The weekend

 We're going to Mike and Donna's for a barbecue for Mike's 70th birthday today. It's a very last minute thing, they only decided on Thursday to have it. 

 We'll get to see this cutie! I sent her a bonus gift, the stuffed fruits and little bags.

This is what 100 yards of flannel cut into 8 inch squares looks like! Yikes!

 

I actually finished the stitching on this last night, and started the backstitching. I hope to finish it today.

 And Weber's Drive in opened for the season! Best smashed cheeseburgers and fries!

And as always, F*ck the pedophilic, racist, grifting, felon and his followers. 

Sewing room time

 This week I've been spending more time in the sewing room, an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. Cutting flannel. Fun fact, a yard of flannel yields 20 8 inch squares. I can cut 10 yards in an hour. I cut a total of 100 yards into squares! That's a lot of squares that will become rag quilts. 

I also have about 50 2 yard pieces stacked to become oversized recieving blankets. And maybe 10 pieces of more than 5 yards set aside for whatever. 

Anyway, I cut the last yard of flannel late yesterday. Whew! That was a chore. 

I'm calling the counted cross stitch as 75% done. I work on it every night with the TV on. 

 

I took St Patrick's Day down and put up Easter. I love the gnomes and birds! 

Today's project is to bind the little hot pad.

And more than ever, F*ck the pedophile felon and his band of awful people. 

Spring is here!

 By the calandar, at least. We all know that Mother Nature will do what she will do.

 This is what 29ish yards of flannel cut into 8" squares looks like. They are in 15 quart containers, and I just ordered more 27 quart containers. 

I hit 50% around midnight last night! I'll do all the backstitching for accents when the piece is entirely done.

We had the landscaper come to give us a quote for redoing the front flower beds. Adding rhododendrons, azaleas, and impatiens for a burst of color for the pollinators. Also trimming the hedge, and added some roses of sharon to the side yard along the fence. He projects mid to the end of April. Our last official freeze date is May 15, but he said it's safe to plant before that. 

And my daily F*ck off to the pedophile and his supporters.
 

Moving right along!

 Wow, March is more than half way over! We're having more seasonal temps now, highs in the 40's and 50's. 

 This is a new coffee/tea chain that is opening all over. They assemble the buildings off site, and bring them in halves to the locations. Steph and Dan got coffee while they were here, and Steph got a raspberry macchiato, which I tried. Now Ralph gets me one each Thursday morning on his way home from breakfast at the diner with the Veterans. 

 I'm happy with how the counted cross stitch is moving along. 

In the sewing room, I'm cutting flannel into 8 inch squares for rag quilts. Yesterday I cut 6 one yard pieces. 

I made potatoe soup in the crockpot on Tuesday, with shredded hash browns. So easy! Shredded hash browns, chicken broth, and a block of cream cheese. Cook all day, and add cut up ham or bacon and cheese the last hour. So good!

And even more than ever, F*ck the entire administration. 

Another chilly day

 I'm so ready for spring! This up and down is getting old. I know it's March, so not spring yet. 

 I hit 25% on the counted cross stitch last night!

Hot pad just needs to be bound. It's about 7.5 inches square. I learned some from doing this one, the next should be easier.

 

I've started cutting flannel into 8 inch squares to make some rag quilts. I've got 3 bins- Christmas, baby themed, and other. Any pieces 2 yards or more will be used to make recieving blankets. I've found a few pieces that are 4 yards or more, so I just put them aside for now. 

I'm thinking, depending on how much Christmas flannel I have, to do Christmas on one side, other on the other side. 

And more than ever, F*ck the Felonious Pedophile and all his supporters. 

Sunday

 We're expecting another windstorm tonight. I can't imagine living in a place where tornados are a constant risk! 

Here's where I am on the counted cross stitch. It's my evening with the TV on project.

 

This is a kit from Shabby Fabrics, a company in Idaho that I order from frequently. I've always been happy with their products, and I get a daily email ad from them showing new items.

This is the first I've worked with fusible grid. Luckily they have an online tutorial which I watched yesterday. The squares in the top picture are just placed, not yet fused. The hot pad uses insul brite and finishes at 8x8. 

And as always, F*ck the pedophile and his whole administration and his supporters. 

Windy Weekend

 We had surprise snow on Thursday. It snowed all afternoon and laid on the grass. By Friday afternoon it was 99% gone. Today it's in the 40's and windy. I have a spriral ham in the crockpot for dinner.

I finished the panel wallhanging for Boone. Aren't the zipper pulls adorable? I put a hanging sleeve on the wallhanging, they'll just need a dowel.

I'm working on the cross stitch every night, and it's moving along.

 

For the first time ever, I broke 100 on Wridges, the Washington Post daily word search game.