Back in the saddle again

Hey, it's me... I've been here - reading other people's blogs, but haven't had anything worth typing to post on mine.  I think it had to do with our family reunion a couple Sundays ago... I've been in what I would call a 'melancholy' mood ever since.  It was something slow growing and didn't really hit me until this past week and I couldn't shake it off.  I had trouble sleeping and couldn't really focus on anything - didn't even want to go into my sewing room.  It was our guild's sew in this past weekend and I wanted to go, but didn't want to either - shrugging my shoulders - so I was kind of glad when no one else was going and I could stay home.  Still no sewing being done, though.

I did load a new top onto Mo'e and tried doing some stitching, but I had put a double layer of Hobb's 80/20 and I don't think Mo'e liked it.  The stitching was wobbly and I just didn't like the look of it so I took out what little stitching I had done and opened the batting out to one layer.  It's basted but that's as far as I've gotten.

There were some bears waiting to be 'born' in my sewing room and I finally told myself... Do it NOW!!  and once I got started, it wasn't bad - kind of fun :). 

Here are the two I did today.... May and June..

yes I know he's upside down... he's supposed to be...  This is June so he may be doing cartwheels because school is out and Summer is finally here.

The next two months - July and Aug. may have to wait a little bit... July is Yellow Green and Aug. is Yellow Orange and I don't think I have either one.. I may have to do some digging or use creative license.

At last Thurs. guild meeting, Mary brought in supplies to make angels for our Festival of Trees donation that we do every year for the church that allows us a weekly meeting space.  The angels are kind of cute.  I grabbed a made up kit and then grabbed an extra pattern and some of the supplies needed for a second one - just incase Katie would like to do one, too.  If she doesn't, I'll just make two -  they look super simple to do... but may be a little harder for me since Mary used a hot glue gun in the making of this one --- and hot glue guns and I don't always play well together.  I'll figure it out.

I also did some sorting of 'stuff' on the card table next to my desk in our family room.  It's not completely cleaned off, but that's my goal - to get it cleaned off and folded up & away.  I've really got to start paring down all this quilting 'stuff'.  It's way out of control, which doesn't help my mood any.

Oh, and the bag I made for the stepdaughter as an early birthday gift.... well, they never came up for his family reunion - and didn't bother to let us know.  Apparently, they bought a new house and have been busy moving in from what he told me when I finally sent a message via fb asking what happened.  Gee, thanks for the notice :(.  Well, the stuff can sit here for now, there's no money to be shipping gifts - it's not like they've given us the new address anyway.  Shakin' my head... 

Ok, I'm calling it a night here...didn't sleep well again last night... well, when I slept it was good, but I woke up a little after 3 am and, after tossing and turning til 4:30, I sat up, turned the tv back on and read some more of my book for about an hour before I was able to go back to sleep.... and slept til about nine.

Anyway.... take care.... 

ttyl