Our theme this year is just so fun. If you didn't get a chance to check out the post explaining it all --- here is the LINK to the initial post and another July LINK as well. I'm super excited about where this will take me. I know we all have colors that may not bring on the warm fuzzies, but this will be a chance to really challenge ourselves and we may find that our tastes can change.
In years past, I have set goals for each month and I will continue to do that simply to keep myself on track. UFO mode will continue around here with minimal purchases (hopefully), but also a few fun and new items will make an appearance now and then. The "hopeful attempts" will change each month and will always show up at the bottom of the update if you read that far - and they are joined by links to the previous monthly updates for the year.
Now, grab a cuppa and sit back for a fun read and perhaps a new idea or two. (P.S. I format on a computer, so if you are reading on a phone, well sometimes the pictures will be before or after the story. It is what it is.
Please remember that any links in here will open in a separate window so that you can keep your place on this page at the same time and there are no ads or popups EVER.
Here is your July BINGO card -
1st - Summer Moon has posted once again - I hope you are loving this as much as I am.
2nd - The Secret Lives of Color - Blonde. make three 3 1/2" blocks. Did you know that "true" blondes only make up around 2% of the population? They are almost as rare as us redheads. Crazy! However, it IS the most desirable color and the most often requested dye. Not ALL of history on it is wonderful though -- however, ya gotta get the book for more.
The weekend is here and we are off to try a new coffee shop. This one had lots of flair and fun, but we just weren't thrilled with the coffee itself. I have to admit that using pictures as a table marker is a fun idea though.
3rd - We need to walk. The zoo provides us just that opportunity. It is member morning so we are up and off bright and early to share some fun with the animals before they get overly warm too. BINGO mark for the walk and here is the LINK if you wish to check it out. Love, love, love the animals.
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While driving, I worked on the quiet book and made a lot of progress on fishing page - well, at least the pole is done.
4th - Happy Birthday America!! We are opting to spend the day at home and I'm okay with that. I have soooo much to do on this project, that sitting and stitching is just perfect when it's 104 outside. I made some fresh strawberry granita for dessert and it's just so yummy. The fishing page AND the Under The Sea pages are done. It was a good day and I'm pleased with the progress.
The last of the quilts tops in our Round Robin has been received so I can share this Round Robin LINK with y'all and you can share in our happiness. It was fun and what a great group of women to work with. I have to say ---- everyone did a decent job of keeping up and staying on schedule.
Now, I want to do Butternut Squash Burrito Boats this week and that means I need to cook some black beans. Here is a truthful moment: I've never cooked them before. Yep, always bought the canned ones. Here goes nothing.
6th - First things first today - finish the cutting on the last two pages and they are done pretty quick. Yay!! Now for some stitching and by the time the day is done (yes, it takes almost all day) - I have the Igloo Puzzle page finished.
7th - The Secret Lives of Color - Indian Yellow. make two 3 1/2" blocks. This pigment is often associated with unpleasant substances, however it has a rich history in India. Learn, my friends, learn.
As for my day ---- well, I've finished two more pages AND gotten a strong start on the third. All in all --- another good day.
8th - I am determined to finish up the dinosaur page AND make progress on the fire truck. By the time I call it a day, one page is complete and I'm down to just a fire extinguisher, a fireman, and a Dalmatian before the truck page can be said to be finished as well. Close - oh so close.
9th - It's the weekend again. Goodness, but this week zipped right by. We are going to get some shopping done this morning and are off for coffee when this jerk (red car) loses their stuff over lane things. Seriously, he was in the left lane and his lane had to merge with ours. Apparently, we were in his way and this made him mad. Mad enough to throw a can at our car as we got onto the highway. Crazy people.
First, Mister bought a new camera. YES! I've been after him to do this for awhile --- might as well spend the money now instead of later. Then, it was off to Verizon for a new phone. Why?, you ask. Well, Mister's phone is exploding and the system is that I get a new one and he takes my old one. Works for me. It's relatively painless and everything is transferred over before we even leave the store. With loyalty discounts and other fun items, I walk out spending 1/3 of what I expected. Awesome!
As for my day --- well, when I wasn't cleaning up the guest room, this man and I spend the ENTIRE day together. No joke. BINGO mark for sewing with yellow thread.
11th - I have some energy this morning. That being said - what should I do with it?
First up - I have lemons and oranges that are not going to last much longer. Out comes the juicer and the fun begins. Starting with the lemons, we have enough to make a couple glasses of lemonade and then freeze the remaining juice into ice cubes for recipes. Onto the oranges.
By the time I'm done, I have a whole quart of solid juice plus a glass that we shared right away. It's way too strong to drink straight, but we'll enjoy this the next few morning.
After the juice and making breakfast, more cleaning happens this morning.
Quilts have been changed on the beds and my guest room is ready for Wednesday's grand arrival. I've also worked out what remains on the quiet book and that mess is cleaned up as well. So is the machine and stuff in the living room. Goodness, but I've been an organizing fool today. However, some BINGO marks came out of it - one for organizing, one for changing the quilts, and one for making lemonade.
A new BOM Mystery quilt arrived in the mail today. Yes, I'm completely ready to be locked up. Crazy lady. By 4, I am ready to sit down for a bit. Leftovers for dinner and my hands get to work on the dang Dalmatian. By 9, it's done and and so am I. See ya tomorrow.
12th - The Secret Lives of Color - Naples Yellow. Make one 9 1/2" and one 6 1/2" block. No one really knows where this color came from but Dali suggested once that it was from Mount Vesuvius and Paul Cezanne didn't think a palette was complete without it.
New quilts on the beds ---- BINGO mark. They even both have yellow in them.
17th - The Dallas Zoo, burgers at Rodeo Goat, the Cidercade, and Andy's for frozen custard. It's a busy day. So, remember my sad story of the ID that didn't go to Abilene? When we got home, I immediately went and got it and my credit card from the pocket in my skort - right where I had left it. While at the Cidercade, I decide that I want to have a glass of cider and my ID is in the car as I didn't want to cart my purse all over the place. Out I go to get it and once again put it in my back pocket. I won't forget this time.
18th - The Secret Lives of Color - Gamboge. Make one 9 1/2" block and one 6 1/2" block. Here is your tidbit: Gamboge is the solidified sap of Garcinia trees, and comes principally from Cambodia -- or Camboja, as it was once known, which is how Gamboge got its name. Please, read about the process of milking these trees. WOW.
Time with the grands is so much fun and it continues today. Here is the H&Z Days 6-7 LINK for all the glorious pics. Today it was the Children's Garden, home for a movie, Thai dinner and games with Grandpa to end the evening.
19th - My heart is sad today as these two sweeties have to go home. However, my life is also back on track with it's messiness.
It's a busy morning with breakfast, packing, showers, and preparations to travel. My ID story continues here. OMG. I cannot find my ID again. I've contacted the Cidercade (last time I KNOW I had it) and it was not turned in. I've looked EVERYWHERE. Super happy girl and I have to get into the airport this morning to fill out the paperwork to send the kids home. My passport is retrieved from Mister and I'm set for this morning. What the heck is my problem?
I am not leaving until the plane does (things happen, ya know) so I find a nice seat and go online to make an appointment to replace my driver's license. IF I knew the number AND the audit number (seriously? If I had that information, it would likely be in my hand) then I could just request a duplicate. At any rate, I schedule an appointment and sit back. It's eating at me though. Finding a spot near the window, I literally DUMP my entire purse onto the floor and VOILA --- there is my ID. I swear I looked in there at least half a dozen times. Now to cancel the appointment. Goodness, am I getting old or what? I have NEVER misplaced my ID and now I've done it twice in one week.
A Costco stop on the way home and my arrival has a treat that came in the mail.
I decide to go and get the rest of the groceries at the store and all is well until I put the food in the car and my sweet vehicle decides not to start. I think the battery is dead. It's crazy that I didn't get any warning. Mister is home working, but doesn't answer his phone after several attempts so I load the Lyft app on my phone and have a driver in no time. As we are loading the food into her car, she is hit by another car in the parking lot and it takes off. Well, the chase is on.
21st - The Secret Lives of Color - Orpiment. Make two 3 1/2" blocks. It's been said that this is "a handsome yellow more closely resembling god than any other color." However, the pigment is also deadly. READ and you'll find King Tut, Caligula, and the Taj Mahal involved.
My task for today at retreat is to get the binding attached to all of my quiet book pages. By the time the day ends, I'm close.
23rd - Today I was able to get some of the binding finished on a few pages, but I really need to focus on another project as well.
24th - The retreat is a wrap and it was just so fun. I am so blessed to have these women in my life and I never loose track of that. It's homeward bound for me and Mister takes me out for dinner and a glass of mead. It's the perfect ending to my weekend of fun and love. My treasures from retreat are pictured below --- I am blessed.
25th - The Secret Lives of Color - Imperial Yellow. Make one 9 1/2" and one 3 1/2" block. This red-gold yellow was fiercely reserved for royalty in China even though regular yellow was also very special. An ancient Chinese saying is, "The sky is blackish blue and the earth is yellow" showing how very important this color is to them.
A car trip halfway to Abilene to retrieve a grandson happened today. Large planes in the sky.
Also - a little internet fun while waiting for them to arrive. Here is the Joshua's Visit Post 1 to our fun.
28th - The last day with Josh and it includes the coffee shop, bookstore, vr at the mall, baking cookies, and the drive to deliver him back to Jen. While having dinner at Subway - his return meet-up spot, I broke a tooth. Oh yeah. I left messages with the dentist while driving home and hopefully they can fix it tomorrow morning as I'm heading to Missouri retreat in a couple of days.
My morning was NOT FUN at all. Naturally, my dentist was not available to fix my tooth until Monday. It's my FRONT tooth and is cutting my mouth every time I speak. I am leaving on Sunday for Missouri, so Monday doesn't work even without the pain. I call all over and find a dentist to fix the tooth this morning and race out the door. It DOES happen, but once again I have fallen victim to a call center with bad information. Will I ever learn? The rest of the day is laundry and packing. Yep, packing again. For the evening, Mister and I have tickets to a play in Fort Worth and while we are driving there -- something strange starts falling from the sky. What is that wet stuff? It truly lasts about 2 minutes and is done. UGH.
30th - Mail call has some charms for November and a few minutes online while crazily cleaning the house sets the tone for my evening. Sam and Jen are arriving this evening so that we can get an early start on our adventure north tomorrow. I am SOOOOO excited. I'm packed and ready to go.
31st - Some last minute vehicle changes happen and we are off to Missouri. Please follow along in our fun as on this day alone, we meet up with quilting friends in Arkansas. Here is the Day 1 LINK. (Psst - the coolers are empty - we are planning ahead)
UFO's to quilt:
BOM #2 - quilt and bind -
BOM #3 - quilt and bind -
Winter Wonderland - quilt and bind -
Current Projects:
UFO Items to work on:
Neutral strings -
BAD blocks as leader/enders -
UFO Handwork Items:
Hand Quilting --
Links to Previous 2022 Monthly Posts -
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