I don't have anything particularly interesting to share with you all today. I had the afternoon off, but instead of using it productively, I shopped for the ingredients to make an Indian Chicken Curry, and puttered about in my sewing room.
The mess you see in the picture above is the now borderless red and white quilt that had the rumply borders of shame. I took the darn things off, and now I am just so not interested in this project. But, I must fix the problem and get the quilt done. Someone wants it. Maybe I will focus on it this Friday when I have the day off.
But I want to start cutting out my red and white fabric for the Red and White Snowball challenge. The swap fabric is beginning to come in! I got my first package from Melissa today, and did she ever pick cool fabrics. Totally what we need. However, when I got her package, I realized that when I mailed mine out, I neglected to do what Allyson had instructed. I did not put my strips in a zip lock bag to protect them! I am so sorry Swap Mates! If my fabric arrived soggy or otherwise damaged, let me know and I will send more!
I spent a lot of time auditioning light fabrics for my Raise the Roof project. I am using a fat quarter pack of Vicksburg for the darks, but wanted some golden tans for the lights.
Seeing the fabrics in the photo, I think I am not done auditioning fabrics. Those lighter ones really don't work for me. I need more fabrics in that mid range golden tan.
So, it's just Sophers and me, hanging around the house. I am kinda lonely for my husband, but we just had a nice chat on the phone. It is his dad's birthday tonight and he and Sara are going to their house with Chinese take out for a nice dinner. The problem is, the grandparents are going on 90 and eat their dinner at 4:30 in the afternoon, and by the time my husband and daughter get off work, commute home, and pick up the Chinese, it will be going on 7:30. Hope the old folks can stay up and eat that late!
Sophie and I are getting along all right. We have a lovely routine, where she gets me up at 6:00 every morning by giving me gentle kisses. I swear that dog can read a clock. The switch out of Daylight Savings Time didn't phase her one bit. We used to get up at 6:00, we still get up at 6:00. I have one of those digital clocks by the bed and I just know she knows when it is time to rise and shine.
She is such a tease. Hey! That is my new knee sock from Talbots! Let go, you bad dog!
