Yesterday was a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 11C. This morning it is cloudy and 4C. We are suppose to have some sun, showers, and flurries with a high of 3C.
Lifestyle
I got busy early washing the wall I wanted to paint. I left it to dry for 15 minutes and then started painting. I was at that job for the rest of the morning; 3 hours or more.
Having the room bright and light has me excited. I will be ready to make the quilt and two or three runners. I know this room needs another colour so am thinking which colour I would like to add. So far it will be grey wall with a navy and white quilt and runners. It may come to me when I start hanging pictures later on.
I was out to dinner at family's last night. We had pork loin with a mustard/horseradish gravy. It was delicious. After dinner daughter-in-law and I sat in the hot tub for a good 45 minutes. We had 30 minutes of it running so the jets could do their job and 15 minutes of quiet afterwards. It was a nice way to end the day and I slept well last night.
Sewing
I sandwiched and quilted the second placemat and it is ready for binding.
I have decided that I will cut out one large sized hot pad from the remaining fabric and send it to daughter for her to use in the sewing room. She can put it on the dresser or under a sewing machine. Once they are done, I will be batch cutting a few items to make for the rest of the month. I want to do some decluttering in the closet.
Knitting
I knit on the doll's sweater and am now on the body. I am a bit worried I won't have enough yarn to finish it. It may sit until I get another skein to knit myself socks.
Thoughts
With the box of fabric and leather gone, I am ready to bag up the faux suede pieces and put them into a box to go. Then it will be back into the closet to do more decluttering and purging. My goal is to get it done and down to an amount I know I will sew. I do not want family to have to deal with large amount of fabric I have.
I made a decision not to put up outdoor Christmas lights this year. We can get them up easily on a warm day but taking them down is something else. I have to do it when it is cold and windy and I hate that. I have decided to buy a Christmas led projector for outdoors. I can put it out and take it in easily on my own. I will look for one on Tuesday when I go to buy paint.
I did a bit of cleaning up yesterday. I sorted through the pattern design materials and it is all downstairs to deal with. What I borrowed is bagged up to return when my friend comes home. I can get out what I need when I have to make a pattern for the dolls. It was an easy project for me to clean up as I know it is not something I will do on a regular basis.
I am working on my thoughts for sewing in 2025. It has been hard as I am at a stage in life where I want to focus on what I need to do and feel calm. I am working through emotions and figuring out what I want to make in the next year. I own the fact that I have too much in the basement and need to work on that. It is tiring as I go through my plan and figure it all out.
Today
I am going to clean the living room this morning and get my Covid vaccine at 11:30 am. I hope to sew the binding strips together for the placemats and the quilt so I can sew them on. If I am able to, I will knit tonight. It depends on how hard the vaccine hits me. This one usually makes me quite tired for a day. I will try to push through and get things done.
Until the next time................................................................
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