Day 2150

So... I have all the chores done for this weekend and I have managed to get rid of the headache/toothache for the moment- Thank Pan for that!

I have also discovered that if I am going to sleep in on the weekends, I have to get up and feed the puppy breakfast and let her out and then go back to bed. I woke up this morning and she had eaten all the cat food and made a small mess- she didn't get in trouble for that because I figure it was my fault. She also whined to go out as soon as I got up- Good Bitsy! It helps that her tummy troubles have abated.

She's definitely making herself at home-
( picture of Bitsy relaxing )

Today I plan to make food at appropriate times and work on my quilt- I intend to finish the June block and add a groundhog to February's block... where I'll go from there, I'm undecided. I could work on March, I could work on September or I could work on April. In any event, I need to work on quilting more- I have so many to finish! (I have so many to start....) I've decided that, while I'm going to enter the quilt in the fair, it really is not blue ribbon material- the quilting is not fine enough. *sigh*

I'm seriously considering getting the money out of the bank and paying off Eliz's car for her and letting her pay me back. More so because my Mom is considering the same thing- but at 5% interest. Yeah, I know it's a low rate.... but what kind of person charges their granddaughter interest? Sometimes I don't like my family very much- they don't act like proper family at all.

Stash Envy

10. Stash Envy And Other Quilting Confessions and Adventures by Lisa Boyer (Rating- )

Another book of quilting humor- from the author of the ever-popular book That Dorky Homemade Look! Funny woman Lisa Boyer is an expert quilter. And she's determined to enjoy making quilts. In fact, she will not-absolutely will not-let the risk of making a mistake, or a less-than- perfect quilt, keep her from relishing the task! In the 34 chapters of this new book, Lisa covers: - The need for new fabric colors--"blurple," "rorange," and "brellow," to name a few; - The virtues of lumps in a quilt; - How to share your bum fat quarter at a fabric exchange; - How crocheting doilies will drive you back to quilting; - How to cope when your quilts lack depth and dimension. Lisa Boyer is a breeze of fresh air. She brings you back to the pleasure of quilting with her confessions and adventures in Stash Envy!

This is a re-read, of course, but I just love her books! I think I have to re-read them every year just to keep my perspective on mistakes and sanity.


11. That Dorky Homemade Look: Quilting Lessons from a Parallel Universe by Lisa Boyer (Rating- )

Fed up with feeling like you can't meet the standards of the Quilt Police? Do you want to quilt for comfort and pleasure-and not to win some high-falutin' quilting contest? Weary of worrying about what others will think of your color choices-or your pieced points? Or your applique stitches? That Dorky Homemade Look: Quilting Lessons from a Parallel Universe is the quilting companion you've been wishing for. Lisa Boyer, a popular columnist for Quilting Today magazine, gives you permission to quilt because you love it. She clears your path of all those merciless judgments pronounced by the Quilting Queens. She invites you to make quilts that are full of life.

Because I can't read just one....