Saturday 17 March 2012

The Three P's

I sewed today. I got the remaining blocks for Stained Pink Colourful pieced together. I would happily do more. Really I would. But due to my Piss Poor Planning I can't.


I do have a order in for more Aurifil, but I haven't received it yet. There goes the weekend sewing plans. Puh!

I'll show you what I have accomplished. Ten more blocks, and I am all ready to start piecing the quilt top together just as soon as the thread arrives. Fingers crossed that will be Monday. Please!


I went out to take the photos and the sun went in. Typical. Of all the photos I took, I preferred this one the most, when the blocks were half unpegged.


And that's my Saturday. Other than the swimming lessons, and the dance lesson - from which Emily came out glowing because she got the Honours in her Grade One Modern Exam, the highest level you can get. A happy child is a happy mother.

I hope you all have a fantastic St Patrick's Day. And I hope my fifty year old brother is enjoying his birthday.

Susan

27 comments:

  1. You have a brother HOW old???? ;-P

    Really, really loving your stained...

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  2. Yeah for honours in dance. Love those blocks...now what will you do the rest of the weekend with no thread and brother far away...you can't even have a piece of his birthday cake!

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  3. I love that you have a younger brother to tease!
    Great stains x

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  4. Now I remember something about perle cottons, maybe you could do some other stitching. If you lived down the road I would run you over some thread, but I guess you cannot just knock on every neighbour's door to borrow a spool of thread as easily as a cup of sugar. I know, make a cake to celebrate your brother's ancientness.

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  5. Hehe Hadley!

    Great blocks - now I want to see how they look together!

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  6. Oh and excellent work Emily - you are a star!

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  7. Oh we have brothers with the same birthdays!! Love your blocks - sit back, relax and....drum your fingers?

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  8. This is looking fantastic!!!!!!

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  9. Still loving the colorful blocks, can't wait to see the finished quilt. Tell Emily congrats on the dance honors.

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  10. I really hate the running out of thread thing! Happens to me all the time.
    Well done to Emily, and well done to you - your stained blocks look great!

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  11. Boo to evaporating thread ('cos it must have been that rather than your planning ;o) ). Your blocks look great though.

    Congrats to Emily, and happy birthday to big bro!

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  12. great blocks, you have done loads. I have been hand quilting all day whilst watching the rugby: absolute bliss

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  13. Man...if your brother is THAT old...how old are you? hehehehe oh, I know...older than me!!!!

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  14. They look wonderful :)
    Huge congratulations Emily! well done!

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  15. Well done Emily!

    Boo to running out of thread (it always surprises me quite how quickly a reel of thread seems to run out, so I feel your pain)

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  16. Ha Hadley, lol!!!!!
    Bummer about running out of thread, but your blocks look magnificent hanging on the line.
    Congratulations to Emily, that's fabulous.

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  17. Yum! (blocks) and Bum! (thread shortage). Fingers crossed for Monday delivery. Hope your bro likes his pressie.

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  18. I've had to delete a whole comment as I can't possibly tease you like I intended after you've been so nice to me, sob!!
    Huge congrats to Emily, she must dance beautifully!

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  19. LMAO at Hadley. She is a brave woman!

    Congrats girls :)

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  20. I have been watching my spool of aurifil as it gets smaller and smaller. There is a quilt show this week, Thursday and I know that I can buy more there. I just hope I make it! I love your blocks!

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  21. Congratulations to Emily!! We had a 6P saying when I was in the army - "Prior Planning Prevents P--s Poor Performance" :)

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  22. lol that's why I buy massive cones of thread now :) Lovely blocks! And Well Done Emily!

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  23. Well done Emily!! I know how good you have to be to get an honours in a grade exam (I've taken a few in my time but that's a story for another day!) so I know you must be a wonderful dancer who also works hard - congratulations! Susan, I love your blocks (pity about the thread - maybe it's taken the long way round?!) and can't wait to see them pieced together! Hope your brother is enjoying hitting the half century - did he like the cushion?!

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  24. Gorgeous blocks and well done Emily.

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  25. Way to go Emily!

    Love those blocks Susan. Doesn't it shit you when you have a project you're itching to do and supplies hold you up. (oops did I say a swear word out loud ?)

    Happy birthday to your brother. Do you think he'll stay awake long enough to enjoy it?

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  26. Love your glorious blocks! Hey, my brother is sixty!!!! How the heck did that happen?

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