Shop Hoping & Watercolor Challenge Completed

 Friday when I delivered the pillowcases  we got a two for one ,the shop just happened to be part of the shop hop, we got our quilt block & I picked up this pattern, I'm  looking forward to getting into it in the new year

I did not know there was such a thing as a needle sharpener 😄

I finished the last of the watercolor challenge this morning & got them submitted,there wil be a zoom tonight & voting, I won't win any grand prizes ,free handing is not my friend 😄but it was fun & enlightening & I did learn a few new techniques 

The Sewing Machine Mart is the sweetest little shop in Springfield Ala.

I learned something new ,I didn't know there was sich a thing as a needle sharpener,maybe I don't get out enough 😄 but you insert the needle into the middle & twist it around a few times & it sharpens it

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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 

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!😄  

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 😄

 

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 😄 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 😄

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 🕯️😄 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 on😄 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 💡 went out 😄 I had the 4 to 3 yds in my head so after I got home,I recounted everything ,8 short towards my goal🙆  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 😄

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