Slow but productive weekend
Jun. 10th, 2024 09:25 amManaged to get some of my to do list one. It was over ambitious as usual but I wasn't sure how long things with the quilt were going to take, what my motivation was going to be but I wrote things down and if I get time this week to check more things off that list than fine.
Friday I worked, took a lyft to pick up the car from the shop, and then enjoyed a beer while spinning and hanging out with Benton. He had had a fun water day at Camp. Mel had gone to see wander and get lumber for the ramp he and Jeff will be building. It was hot though and both Benton and I just didn't want to go anywhere or have the soup mel made...it was too hot. So I made us grilled cheese. (Mine was dairy free). It was comforting and tasty. Saturday we had workmen arrive at 6am (it was going to 108) and they continued to work on the trenching in the front yard and getting rebar ready. Mel had left at 8am to the event up in Thatcher for the Incipient Shire of Vallis Aeris's first event. I got working in the studio about 11am. Benton was going to a sleep over so I dropped him off about 1pm and then headed to the quilt shop (Quilter's Market) since it was just on the way home. I needed new small snip scissors since my gingher snips are too bulky to snip quilt seams. I found a cute pair of ghost scissors and a couple of patterns and a ruler I just had to have.
I got home, finished up putting a thick edge on the quilt block and then spaced out the memoriam calligraphy. I then got out my embroidery kit and was super surprised to find my embroidery scissors which I didn't remember owning in the kit...so I didn't need new scissors after all and the universe was being funny. The embroidery took forever cause I did about half and hated it cuase I used two strands and it was fuzzy. So I cut that off and then did it with 1 strand and it came out nicely...not perfect but nicely. Mel got home while I was embroidering and watching TV. He was hot and tired and hungry so I got us an order from Graze which included a dairy free vanilla shake for me! OMG!! Woot!
I then got the quilt block placed on the back of the quilt while Mel and I watched a movie. I've been on an archeology/adventure kick for things since I watched all of the Indiana Jones movies (except the new one), National Treasure 1 and 2. We finished up with Jungle Cruise which Mel had not seen yet and he loved the fun romp it is. Poor Willow was very confused at why Benton was not home and in his room in his bed. I let her in his room to sulk.
Sunday I woke up later than I planned but got going and dressed in my greek mumu for virtual classes for the Atlantian University. I'm 3 classes from getting my Bachelor's degree there which is kind of cool. that means I've taken 26 classes over the last few years. I'm hoping to teach this fall at the virtual one. Me and the SIL had a side discussion on one of the classes and I had more questions about that class than answers so I think I will teach the portion of it I do know (Northern European Beads). Becca encouraged me to teach it.![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
danabren may know the lady that did a large overview on beads but didn't have it very organized. Though I did get pointed to a resource I hadn't seen which is Medieval Beads which is quite fun. Things to peruse there.
Once I was done with classes I changed into modern clothes and was supposed to take Benton shopping for shorts and he didn't want to go anywhere. So I decided I would hit Hellmart without him. I detest Hellmart but he's growing and I needed basic shorts that he will trash this summer and then we will need new for school again. I also got some other necessities and managed to find dinner (beer brats) cause it was damn hot and I haven't used my grill in a while. It was tasty with a spinach salad and some potato salad I wasn't too allergic to (mustard seed). Then I spent the evening watching TV with Mel and spinning. I'm about 1 ounce away from finishing my silk merino I started December. Its laceweight so its taking me sometime but I got into the rhythm. Hoping to finish that this week so I can get to not so thin things. I have plenty of stash to spin thru.
On the book front I'm almost done with Sir Patrick and will be finishing that tonight before I sit down to put text on my last scroll commission I had still open. I have scroll assignments for some back logs but this was a commission that has been too long over due. It will get delivered at Fabric War and I need to find the signatures I need for it as well. But that is easy. I can make it happen tonight.
Pick of the block in situ and not: block and on quilt
Also, thanks to blossom we have the best photo of Ivan ever...there was a mobile home fire just outside the park wall and it had ammo exploding too...good times.
Ivan Spinning while the World Burns
Friday I worked, took a lyft to pick up the car from the shop, and then enjoyed a beer while spinning and hanging out with Benton. He had had a fun water day at Camp. Mel had gone to see wander and get lumber for the ramp he and Jeff will be building. It was hot though and both Benton and I just didn't want to go anywhere or have the soup mel made...it was too hot. So I made us grilled cheese. (Mine was dairy free). It was comforting and tasty. Saturday we had workmen arrive at 6am (it was going to 108) and they continued to work on the trenching in the front yard and getting rebar ready. Mel had left at 8am to the event up in Thatcher for the Incipient Shire of Vallis Aeris's first event. I got working in the studio about 11am. Benton was going to a sleep over so I dropped him off about 1pm and then headed to the quilt shop (Quilter's Market) since it was just on the way home. I needed new small snip scissors since my gingher snips are too bulky to snip quilt seams. I found a cute pair of ghost scissors and a couple of patterns and a ruler I just had to have.
I got home, finished up putting a thick edge on the quilt block and then spaced out the memoriam calligraphy. I then got out my embroidery kit and was super surprised to find my embroidery scissors which I didn't remember owning in the kit...so I didn't need new scissors after all and the universe was being funny. The embroidery took forever cause I did about half and hated it cuase I used two strands and it was fuzzy. So I cut that off and then did it with 1 strand and it came out nicely...not perfect but nicely. Mel got home while I was embroidering and watching TV. He was hot and tired and hungry so I got us an order from Graze which included a dairy free vanilla shake for me! OMG!! Woot!
I then got the quilt block placed on the back of the quilt while Mel and I watched a movie. I've been on an archeology/adventure kick for things since I watched all of the Indiana Jones movies (except the new one), National Treasure 1 and 2. We finished up with Jungle Cruise which Mel had not seen yet and he loved the fun romp it is. Poor Willow was very confused at why Benton was not home and in his room in his bed. I let her in his room to sulk.
Sunday I woke up later than I planned but got going and dressed in my greek mumu for virtual classes for the Atlantian University. I'm 3 classes from getting my Bachelor's degree there which is kind of cool. that means I've taken 26 classes over the last few years. I'm hoping to teach this fall at the virtual one. Me and the SIL had a side discussion on one of the classes and I had more questions about that class than answers so I think I will teach the portion of it I do know (Northern European Beads). Becca encouraged me to teach it.
danabren may know the lady that did a large overview on beads but didn't have it very organized. Though I did get pointed to a resource I hadn't seen which is Medieval Beads which is quite fun. Things to peruse there. Once I was done with classes I changed into modern clothes and was supposed to take Benton shopping for shorts and he didn't want to go anywhere. So I decided I would hit Hellmart without him. I detest Hellmart but he's growing and I needed basic shorts that he will trash this summer and then we will need new for school again. I also got some other necessities and managed to find dinner (beer brats) cause it was damn hot and I haven't used my grill in a while. It was tasty with a spinach salad and some potato salad I wasn't too allergic to (mustard seed). Then I spent the evening watching TV with Mel and spinning. I'm about 1 ounce away from finishing my silk merino I started December. Its laceweight so its taking me sometime but I got into the rhythm. Hoping to finish that this week so I can get to not so thin things. I have plenty of stash to spin thru.
On the book front I'm almost done with Sir Patrick and will be finishing that tonight before I sit down to put text on my last scroll commission I had still open. I have scroll assignments for some back logs but this was a commission that has been too long over due. It will get delivered at Fabric War and I need to find the signatures I need for it as well. But that is easy. I can make it happen tonight.
Pick of the block in situ and not: block and on quilt
Also, thanks to blossom we have the best photo of Ivan ever...there was a mobile home fire just outside the park wall and it had ammo exploding too...good times.
Ivan Spinning while the World Burns
