting ready for this Bunco!

More blocks

I made a few test blocks last weekend (ok so actually I made 8!) as I try to decide which will be my next quilt project.



I liked all of them and may end up with several new projects instead of just one. But that is a good thing - I can use up some of my stash!

I also tested out a few color combinations I don't usually use ... I love gray and plan to do something with this block ... just not sure what!

... and then there is orange! I love the look of this combination and plan to make more so this also is in the running for a larger quilt project. It was fun digging into the stash and I came across lots of fabrics I forgot I had.

My Little Red Ranger

One thing about owning an older vehicle or "clunker" as our goverment likes to refer to it - is that is wears out after so many years of use. This week I had to take mine in for repair. I debated on just turning it in for a new model but I hate hate hate the thought of a car payment.

After much internal debate the ole red ranger won and will drive on for many more miles (I hope). It has a new set of hoses for just about every fluid it likes to consume and now my checkbook is a little less happy but it's better than a monthly car payment!