Midweek already and I am overcome with positivity. You probable recgnise what I mean. That feeling when you have the energy after a busy day at work or home to sit down in a comfy chair and get on with one of your projects or just read a book or talk with family. Not that feeling of 'I have so much to do where do I start and will I ever get things done'. I'm not sure why I feel so light and happy particularly since I have an irritating cold that I caught from my grandchilren, but I do. Maybe it's the weather which is warm and sunny or maybe it's related to the office move at work on Friday. I've enjoyed shredding paperwork that is no longer necessary, throwing out old pens that don't work and generally checking that everything is working, up to date and fit for purpose. I'm now away from the office until next Wednesday. Possibly the reason for my good humour?
Yesterday evening I pulled up the frog quilt pattern. My plan is to slowly start making the blocks for this quilt. Here is the pattern picture.
There are two sizes of each pieced blocks. Last night I pulled out nearly all of my green and fawn/brown fabric. I then cut out the pieces needed to make two blocks.
Tonight I sewed these blocks together. The block's name is Two passing steps, and they both need a good press as I was too lazy to get my iron out so I finger pressed then instead.
2 down, 10 more to make. I'm not sure if I will cut another block tomorrow as it will depend on what time I get home. There are two of each block, one sized 6 and 1/2 inches and the other finishing at 10 inches.
I also did some mending. Our next door neighbour had locked himself out of his house and asked if he could climb over the fence as his back door was unlocked so he would be able to get in. I looked at him and said no. He is older than me and a little frail. Instead I said I'd ask my daughter who was home. She put one of our garden chairs by the fence and managed to climb over but she caught the light cotton trousers she was wearing. Fortunately they tore open along the seam. I'm pleased to report the mend took minutes to complete satisfactorily. John had also caught a hole in a fine knit jumper. It wasn't one I'd knitted and so I didn't have any spare yarn so I used some embroidery thread that matched perfectly. Two mending jobs completed very quickly. Have I mentioned that I hate mending but I'm not throwing something away if I can mend properly
Later in the evening I did some stitching on the table cloth whilst watching the first episode of Young Sherlock. It was fun and most enjoyable but it slowed my stitching down.
On Friday I think John and I will be having a gardening day so long as the rain doesn't start. If it does I can always switch sewing for gardening. I need to go into work tomorrow but I'll be in Readin not London so I'm going to head off to bed. I'll probably read a chapter of 'The other Bennet Girl by Janice Hadlow before I settled down to sleep. I'm really enjoying the story.. The television series is currently being shown but I think I'll finish reading the book before I watch it.
Take care
Lyndsey
