A Little of This and a Little of That

I have been busy,  Busy doing a lot of nothing.  But that is about to change.

My camera stopped working.  OMG!  What a dilemma!  How does one write a blog without pictures?  I asked my DD to take some photos for me, but she is much too busy.  Online teaching and a hyper William dancing around demanding her attention.  It was all too much.  

I told her I wanted to buy a new camera.  She said, "Just use your cell phone and mail the photos to yourself".  Easy for her to say.  It was quite a learning experience for me.  First my cell phone was dead and needed to be re-charged - all night.  Then I wasn't able to send the photos because gmail blocked all my attempts.   Making the task even harder was the fact that I have to read everything with a magnifying glass.  My eyesight is still not great.  I spent the better part of the afternoon trying to figure things out.  I guess I'm just not a computer geek.  It was damned hard.  Lots of trial and error.  Mostly error.  But eventually I was able to do it. Notice my header?  Columbine, Scarborough's official flower.

I have been trying to do a bit of sewing each day.  Some days nothing gets done.  And some days I can sew for 15 to 20 minutes or so. 

 I had a whole box full of 2.5 inch scraps.  Plus some 2.5 inch strips.  So this is what I have been working on,  They are called keyhole blocks.

I still have a long way to go.  These blocks measure 6.5 by 10.5 inches unfinished.  But I am not trying to see how many I can get done.  I may only do a wall hanging or lap quilt.  This is just a bit of mindless sewing each day to keep me sane.

My garden is doing well.  Lots of colour.  My tomato plants are in the ground, but that's about all.  It will take a lot of work.  I figure if I pull a few weeds each day it will only take me till next spring to finish the job.  And then I can start over.  Oh, well.  

But for now let me show you a few more wisteria views.

 This one is of the whole shrub seen as you come into the back yard.

And this is on the garden side.

A Busy Day

The Spring Equinox happened at 5:37 (our time) this morning.  So I can wish you a

Happy Spring!

Today is also International Quilting Day!   We quilters don't really need a special day.  Quilting Day is every day for us.  I am trying my best to do a bit of sewing each day.  Some days nothing is happening.  But I have been adding a few more blocks to my multicoloured scrap quilt.  I don't know what this pattern is called.  It's pretty old.  If you have any ideas, please let me know.  I have made many of these quilts, in several colours, using this pattern.  My DS was here and he volunteered to hold it up for me.

This quilt uses up a lot of scraps.  

In other hobbies, I have finished another pair of socks for William.  He loves the first pair I knit for him.  They are a perfect fit.  He has been busy polishing the foyer floor at his house.  I hope these will fit him as well.  I used a different yarn.  

I have to take a little knitting break now.  

My wrists are getting painful.  

I think it's a carpel tunnel condition. 

Have a great day!

  

Some Quilting

My doctor phoned me last week.  She asked if I had been able to do any sewing lately.  I said I hadn't, but when I checked the blocks beside my machine I discovered that there were a few.  

I have been trying to do a bit of sewing each day.  Some days I have been able to sew for about 15 minutes.  Some days I have only been able to sew for a couple of minutes.  And some days there has been absolutely no sewing at all.  This is mostly due to my poor eyesight.  So it amazes me that I have actually made 18 blocks.  They are very easy and use a lot of white which is easier to see.  Here are the blocks I have made so far.

I also found a few UFO blocks.  I hope to make a few more and create a donation quilt.  This is what is done so far.

Another donation quilt that is now complete is this one.  It measures about 36in by 42in.  I think that is big enough.  But I still have a few more blocks so I think I will start another charity quilt.  I just love making these rail fence blocks.  Each measures 3in square (finished).  I have lots of scraps so this is a good way to use them up.  

That's it for today.  Not only is sewing hard on my eyes, but screen time is too.