Making Do & Making Progress

 Making do with what I have for backing for the Christmas quilt , each patch is 37" WOF giving enough wiggle room once sewn together

Its hard to tell in the light that the strip is a rustic burgundy strip & a medium grey cotton

I sewed the rows onto the red & white top,only 17 rows  to go equaling to 407 squares to cut 😄  meeting up with my niece to walk the Mall, it's torture to smell those cookies baking from the cookie company first thing in the morning 😄 then its back to the sewing room 

What You Saving It For?

 How many times do we get asked that question on numerous  occasions?  If I wear the casual dress & fluff my hair friends & family are quick to ask "where you going" 😄my mind goes back to my mother-n-law having cabinets full of beautiful dishes yet we ate out of paper plates 90% of the time😄

Life is short,take time to enjoy making what you luv to eat, granted there are days that calls for cereal & even homemade peanut butter cookies & coffee & sometimes  taking a few extra moments & pulling out the pretty plates  

Breakfast this morning is blueberry french toast & Earl Grey tea on vintage pink willow  from the hutch 🤫

Now wash that plate & put it back before you break it!🤣

More Progress On The Red & White Quilt Top

 Im hoping to get at least half way done with cutting & sewing rows together on the red & white top, company's coming but I'm not sure when,my niece is coming by for some basil ,I will make some lemon basil  vingegarett & give the rest to her, I'm done with this outta control basil 😄

Sunday Inspiration

 

3 Towns 4 Shops

 My niece & the kids headed out early  for Athens Al for our  shop hop adventure then onto Huntsville into Madison , ending the day with a stop at walmart & the Cracker Barrel 

My haul from our day of shop holing, the childrens prints are for pillowcases that Im making for the children's cancer hospitals,the Fall prints are for me ,they will make gorgeous aprons

 

Hard Work,Sunsets & A Good Supper

 Helping my friend Ree with blackout draperies twice the length of this table 

Then to plete them up to measure 50" then do that more times than your arms will let you 😄

A beautiful sunset to end the evening, I've never seen the suns rays outline a cloud,an absolute beautiful site!

A hard days work calls for a good meal,our Chinese restaurant just remodeled & has a good virity ,Im going outta town with my niece tomorrow for more shop hoping & will help Ree with the draperies in the next few days

Read Any Good Books Lately?

 I came across this book a few weeks back , flipping through the pages  it  seemed like it'd be a good read,I haven't dove into yet ,perhaps in the next few days

No sewing today,just a lot of planning for more prepping