Monday -24 hours later

Having not done anything quilting wise since last Thursday, I've not had much to blog about.  Friday was the day we had to get the car jumped and buy a new car battery along with getting groceries and paying a couple of bills so there was no energy left for quilting.

Saturday, the cone and bobbins that I ordered at the beginning of the week arrived... and the box still sits unopened where I left it - on the quilt that's loaded onto Mo'e.

Tomorrow, I should be receiving the 'extra' three yards of the gray star print flannel that I want to use for the polar bear/penguin panels.  I say extra because I already had three, but wanted more to use for backing fabric once I decide on how to do the top.

I did get back to my current project in my sewing room.  It's the Save the Bees BOM from Jacquline Steves (I hope I spelled her first name right - nope!  It's Jacquelynne).  I bought the fabrics for it back at the beginning of the BOM, but then just printed up the pattern each month ( for four months) and put them in a plastic tub along with the fabrics.  Well, when I finished whatever it was I was working on last week ( the Autumn BOM?), I looked to see what was still sitting by my left elbow and this was it.  That table is showing my progress in getting projects that I had stacked up on off the table and done.  YAY!

Two of the blocks are now done and I've started on the third block - which involves hexies.  There's only eight so that's not so bad.  The 'bad' part is that they need to be joined together and then attached to background fabric.  I've started joining them with hand stitching; just not sure I want to applique' them onto the background by hand.  So, while I'm joining the hexies together, I'm comtemplating which way to do it... by hand or by machine with tiny zigzags using invisible thread like I did on the first two blocks. --- I think I just answered my question...I'll do the same as the first two blocks.

I went to the eye dr again yesterday and it looks like I won't need to wear glasses all the time after next Monday... just something for reading and sewing.   I don't know how I feel about that - I've been wearing glasses since I was six years old ( well, except for my 'rebellious' period of mid 20's to mid 30's).   I'm not sure if I'll have to wait a week or so... but it sounds like I won't be doing any quilting - or reading - next week.

I'm also not crazy about google taking away what few comments I've received here on my blog... I guess I need to find out what happens to the comment when/if someone were to leave one now - time will tell - maybe.

take care...
ttyl...