A successful week

I feel like i got something accomplished this week.

I finished this quilt from class 3 weeks ago. i used the Enchanted Garden templates from the Quiltazoid people. lots of fun. and the quilt top went together really quick.

And i just finished quilting this UFO that has been sitting around for years. i believe the pattern is called Delectable Mountains. i seem to do a lot of scrap quilts....trying to use up all those bits and parts. it has a flannel backing and was quilted with the spiral template from Quiltazoid. i love the spiral...i put it in each block and then went back and put it again in the space between the blocks. and quilted lines in the little spaces left...like an asterik.

And i had 3 friends come by to bring me quilts to do for them. so, as long as they were here they went through my fabric stash that i am trying to get rid of. they are making I Spy quilts for their grandkids...i think 6 of them. so they got lots of kid fabric and things that would work for them in the I Spy world. 3 packed boxes of fabrics left with them....i am estimating 50 yards. i am so happy. i can still pack 6 or 7 boxes with fabric that is left. i need more quilting friends to come help me stashbust.

I am packing a box for a friend who couldn't make it to the free for all. i will deliver it to her at class next week. her guild is making kid donation quilts so it will be put to good use. probably another 20 yards. i'm gonna get rid of all that old stash yet.

This morning i went out about 7 and helped Jim cut fire wood. i was holding the wood on the sawhorse while he cut. we did a LOT. stacked 5 wheelbarrows full into the woodshed...and there is still a couple wheelbarrows full on the ground. i got tired....we worked about 2 hours. that is hot, sweaty, dirty work.

I am looking for a flat file cabinet and not having much luck. the kind that has skinny drawers...about 2" tall. architects store blueprints in them and artists store canvases. i found one at Ikea that i like but shipping is outrageous. what's with those people?  i find metal ones at office supply stores for $500-$600...yikes. and wooden ones go even higher. i want to keep my Quiltazoid templates in there. i need 26" wide and 18" deep. about 6 drawers. you would think it wouldn't be that hard to find...but it is. but the search is still on. i am off to my sister's tomorrow in the big, bad city so i will check there.

Gonna go make some tuna salad for lunch. Stay cool and have fun....till next time.