Finally To The Quilting Stage

 I had a little time before leaving for church this morning so I finished sandwiching the layers together for the RSC top, too hot to be outside today so I've settled in for the night already with a pot of coffee & my quilt in my lap lol

Sunday Inspiration

 

All Caught Up On RSC

 In-between finishing up the color wash quilt I squeaked in two blue blocks for RSC (rainbow scrappy challenge) I've been thinking I was behind lol once I realized I just needed this months color I got right on it

https://soscrappy.blogspot.com

One More Border To Go & Flower Therapy

Just one more outter border to go & this one will be ready to get quilted together,even though it's longer than it is wide it looks square to me,maybe I'm just tired🤣

Earlier this morning I made an hour trip to reserve a parvillion for my niece for the 4th,on the way back home I stopped at Lowes ,just look at those happy bees!

Of course I brought some home

Pulled out a few flower pots from the shed,getting them washed & a coat of granet spray paint tomorrow l

Nothing more beautiful than a ditch full of sunflowers along side the road

plans for the weekend is to get some things planted,& catch up on sewing

I Picked My Brushes Back Up

 I've only been painting for a little over 4 years but when I got heavy into quilting & doing sew alongs ,contest etc it took a backseat  ,it's been over a year since I've painted anything I dare say two,but today I picked up the brush again & painted a vase with abstract roses,now to finish my quilt 🤣 

Comfort Food & A Little Sewing

 It was extremely hot today & had I not needed to go to the drug store I wouldn't of got out lol, hot days call for quick comfort foods like grilled chicken,steamed cabbage,squash,fresh tomatoes & homemade lemonade

While I had to be out I swung by Lowes for a few flowers & vegetable plants,Grace & Sadie doing their flower inspection 

Sadie hung out in the sewing room with me while I made one lonely block

With Summer Benefits Comes The Heat

 It reached the 100's today,weather man says they'll be a few days of dangerously high heat,I'm not a fan of these hot days that's so hot it makes you sick but I am a fan of what Summer brings to the table,the beginnings of fresh fruits - veggies 

my little haul from our local produce market ,growing up we had to shell so many purple hull peas till our fingers turned purple lol  younger generations doesn't get the joy concept of sitting on a porch & snapping beans,I have beans in the freezer,beans in cans but they don't compare to sitting,resting your mind & letting it go down memory lane that comes with snapping um

Speaking of hot,less cooking but still make it good,one of my go to quick meals to make is taco salad with grain free chips

Not much sewing today,I did get 2 sides of the second border done on the color wash quilt,had a Dr appt concerning a growth on my arm ,came home from the produce market & took a nap ,it wasn't my choice ,I fell asleep🤣

More high temps are expected for the rest of the week ,I'm planning on staying where it's safe, "my sewing room"🤣

Stitch Journal The Overthinking Is Over!

 😄Lord have mercy I don't know why such a little thing has made me do so much overthinking 😄 the pages aren't secured yet ,they need a bit more trimming & more added,I did a blue ticking lining with quilt batting in-between 

I went with a few paper pages from one of my husband's Atlas's with pages from the  state we were born & states we'd went throughout the years & tea stained muslin

I will add more pages & get them all trimmed to the same size then start on page one & I'm going to let myself overthink that 🤣

Front

Back

Got all the embroidery threads neatly back on their cloths pins, Marion of Marions World had a neat idea to start a thread jar of leftover threads so here's my start to my thread jar😁 

Sunday Inspiration

 

Squeaking Out More Blocks

 I sweaked out 6 more 9 patch blocks in-between my day , but m looking forward to having time for a lockdown in the sewing room with myself in a few days🤣 

that brings the total up to 14 blocks ,it doesn't look like very many when pushing them all together,but now the verdict of 26 more for a full size verse's 6 for a nice sized lap size🤔

I'm not in a hurry persay for this one as it's not for any challenge ,just one of those no rhyme or reasons lol my main focus is getting the 2023 RSC quilted & a few other flimsy's ,so much has changed in the quilting word terminology like I think I'm the only dinasour that still says "quilt top"  not gonna lie ,googled flimsy when I first heard it🤣🤣

Off to help my niece with VBS then back to working on this one,one more grey border ,sew on keyboard borders ,sandwich it all together with batting & backing by midnight for sure!.

Cake Or Pancakes?

These keto friendly low carb mug cakes come in carrot cake,blueberry, chocolate , strawberry & lemon poppy ,if you're going for a mug size portion,better open 2 but then that defeats the purpose 😄 so I use my little square Corning Ware dish,I usually add strawberries to the lemon poppy & squeeze lemon juice over it & enjoy with a cup of coffee but this morning I did a thing 🤣added a few blueberries to the mix ,garnished with fresh blueberries & topped with pancake syrup so now the lemon cake is a lemon blueberry pancake🤣 

Slow Stitching & Butterfly's

 Almost done with my slow stitch cover,whoever came up with the term slow stitch hit the nail on the head 🤣 just a few more things & then I'll get started on the pages

There was a white cabbage butterfly fluttering around the zinnas this morning,I think it's the first one I've seen,every little movement showed a different color & texture of his wings, absolutely beautiful!

Today's the first day of Summer, surprisingly the weather was pleasant,there were a few times that there was an overcast like it might rain  

My Taste Testers

 I've been sewing & quilting in spurts ,yesterday was a fun filled day watching my nieces grandbabies ,you know you're old when the nieces & nephews had kids & their kids have kids🤣 anyways they made the perfect taste testers for a new recipe with almond flour for peanutbutter balls

I just made half of the recipe & it's just enough ,after all the more there is the more we'll eat right? LoL

THREE INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

1c. peanutbutter 

1/3 c. low carb maple syrup 

2/3 c.almond flour

mix ingredients & chill for 10-15 if needed to form balls 

keep refrigerated in an air tight container

** I don't buy maple syrup,too sweet for my taste,so I used honey instead  adding a little at a time till I had the desired sweetness 

Culture

 I have a niece that was always telling me & my sister we need to always get a little culture in our lives😄 there's a local art show that takes place  twice a month  locally that I enjoy browsing & getting a little culture in my life😄 

Lots of interesting booths outside from pottery to poured glass jewelry which I'm seriously considering taking a class,I met a beautiful lady who's an artist & bought a few of her prints 

I luv that all her work has a story ,the yellow tabby was her mother's cat,the dog "Charlie" belongs to her son,flowers are from her garden & travels 

You can visit her website at

www.sueblackshear.com

A few weeks back I shared a little of the pottery class that my nieces & me took during  the last Art show,we should be picking up our makes within the next week

Our community college has open their theater back up to the public ,I enjoy a live play from time to time,we also have a Children's Theater ,back so many moons ago I have a nice that we followed her journey of plays for years,she's now 19 , pursuing a career in cosmotology & making plans for the future,eventhough going would be different now I'm thinking of going to a few that's coming up in the Summer starting with the Wizard of Oz , this coming weekend just 30 min from me  the the quilting guild is hosting a quilt show at the Civic Center 👀 I've never been to one that big! So lots of plans to kick off the Summer to get a little culture in my life🤣

Sunday Inspiration/ Happy Father's Day