Mondays are so much fun, aren't they? The fresh start to a brand new week, all full of potential! Who knows where the week will take you? Monday is my day to take care of some weekly chores, like paying bills, doing laundry, and grocery shopping. That way the rest of the week is free for other things!
And here's what I did with that "free" time last week...
1. Meet with a woman about a quilt for a little girl with cancer.
Done! Such a sad story - a 7-year old diagnosed with cancer, and getting ready to begin treatments in a few weeks. Her mom wants a quilt for her to wrap up in and feel encouraged by during her treatments.
2. Get as much done as humanly possible on that quilt this week!
Done! Lilli and I laid out the quilt and graphed it out on paper, then I started making the individual blocks. Once those were done, I assembled the sections, and you can see them all laid out here. I still need to finish assembling the top, but I'm pleased to have gotten this far!
3. Work on a special blogpost for Scrappy Wednesdays.
Started! I've gotten this far on this project - I still need to finish off this strip of blocks with a setting but other things have to take precedence this week, probably.
4. Keep up with the counts for Hands2Help as people link up their beautiful quilts this week!
Done, and WOW! What a great final number...
...and the count actually has increased since I created this graphic, and is now 1,044! That's a new record, all thanks to an amazing group of quilters!
I also took a little time to flex my own baking muscles (not too much, it's just a no-knead bread!) by making this lovely thing!
This was my first foray into really experimenting with the basic no-knead bread recipe, and I added sugar and cinnamon into the basic dough in the first mix. Then the next morning, I turned it out onto a floured board and patted it into a rectangle, then topped it with a mix of cinnamon and brown sugar. I rolled it up, tucked the ends underneath it, and put it in a preheated dutch oven to cook. Fresh hot cinnamon toast bread for breakfast!
And I finally got a picture of the house with the solar floodlights! The house has wired lights for the front, but they are controlled by a switch outside, or via remote which we can't figure out how to make work - so this was our solution! I think I paid about $15 each for the solar lights, and they work great, even on days that don't have too much sun. I don't have to turn them on - they come on at dusk and run until they run out of power. This was taken at ten at night, so any time after this is just extra!
Enough about last week - here's what's on tap for this week!
1. Finish assembling the t-shirt quilt top.
2. Quilt and bind the t-shirt quilt.
3. Divvy up the thank you gifts for Hands2Help, and then contact the sponsors who will be shipping directly with contact information for the recipients.
4. Package up all the rest and get them in the mail!
Lilli and her organizational skills are sure to come in handy with the last two items - she's a hard worker! I've been waiting for years for her to get old enough to help. It's also good for her to see what's involved in a big project like this. I'm hoping she can help me come up with some new ideas that make it run more smoothly!
So that's what I'll be doing this week, and now my only question is - - - what are YOU working on this week?
Hugs!
Sarah
