Things I'm Doing

Just a quick post before my Friday night Zoom Yahtzee game with my elderly friend. 

The grandson's quilt is getting close to done:

I bought fabric for some dress shirts for my hubby with these patterns (I can make them for less than the really nice, good quality ones cost): Fabric isn't here yet.....

The above photo also has me sorting a Moda, French General, Chateau de Chantilly jelly roll that I'm going to make a "Granny Square" quilt out of.  I sub-cut enough for 16 squares and I have 4 of them assembled but didn't get a picture yet.

And I am still working on the Mariner's Compass quilt for my elderly friend.

Okay I think that's it!

Finishes and Foodz

 Hello my quilty friends.

I have been thinking lately, which is a very dangerous path to go down, generally.  I got my daughter involved in my thinking also and we have decided to implement a weekly schedule.

I find that I generally get done working for the day between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM (depending on overtime) and then I clean the kitchen, and clean and organize at least one other room, then I make dinner, then I clean the kitchen again, not to mention I usually have to do some cleaning in the kitchen every morning while I'm making coffee as well. 

Daughter said out loud "why should you have to cook or clean anything?" There is a retired adult and a seasonal/craft making adult living here also who rarely clean or cook anything, and don't support the household financially very much either". (they both earn but I am the primary bread winner at the moment and probably until I retire).

Spouse did agree with her and so we have a new "schedule" in theory where they do a deep clean on the house every Thursday, they each cook once a week and we eat on leftovers most of the week from that then I cook and bake bread on the weekends and occasionally put things I use in the dishwasher but in theory, I shouldn't have to really clean anything.

I'm not sure how this will pan out, and I guess we are starting it this weekend, though she's away on a job so realistically it won't start until Tuesday when she is back so she can "remind" people.

Anyway, here is stuff that I did during the week.

Last of the year.... Maybe?

 Good morning!  Yes it is still morning, had to check.

I've been off work the last week and actually got some things accomplished!

This one is off of the quilter and needs to be trimmed and have the binding added.  It is a small quilt meant for a little girl in our congregation.

And I managed to finish this one around 8:30 so adding it here! 

This finished at 49 x 51.5 inches. Threads still need trimming and I'm going to run it through a wash and dry to soften it up some. 

This next one is on the quilter and progress is being made.  I'm quilting in an all over pattern to try and get it done and given to my grandson by mid-January. 

Next up is this Mariner's Star for my elderly friend Bonnie, it still needs borders before I can quilt it but I'm doing another all over pattern on it once I get borders added. Note: I did fix the center so it is now all lined up but to lazy to take another picture. 😁

After the Mariner's Star is on the quilter I'm going to make one to list on Etsy and then after that I'm going to finish one to give, then finish one to sell and so on.  

I hope everyone is staying dry and warm and enjoying life.

That's it for now from here! :)

Sourdough Baking

 Good morning!

My daughter has taken over the sewing space to do a few garments.  She likes to spread out so no sewing for me this weekend (though I may get in there this afternoon).

This being the case I decided to do some sourdough experimentation.  I mixed up one, triple batch of brioche dough for cinnamon rolls and I mixed up four batches of sourdough croissant dough. What this all turned into was , cinnamon rolls, cherry cream cheese danishes, cream cheese danishes, apple butter danishes, cream cheese apple butter danishes, croissants, some Nutella croissants, and Kouign-amann also a couple of lemon Danish which turned out yummy, I had one with my coffee at 4:30 am when I got up to bake it all.

Now to get the hubby's opinion on a cream cheese Danish and then try to give most of it away.