I was looking forward to going to a meeting of Yorkshire Modern Quilt Group. I had packed my stuff up the day before, and even made my lunch so all I would have to do in the morning was get up, shower and go by 9.30. Well, that was the theory. Unfortunately, the practice was a bit different. It started when I went to put some washing in the machine, and discovered that Mr Fixit had set off to the supermarket, but left his glasses and shopping list behind. I was fairly certain he would not remember everything on the list, so I grabbed it and ran (OK, I walked fairly quickly) towards the shop, thinking that I would meet him coming back for it. I got all the way there without seeing him and then walked all round the shop looking for him, with no luck. I therefore went home again, thinking I must have missed him. He finally turned up, and guess what? He'd remembered everything on the list. So I loaded up the car and was just about to get in when our gardener appeared and wanted a chat before he started work. So, I was late leaving.
I got to the meeting and unpacked my "stuff". We were having a demonstration of how to make a small, portable design board, and I don't know where my brain was when I was getting ready as I needed two binding strips, but only took one, so I had to use two different pieces, which isn't really me. Anyway, I made it and it's going to be very useful. After that I was going to do some machine appliqué but guess what? I had forgotten my foot pedal. I do have a button on my machine to start and stop, but that didn't give me enough control on pointy bits so I had to rethink that one. Luckily I had taken a mug rug with me that just needed the binding, so I did that.
On the positive side, I now have a mini design board, another finished mug rug, and I was lucky enough to win 5 FQs in the raffle. In the picture, you can see the FQ's and the mug rug sitting on top of my design board. So, all's well that end well as they say.
ReplyDeleteoh dear, must have been Silly Sunday, but it did work out in the end. It's a small design board, so is it just a block up to about 12"?Love the mug rug & the fat quarters were a bonus. Take care.
Days like that are an adventure; that's how I try to look at them. I love what you made and won. The cupcakes are too cute.
ReplyDeleteCute design board, and love the mug rug. There are some days it doesn't pay to chew through the tethers.
ReplyDeleteWow! what a day. But a great win for you :-)
ReplyDeleteeverything that could go wrong certainly did! never mind you won the raffle and managed to get some stitching done. shame I missed out on all your drama.
ReplyDeleteCute mini rug. You get an A+ for effort
ReplyDeleteGreat little mug rug and love those FQ's. Sounds like the day wasn't a total waste then, at least you accomplished something, good thing you had a little project along to work on.
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought I'd had a bad morning forgetting my laptop and then bashing into DH's car! At least it got better for me when I got to quilt group!
ReplyDeleteGlad the day turned out better when you won a fab FQ bundle!
And I thought I'd had a bad morning forgetting my laptop and then bashing into DH's car! At least it got better for me when I got to quilt group!
ReplyDeleteGlad the day turned out better when you won a fab FQ bundle!
Hahaha - how funny you were chasing that man all over. The design board should come in handy - just right for laying out a block while sewing too. Congrats on those pretty FQs. I always try to put my foot pedal on the machine so that I don't forget it. Of course the one time I did forget it was when I traveled 12 hours away - just too far to try to go back and get it.
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