clean and organized

My first thought when I saw this was, why hadn't I thought of this. Then I realized the "real" me was already thinking, this is a good reason not to finish anything.

After the glow of finishing a quilt, and I enter the sewing room again for the first time after, I wonder what kind of mad woman has been in my room? Is there any way the "real" me could turn into the tidy me? But, I did just finish En Provence, so I will give it a try.

I have sewn a few more Bonnie Hunter garden party blocks.

and a few Bonnie Hunter Carolina chain blocks.

I am linking to:

creative compulsions

needle and thread Thursdays

TGIFF

Finished or Not Fridays

Whoop Whoop

peacock party

Whoop Whoop

Oh Scrap

beauty pageant

boms away 

En Provence finish

Despite throwing back surgery into the month of July, I did finish my goals for the month. August will be a different story, I am sure. Unless, watching tv can be a goal.
I finished En Provence mystery quilt to the point of hand sewing the binding before surgery, and I have slowly worked on that while in the recliner. En Provence was 2016 mystery quilt from Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville. I have on Ringo lake and good fortune to finish yet. I had already finished en provence in the quiltville colors. I did two of them, this one using civil war reproduction fabrics. Don't forget to check the mystery quilt page at the top of the blog to see all I have finished in the mystery challenge.

The sun was too bright to get the colors right. This is a better photo of  the colors.

I finished Allietare earlier in the month.

and, I am current with the rainbow projects for July. Our swap group has been very diligent in meeting our commitments each month, and I love the blocks I am receiving.

I sneak upstairs every day for a bit sewing machine time. I don't get much sewn, because, I am  still tired, but I like the distraction.
This is also part of the 2019 finish along.
My list for the 3rd quarter:
1.wiggle time finished
2. allietare finished
4. sweet land of liberty
5. unicorn
6. good fortune finished
7. crazy 6
8. countryside cottage
9. sugar mountain finished
10.En provence finished
11. melba applique
12.on ringo lake finished
13. scrappy twirl
14. soul searching

I am linking to:

to do tuesday

chameleon color linky


I am linking to:

Monday Making

Moving it Forward Monday 

design wall monday 

Main crush Monday

boms away 

Oh scrap
one monthly goal

A little rainbow sewing

I have been feeling better every day, still, not very chatty. Yesterday,  I sat and sewed one seam in my sewing room. I have enjoyed looking through the pink scraps. I made a pink crayon, and 4 patches for woven checkerboard.

I had the chance to cut the alphabet letters that I needed in pink for the quote quilt. Once, I feel like really sewing again, it shouldn't take long to make them.

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rsc19 super saturday

oh scrap
UFO busting

carolina chain

Surgery on my back went well. I am still down more than I am up. I have to find the balance of pain meds that controls the pain, but, not so much that I sleep all the time. But, I am healing. Thank you for all the good wishes and comments. They were such an encouragement.

I am so close to finishing my garden party blocks, that I thought I would decide what project I would want to take with me as an away project.
This box has 2 Bonnie hunter quilts in it. Carolina Chain and midnight flight. I was glad I could tell the difference. I cut Carolina chain in 2017. It is from the the book addicted to scraps. It was also in the quilltmaker  magazine, June/ July 2010.
I cut for 154 blocks in dark and the same in light, I also need 154 sets of three squares in the light And matching sets of three squares in the dark.

I had to try a few for fun.They are very cute and easy to get a rhythm going, perfect for an away project.

I am linking to:

Monday Making

Moving it Forward Monday 

design wall monday 

Main crush Monday

boms away 
Oh Scrap

I am linking to:

to do tuesday

chameleon color linky

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WOW

midweek makers

boms away 

fabric storage

I am home again from surgery. I had a spinal fusion from the lumbar 2 - Lumbar 5. I think I am getting better every day. There have been a few steps back as well, but forward is the best. My mind still thinks I am normal. But, My body laughs. I sure appreciate all the good wishes and prayers. I took a picture of my new shelves just before I had to stop working on it, as a place holder in time. And to keep a positive thought. I feel very blessed.

I also really worked hard to get this quilt to the hand binding stage for after surgery. We are still at the crossed eye stage of pain management. We can only watch those shows that I don't want to remember.

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Monday Making

Moving it Forward Monday 

design wall monday 

Main crush Monday

boms away 
Oh Scrap

Oh scrap

allietare 2015

I am scheduling this post ahead, and hoping I am recovering well from surgery. I am really excited to have finished this quilt.This is the 2015 quiltville mystery quilt allietare. I had the top together before it was set aside. I did add borders. This is Bonnie Hunter's 14th mystery and my 15th finished. I have 3 more to go to have all the mystery quilts done. I really hope that I have them done before the next mystery is released in November.

I really like the colors.

This is part of my finish a long goals and my one monthly goal for July

My list for the 3rd quarter:
1.wiggle time finished
2. allietare finished
4. sweet land of liberty
5. unicorn
6. good fortune finished
7. crazy 6
8. countryside cottage
9. sugar mountain finished
10.En provence finished
11. melba applique
12.on ringo lake finished
13. scrappy twirl
14. soul searching

I am linking to:

creative compulsions

needle and thread Thursdays

TGIFF

Finished or Not Fridays 

Whoop Whoop

peacock party

Whoop Whoop

Oh Scrap

beauty pageant

boms away 

tiny tuesday

I needed to get back to making my tiny Tuesday blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge. I am a "tiny"  bit behind. haha I have finished May and orange. I have 3 for June and blue yet to do.

I have a snowman finished for my rug hooking. I don't know why I am dragging my feet on this rug. The snowmen are adorable and they are easy to hook.

I am getting very close to having all the garden party blocks sewn. I will need to cut 1 1/2 inch strips for the chain blocks.

Tomorrow is surgery.

I am linking to:

to do tuesday

chameleon color linky


I am linking to:

Monday Making

Moving it Forward Monday 

design wall monday 

Main crush Monday

boms away 

Oh scrap