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The older you get the faster time whizzes by. Where did this last week go? If you find out please let me know, I am still looking.

Monday Goals. It is not a race!

Monday goals should probably be changed to weekly goals! I did finish my goal with the Double-X. Another row is completed. The next row has seven blocks plus pieced setting triangles and I really do not intend to rush the process. I mean, it doesn't make sense to rush rush rush when you are doing something you enjoy. Unless you are the kind of person who enjoys rushing. I don't think I do anymore. I am more into savoring the moment these days. Anyway, I am targeting mid February for this next step.

I don't know why I have been procrastinating sewing together the backing for my French Reel. It is there, waiting. Just like the wall behind my Double-X is waiting for sheetrock and window trim. How do you like my 'design wall'? One day this house will be finished, I live in hope.

The anti-boredom backup project

I always have a second project to play with because I get bored easily. My current one is a very bright and graphic blue, white and yellow affair. I got a great buy on a collection of bright blue batik fabrics at Hancocks of Paducah made by Textile Creations, a company I had never heard of. It is called Corfu Blue and I bought a yard each of ten different patterns. Some are floral but most are abstract or geometric designs. The material is very heavy, similar in texture to the Indian batiks that were being sold a few years back, but softer. The 'hand' reminds me of genuine 30's feedsack fabric; which of course had to be sturdier than our modern reproductions to hold 50# of feed without breaking.

In other news, I have ordered a copy of The Quilter's Apprentice from Amazon. My blog buddy Jay is doing a hand piecing class based on the book at the Keene Library in Freemont Nebraska. No, I haven't had a breakdown and started hand piecing but I thought it might be fun to follow along, at a distance both literally and metaphorically.

If you are ever near Freemont do check out the library, it is an amazing and beautiful Art Deco building in a historic district filled with wonderful Victorian homes.

Lots of new and some 'new gently used' patterns listed in the last week in our Bonanza booth take a look! Free shipping on all new patterns and we love to combine shipping for you.

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Monday Goals

Nothing has changed, still working on my Double X effect quilt. Still stitching the half square triangles on wrong and doing a fair amount of unpicking as a result. Grrrr.

Last night we had steady but light rain for most of the night. The morning after a rain is especially nice not only because the ever present dust is laid but the rain removes the VOG. VOG is the particlate from the volcano suspended in the air, the effect is exactly the same as heavy pollution with an inversion layer. The dirty yellow sky you used to see in Los Angeles. This morning the air has been washed clean and I can see for miles and miles.

Today I am going to be doing un-quilty things. Bills to pay, maybe even an office cleanup, or maybe not.

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Monday Goals

My sewing goals for this week are:

• Piece the backing and binding for my Moda French Reel quilt. I have some (discontinued) Cherry red Moda Marble Mate Multi fabric, shown at right. This picture is a little brighter red than the actual fabric and I think it will work beautifully.
  
• Make three blocks and two setting triangle blocks for the next row of my Double X effect project, and
  
• Continue messing with the setting for my sons king size Yin Yang quilt.
• Lastly, make my UFO list for 2011 goals
  

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