Election Day and October Wrap-Up

Finally, election day is here and we will no longer be on the receiving end of ads, ads, ads. What a lot of money goes into these elections!

I'm not here to talk politics, as you well know. I am here to talk quilting, purging, remodeling and grand babies! Plus, I am a few days behind in offering up my October highlights. 

TOP ROW: As Guardians fans, we enjoyed a nice post-season run through the ALCS. We couldn't get past the Yankees though, but still it was a super-fun season. Another History Day has come and gone, and I once again demonstrated hand quilting, the red/white sampler shown next. The final pic is of some newly-made pillow cases for our newly remodeled guest room. The fabric for the pillow cases came from my stash; the quilt is one I made several years ago. This room was formerly my long arm room, so it has had a major transformation.

MIDDLE ROW: My one noteworthy finish was this Chelsea Garden flimsy. I just couldn't resist those florals when I saw it in the store.  The center photo is from our annual weekend with the kids at Hocking Hills. This is our first year with TWO granddaughters! And little Reagan looks somewhat mystified in that next photo. She is resting on a quilt that my sweet friend Sharon made for her! I cannot believe how perfect it is!

BOTTOM ROW: Late in October, we met up with some cousins for a day in Augusta, KY, just over the Ohio River from Adams County, where many generations of our family hail from. These are the cousins who also winter in FL with us. Trick or treating this year for Cate and her family involved Monsters Inc characters. Cate turned 2 on the 27th, and they were in Findlay for both the birthday and the Halloween fun. Final pic is of Reagan, our growing new babe. She is filling out and hitting all the proper benchmarks in growth and development. What fun to spend time with her.

So now that October is safely tucked away, let's think about the to-do list for November. I continue to purge, but it seems to be on a somewhat smaller scale now. I have tubs that need to be sifted through. Stuff I've held on to that I really ought to clear out. I have taken 2 big loads to Goodwill, and I suspect that I will take at least one more. But the smaller stuff will take diligence on my part, and I swear, diligence is hard to come by some days! *grin*

UFOs top the sewing list. I found a quilt that needs binding, so I would like to take care of that. I have 2 kits for the granddaughters that need finishing. I have started 2 teddy bears, also for the granddaughters, and those need to be finished. And I have a label that needs to be attached on yet another quilt.

 

The biggest UFO of all is Lake Effect, and believe it or not, I have worked on it a bit this past month. I finally took it to the ironing board to press and get an idea of where I am in the long, drawn-out process. I was pleased to discover that I was farther along than I thought. Good!

Besides UFOs, I need to address the issues (again!) with the long arm machine. I was quilting along just fine for a stretch and then, BOOM, thread breakage - AGAIN. *waaahh*

As far as new stuff goes, my 2024 goals included making something with my Winnemucca fabric (so named because that's the town in Nevada where I bought it). I really don't want to let this go on unfinished into yet another year, so I am concentrating on it for sure. Here's a link to when I bought it.

Hope we all have a productive November!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Jayne