It has been over a month since I have read a book. Yes, I know...very unusual for me. I have read only 12 books thus far this year...that is less than one book per week. My norm is more than one per week. I guess I have been distracted by a few things.
I've been working on my 'Snow Days' block units...
All last week, I had the blocks laid out on my dining room table. I wanted to make sure that I was balancing the colors/values before I sewed the block units that will make up the left border. So far, so good, methinks. I put them away last night, and began cutting out the pieces for the remaining blocks...only 4 more block units to go (of the border blocks, anyway).
And, as I mentioned before, I've been watching 'Burn Notice'...
I've watched 80 of the 81 episodes (5 seasons worth) thus far...and will watch that 81st one this weekend. I discovered that Season 6 begins in June, so that is something to look forward to!
I did mange to sew something this week.
When my sister, Joyce, saw the cover for my eprinter, she asked me to make one for her. She keeps her eprinter in the kitchen, on an out-of-the-way countertop. So, of course, I made her cover with a kitchenwares fabric, first shown here. I did some simple straight line quilting...various widths. I think it will look great in her kitchen!
Perhaps I will get back to my reading very soon...I have many books waiting to be read.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11
Since living here in this smaller space, I haven't had my old computer desk and setup. I've been using my laptop...and sometimes my cell phone. However, son Paul, et al., gave me an eprinter for my birthday (thank you guys!). But, smaller space...no desk...where to put it? Being wireless, it could go anywhere. I finally settled on putting it at the end of my sewing table. I don't use a printer a lot, but I do like to have one. And, because I don't use it everyday, I decided to keep it turned off and covered until I needed to use it. Okay...covered up. With...ohyeah, I could make something!
Here it is...
It was actually fairly simple. It took me longer to quilt it than anything else. Height times two plus width by height times two plus length. I basted together the main fabric and batting and quilted it in the wavy lines you see in the above photo. Which, by the way, I really like! I subtracted 1/4" from the height measurement (to allow for the seam width) and cut a square from each cover of the lining and the main fabric. After sewing those 8 seams to make the square corners, I put the lining (right side out) inside the wrong side of the main fabric, then sewed the binding on. Once I hand stitched the binding to the inside, I was done! Now my new eprinter won't get all dusty/dirty.
Son Paul came yesterday and hooked up my blu-ray player. I set up a Netflix account...and, so far, I have watched 4 movies. lol. Three of them I had seen before, but I enjoyed watching them again.
The new "Footloose" movie was the one I hadn't yet seen...I liked it!
It's been raining most of the weekend...a good excuse for not doing much.
How about you...were you ambitious and did you accomplish a lot, or did you pretty much just hang out as I did?
Have a great week!
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11
