Busy Busy

Seems like a lot of time has gone again between posts.

This is not to say I have not been busy.

Have made two trips to Michigan for various reasons, decided to move my sewing things

 from one room to another, have finished 5 more quilt tops, and sent them off to be 

quilted, been sewing more, and found a lovely group of ladies

that like to work on scrapbooking and cards.

Since our son bought his home last September, his former room has been empty.
I got to thinking, why not move my sewing things to that room.
There is more space, more light, and as you can see I have a ton of things.

I decided that in the process, I would touch everything.  The process of doing so makes
me go though it all to decide, do I want to continue with a project or abandon it because
I am no longer interested in it.

This is making me go through patterns I have purchased, (found doubles), all the ones
I have gotten from the internet, as well as books.  Haven't even touched my quilt
book library yet.  I have gone through magazines and will donate them to our quilt show for
a fund raiser, along with patterns and books. 

Went through fabric, and donated yards and yards to an organization,
"Quilts for Kids". As you can see, I still have yards and yards!
Going through every container also yielded some projects I wanted to complete,
and had forgotten about.

I still have a lot of things to go through.
Organizing and putting things away takes a lot of time, :)
I am setting up boxes with a whole project in it, so when I go on a retreat, or a sew day,
I have it all there to work on.  It will eliminate a lot of time and energy getting ready.
Can't believe how many plastic bags of projects that one or two items just
need to be finished up.  There are even things that needed to be hand sewn, and they
would be finished.

I am working on one of two tuffets.
I have all the hardware and pattern, just need to sew the tops, and put together. One is sewn, now on
to the second one.  It means another area will be cleaned out!
There was a stack of quilts in the new sewing room that I went through as well.
Some were antique, and the other pile was wall hangings, I had hand quilted many years ago.
Washed and sorted them all out as well.  Time to let them be used and enjoyed by others. 

The new group of ladies has let me join them and I can work on cards.  These
are just a few that are in the works. I am having fun. Instead of only one
a year, I now am getting out twice a month.  I taught a couple of ladies
how to do the iris folding, and they are teaching me to use my scrap papers for other
types of cards.  You can never have too many cards ready for use.
Working on my Christmas card designs as well.

Then to add more things to work on, I have been making mug rugs that we will give to
a special group of ladies in Racine.  I already have 50 in the works or done.
While on the trips to Michigan, I got a lot of hand work done.

As I said we also made two trips to Michigan. One in May and one in June.
Those are for another time.
I have tried to get some birding time in, plus photographing wild flowers.
My little vegetable garden has been a challenge, as the critters have found it tasty.
They days are full and flying by, as always keeping busy.

Hope your summer has been full of fun and good weather.

Mary