Monday I had intended on posting a 5 year warning for the next solar eclipse that will be going over my house. I know it's early but the local law/fire/highway departments are beginning to plan for the extra traffic and tourists. I think Janet told me they drove 3.5 hours to watch the last eclipse but it took 8 hours to get home. Anyway, I'm inviting my bloggy friends to my house - we can stitch the weekend away and then watch the eclipse on Monday, 4/8/24. I'm as excited as one can be when there are 1,824 days to go... LOL.
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| April 3-9, 2019 44 - 40 - 41 - 60 - 65 - 60 - 55 F |
As several people pointed out last week were are in the spring temperature swings. The colors were pretty consistent this week but I don't think the temps were. Can you believe it tried to snow for hours this morning? We rotated between grapple, sleet and rain for hours. Lucky me I wasn't expecting the snow and only wore a jean jacket. Ugh.
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| April 1-9, 2019 |
My most exciting news today is finally posting an updated photo of Mr Serious. I so wish I could get the colors of the photo when on my phone to show when it's transferred to the computer. I'll text the actual photo to anyone who wants - it's stunning. But, then again, I can say that cuz I'm the "mom".
If your eyes glaze over when it comes to math then you will probably want to come back to my blog on another day, starting ....... now!
- This quilt comprises 2,327 1/2" hexies
- 1,603 hexies are now done!!!
- This equates to 68.88869789% done
- I've worked on this project for 213 days which means I've averaged 7.5 hexies a day. In reality there were days I didn't do a single hexie and weekends I spent all day stitching in front of the boob tube.
- I still have 724 more hexies to go until it's finished, 196 of them in this top right quadrant
- I'm hoping to have the rest of the hexies done in the next 2 months, giving me 2 months for the quilting. This sounds like a lot of time but the summer season is fast approaching and that means less time to sew. On the last Saturday in April I have 4 invites for the same day and it's not even officially summer yet. I do have several conferences coming up and that usually means I can stitch during classes (it helps me concentrate). And let's not forget a retreat at the end of this month. Woohoo! In the end it's all about making progress on a daily basis and I'm pleased with where I am on this project.
WooHoo! What a party that will be--and so worth it for any who are able to make it.
ReplyDeleteIt does appear the weather is just a bit less fickle for you. We had snow in the wee hours, but when the sun came out it went back to rain. We have had so much snow and rain this winter/spring that we have actually pulled out of a severe drought in just the one year. That never happens.
Oh, Mr. Serious is looking incredible. Yes, text me the photo, PLEASE!
Mr. Serious is fabulous. You've really done a lot since I've seen it. I'm working on the handquilting on year 1 - https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2019/04/work-in-progress-wednesday-quilt-and.html
ReplyDeleteYou are past the 2/3s mark on Mr S! He is looking good.
ReplyDeleteI too am a 'during class' crafter - it just keeps my mind from wandering! Great progress on the quilt.
ReplyDeletePlanning ahead for a solar eclipse in 5 years is just so incredibly nerdy - I love it!