Archive for May, 2007

You’ve seen pictures of this park off my balcony but I wanted to share some from the walk Chesty and I took today. I LOVE this park and the fact that its just steps outside my door. My favorite bench in the park has this view of the Basilica of St. Mary’s.

Click on the album below if you’re interested in seeing the rest of the photos from our walk.

Loring Park – May 2007

Breakfast on the balcony overlooking the park

I’ve had these leftover strips cut for over 2 years with the intention of making a Roman Stripes quilt from them. Finishing up Mom’s Roman Stripes has inspired me to go ahead and least get this UFO to the finished top stage.

These were my first 8 blocks made last night – this one should go pretty quickly.

Tomorrow – like it or not – I need to load my aunt’s top on the longarm. I always seem to procrastinate loading a new quilt.

I was all ready to get my haircut but the salon was closed today so I’ll go tomorrow. I decided on a slightly shorter version of #5. Several people suggested highlights but I’m going to pass on any color. Thanks for the advice and when Keith gets home later in the week I’ll have him take a new photo for my profile.

Today was one of those days that I didn’t feel like I accomplished much – too many small tasks I guess. I went out around lunch to ship off quilts – one to Pam and one to my Aunt, visited the bookstore and had lunch at Panera. Then spent part of the afternoon reading and checking things off my to do list in the sewing room. Now I have 3 packages ready to mail out tomorrow – one to Mom with background blocks and setting triangles for an applique quilt she’s working on for me, one for a fellow stashbuster with a pattern, and some Chinese Coins for Becky who will use them to make a HeartStrings quilt.

Finally this evening I started piecing blocks for another string quilt – this one is also a UFO so it will eventually mean one more checked off my list.

Not the most flattering photo but one taken of me a couple months ago showing my gray hair and chubby cheeks. I’m not going to color the gray – too much time, expense, and upkeep for something that doesn’t really bother me but I’m ready for a new haircut.

Here are some styles I’m considering – does anyone have any opinions that would help me choose?

We’re back from Mankato – it wasn’t a very exciting place and I have to say I’m glad that Keith’s company moved here to Minneapolis rather than there (they have a plant there too)!

The 30′s Roman Stripes quilt is bound, labeled, and freshly laundered and ready to ship off to Pam a fellow HeartStrings member to donate.

Goals for this week are:
Stitch down the binding on another HeartStrings quilt
Load and quilt a top for my Aunt Dot
Start piecing another string quilt – this one is another UFO that I’ve had leftover strips cut and set aside from a quilt I made for Adam a couple years ago.

We’re off in an hour or so to visit Mankato, MN. Keith’s going to play golf tomorrow and we’ll have dinner with some friends. We’re only going to be gone a couple nights so we’ll still have 2 days of the long weekend at home.

Chesty will be coming with us and I’m taking two Heartstrings quilts (Roman Stripes, Irish Chain) so I can stitch down their bindings.