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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Pillowcases Delivered!

 The last stich has been stitched,the last one pressed & folded has been delivered to their drop off location on their way  to Case For Smiles for children's hospitals 


The tote was a perfect fit! 2 months but I reached my goal that I've always wanted to achieve for this wonderful cause ,100 plus 1 ,I cut & sewed one extra & didn't know it till I did a final count this morning 



Wednesday, September 16, 2026

I'm Still Here!



I have been jelly rolling the last of the pillowcases all day off & on,my niece  came by for a visit ,I took a break & took her to lunch then back at it,a few hours later my neighbor called wanting to walk around the neighborhood,its been so unbearably hot that it was good to take a  little walk, then you guessed it! back in the sewing room!πŸ˜„  



Before I went to bed last night I did day 1 of a 3 day watercolor challenge hosted by Dream & Draw Art School,you can find her on you tube & face book  ,trying to draw pumpkins with a paintbrush is nerve-racking , it was late & it is what it is πŸ˜„


 

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Cut! Cut! Cut! & Cut Some More!




The last two days I've been getting the last of the fabrics for pillowcases cut ,prepped & ready  , 13 ready for turning,pressing & added to the tote , 32 cut & ready to trim salvages off, 20 ready to jelly roll , 4 cut with 2 yds pending ,7 need fabric for cuffs,yes I have been running my own sweat shirt factory with myself🀣 with only 2 more to cut out & a few cuff prints, finishing up will go a lot faster to my goal of 100 ,I plan to take a road trip Friday with my niece to Huntsville to drop them off



Lunch also gets prepped πŸ˜„ grilled chicken salad with y'all's peach tea



Sadie (lab) is spending the week with us, we're in for a few cool mornings in the upcoming days but for now about 10 minutes of sunbathing & playtime is enough  for these girls πŸ˜„


Monday, September 14, 2026

Coming Up To The Finish Line

 I'm too close to the finish line to worry about that day late dollar short theory or the light bulb moment πŸ•―️πŸ˜„ what I mean is 1 yd will yield 1 pillowcase  ,body & cuff from same fabric, (body 27" WOF/ cuff 9" WOF) after the 50ish mark the lightbulb came onπŸ˜„ 3 yds yields 3 butttt when using a coordinating band 3 yds yields 4, cutting (3) 9" bands equals 27" a whole nother body today stacks to cut, stacks to jelly roll & stacks for the final finish through the serger,only 28 more to go!




I must of been tired when I made the last run for fabric,maybe the πŸ’‘ went out πŸ˜„ I had the 4 to 3 yds in my head so after I got home,I recounted everything ,8 short towards my goalπŸ™†  I have separate totes to contain whole yardages that doesn't get cut into just to be cutting so I'm going through & seeing what I have that can be used for bands,plans for today will be serging,rolling, sewing,cutting that's how I'll be rolling in the sewing room this morning πŸ˜„




Saturday, September 12, 2026

Back In The Sewing Room

 How early do you start your day? 4:30 am coffee's ready,I did a lot of  jelly roll prepping before I went to bed last night


Coffee,soft lights,machine humming,iron heating up & you tube quilting videos make for a good start for a productive day




Finishing up what was bedside the machine & then tackling this stack is the plan for this morning,last night I did a rough count of the  finished table,serger,& this stack of 31 etc. it came out 72 ,is it possible? can I be this close to 100? halfway into the morning I will do a recount



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