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June 2018 UFO Challenge, OMG and Goals

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Quiltmouse

It’s hard to believe that it is already June! In the breaks between the multiple rain showers and thunderstorms, my DH has been working on the yard, planting flowers & spreading mulch, and generally making the yard look great. The weather this year has been on again/off again, sometimes cold when it should be hot and hot when it should be cold. March winds came in April, and April showers came in May. This resulted in yardwork schedule being off. But he did get some tomatoes, peppers & squash planted.

2018 – June – Been almost too wet to work in the yard, but it is coming along

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In My Sewing Room

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Quiltmouse

Cleaning is a never ending process! It seems every time I need something I end up disassembling my space looking for it. I guess I need to get organized, but that will take away from my sewing projects. This weekend the room got disassembled looking for something I need to work on this week.

While at Quilt Retreat last month, I got a quilt top, matching travel pillowcase and some baby wash cloths done for a new grand-nephew. The quilt is at the LAQ (Long-arm Quilter), so I want to work on the binding & label to be ready when it gets finished.

Camelia’s 2018 Quilt Retreat – Travel Pillowcase to match a quilt

Camelia’s 2018 Quilt Retreat – Checkmate quilt top for new Grand-nephew born 4/18/18.

Flannel Baby Washcloths

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Mary-Thon & Sewing Week Ending 05/27/18

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Quiltmouse

For quite some time priorities have pushed my sewing and exercise program to the background. Life is getting back to a new normal. I can’t say I’m back, but I can definitely say I feel good about what has been accomplished.

This Week’s Score Card

Mary-Thon 2018 – Half Mary-Thon

Goal – 3 Days of 30 minutes activity per day for 26 weeks + Summer Challenge

Week #21 – Week Ending 05/27/2018
- Week #1 – Summer 26 Day Challenge (1 mile or 2600 Steps/Day)
Exercise Bike – 77 minutes
Treadmill – 73 minutes
Other Activity – 162 minutes
Total Miles – 19.8 miles
Total Minutes – 354 minutes (Average – 50 minutes/day)

Sewing Room Activity

Goal – Minimum of 1 hour a day for 3 days a week/1 day per week working on OMG

# of Days in Sewing Room – 5 Days
# of Projects Worked on – 3 Projects
OMG Progress: Will pick this up in June
Completions: 2 Quilt Tops (Flimsies)

2017 Camelia’s Quilt Retreat, 1951 Singer Centennial Featherweight

Featherweight 221 and Quilt 1-2-3

Happy Stitching & Moving!

Quilt Mouse

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2018 Quilt Retreat – Final Day

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Quiltmouse

Spring 2018 Quilt Retreat has ended. Everyone has returned home, and getting back to normal routines – whatever ‘normal’ is! I returned to some major work which took several days, and still isn’t totally completed. I’ve been able to spend a little time in my sewing room to get everything back into place. Attending a quilt retreat requires moving lots of sewing supplies and returning home with more than you took.