Hi, all!
Well, the Twelve Days of Christmas in July are over and it's time to jump back into the real world with both feet! Things start moving quickly now until the end of the year, and I have a trip to Italy coming up fast - only 29 days from now! But I've got a lot of stuff to accomplish between now and our departure, so let's take a look at what I've got on my plate this week...
1. Deliver the two t-shirt quilts I finished last week.
2. Complete another t-shirt quilt commission.
3. Quilt and bind three full size quilts for the quilt ministry.
4. Determine the colors I need for Nathanael's annual quilt.
5. Pick out the fabrics for Lilli's annual quilt.
6. Determine the dominant color for Emmy's annual quilt.
Are you sensing a theme here? I've got commitments I need to fulfill, but once those are done I need to start working on the annual quilts for my grands. But I wasn't just writing blogposts over the last two weeks - I did get some sewing in!
I finished these two small t-shirt quilts, which will be delivered later this week. And I conducted an experiment - I've been wondering if I could pack all the clothes I need for Italy in my carry-on bag, which would be a lot easier to cart around. To that end, I ordered some compression packing cubes - a really neat gadget I hadn't heard of before!
I took all of these clothes - two dresses, a skirt/dress, seven shirts, two pair of pants, a light sweater, nightgown, underwear, two pair of shoes, and my make-up....
...and fit it all in my carry-on! Hard to believe it was possible but amazingly enough, it fits and I've even got a little room to spare. Who knew? But it makes me feel a lot better about traveling, knowing that my bag will be with me on the plane instead of possibly winging away to other locales. It will also be much easier when we have to take the train between cities!
So now I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?
Hugs!
Sarah
You surely have been busy! You've accomplished so much!
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool indeed! I am notorious for packing too much clothing and then only wearing half of what I brought! Irritating!
ReplyDeleteYou are a very efficient packer! I hope you have a great time in Italy and safe travels!
ReplyDeleteAfter such a lot of work, I always find it hard to get back in the saddle. I started using those cubes, too, a game changer. I didn't get compression ones, but that is my next step. Thinking a bag on board and one in the hold that we share may be perfect.
ReplyDeleteWhat about your makeup, etc? Liquid limits in carryon's.
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