Well, all the craziness from school starting up is over.  We are one our first "real world" schedule for the year, and it looks like blog updates may be moving to Wednesday.  Which is fine, I think.  We'll see. 

Last week I finished some more dishcloths.  That may be an everyday thing as long as we home school.  It is the perfect project when supervising tests.  Part of me would really like to do something else.

I think I have 10 sets ready and wrapped for the Christmas bazaar.  I have no idea how many they usually sell.  And, I finally ran out of the yellow.  So I bought a ball of turquoise to make some with.

I also finished my set of coasters. It took me a while to get them all slip-stitched closed.  I'm not sure I love the coasters, but I do love the fabrics in them. 

The rest of this week is more grading and testing.  Which amounts to more dishcloths.  I have a few other things I *NEED* to finish as well.  Here to them getting done!!!

Still in school year warm up mode

Well, we are in to week three of the school year, and it still hasn't settled down.  I am craving a routine!!!  We didn't get much done in the last week, with meetings, "welcome" events, and orientations.  One more left, that I know of, and then we are done.  I hate meetings, and I think that the increase of meetings, orientations, trainings, committees, and other like time suckers may explain why people don't do as many things as they used to.  My grandmothers were always at "meetings" and "conferences", but they were actually doing things.  I go to a meeting now, and they decide to do something, set up a committee, who sets up sub-committees, who plan a meeting, to talk about what they want to do.  But one more. Then we are done.  For now.  In keeping with all these, well, blocks of time lost to real life, I got several dishcloths done. 

 

That's it. Seven dishcloths.  I am really hoping this changes by Friday.  I have a lot of other projects floating around my head I would like to get started on, as well as getting ready for the holiday bazaar.  We'll see what happens by the weekend! 

I don't want school to start!

But it does.  Tomorrow.  We had an amazing summer, and I don't want it to end!!!!  There was no post last week since we went camping.  In the rain!  I kind of enjoy camping in the rain.  I wouldn't complain if it was beautiful and sunny, either. It was fun, as the kids played in the river and lived off of roasted marshmellows and hotdogs!   And I got a ton of stuff worked on!

First up are some pillow covers I made using scraps.  My goal is "no-new fabric." Which didn't work out too well.  But maybe as long as I use more than I buy, I'm fine.  The blue border fabric I had to buy, but that was it.  I have another set in another color scheme for our own house. 

The basket and coaster were also scrap projects, made with out buying anything except the interfacing.   The stash of blue and yellow fabric had developed overtime as I made things for my best friend's kitchen.  I have another of each in different colors to finish this week.  It's kind of fun to make all these up, and then put each pile together and see where our tastes diverge!

  We have also almost finished painting the house!  All we have left is the trim and a little bit of cutting!!! YAY!!

Besides school starting, I'm not sure what will happen this week.  Everyone's schedule is just a little messed up right now!!